My Bloody Valentine discussing new record

Contributed by Infrarecon. Posted by Chris on Sunday, January 14, 2007 at 12:00 AM (EST)

In a recent interiew in the January/February issue of Magnet Magazine, Kevin Shields, guitarist/vocalist of My Bloody Valentine discussed his interest in recording a new record with the influential 90's alternative rock group:

A lot of people say the reason My Bloody Valentine didn't make another record is because we couldn't. That's mostly true, but not because we couldn't make another record, but because I never could be bothered to make another record unless I was really excited by it. And just by fate or whatever, that never happened. I'm quite optimistic about the future, even though experience has taught me that I'm probably just delusional. I do feel that I will make another great record. We are 100 percent going to make another My Bloody Valentine record unless we die or something. I'd feel really bad if I didn't make another record. Like, shit, people only got the first two chapters, but the last bit is the best bit. It's just that it's taken me such an oddly long time for that to happen. How long will that take to transpire into an actual physical record? I don't know.

Their last release was 1991's Loveless, via Sire/Warner Records, and is heralded by many music critics, fans and musicians and one of the decade's best and the group has often been cited an an influence among many popular bands, perhaps most notably Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins. Though an official break-up/hiatus was never announced, the band has for the most part been inactive since 1995.

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SuperRad (January 14, 2007)

Sounds like he ran out of money. But who cares, this could be really good.

Someone (January 14, 2007)

if you like My Bloody Valentine, you should check out La Cacahouette- http://www.myspace.com/lacacahouette

Someone (January 14, 2007)

fuck you

Someone (January 14, 2007)

don't be mean to the guy/girl just cause they want to suggest a band to people

Someone (January 14, 2007)

Just because they want to spam a message board with unrelated crap?

Someone (January 14, 2007)

unlike the rest of you douchebags, i actually listened. i really like it, i can find the influence. thanks dude!

-DAN

Someone (January 14, 2007)

well, he is a producer and still writes for misc. things so im sure its not about money.

FuckYou0iOi0i (January 14, 2007)

Never got into this band..should I?

sickboi (chris) (January 14, 2007)

Someone is gonna give me mad shit for this, but the best comparison I could make is the Jesus and Mary Chain.

kingofsuck (January 14, 2007)

Gay! ROFL!!!!1!

Someone (January 14, 2007)

I won't be giving you shit. MBV borrowed a lot from the Jesus and Mary Chain's distorted guitar wash and dynamics, even if they added onto both of those things a lot.

-Will

sXenester (January 14, 2007)

The difference is i like only one JAMC song.

the funny part? my favorite MBV song, like that JAMC song, was in Lost in Translation.

Someone (January 14, 2007)

No, they're good. Waste of your time.

I-type-poorly (January 14, 2007)

Anyone like Isn't Anything waaaaay more than Loveless?

JoeyMagnet (January 14, 2007)

I did until I gave Loveless the first listen in almost a year, I've got to say Loveless takes the cake now.

Kenjamin (January 14, 2007)

I can listen to Isn't Anything whenever I want and I frequently do. When I listen to Loveless, I feel like I have to dedicate all my attention to it and listen to it all the way through. So I listen to Isn't Anything alot more but I think Loveless is the better record.

MPC (January 14, 2007)

I do

Someone (January 20, 2007)

Yep

Someone (January 26, 2007)

Yes, way more structured, I guess you could say more pop, but anyway, this was the better record.

Someone (January 14, 2007)

If they played this bands music to the terrorists at Gitmo there is no doubt that we would have Bin-Laden in custody before you can say "fuck this emocore shit".

Someone (January 14, 2007)

Let me guess, you aren't even in high school yet.

-Will

Someone (January 14, 2007)

Is it just a coincidence that the only bands most people have heard of that you like are the same ones the critics blow their load over?

Someone (January 14, 2007)

yeah who listens to that wack old people's shit. give me something that'll NEVER go out of style, like AIDEN!

:rolleyes:

listofdemands (January 14, 2007)

oh my god! fucking emocore?! this person is definitely not in high school yet and probably has terrible taste in music. nic.

Someone (January 14, 2007)

Good lord, I hope this is a joke.

Someone (January 14, 2007)

mbv as emocore? you're a fucking tard.

Someone (January 26, 2007)

My bloody valentine isn't emo, they are a shoegaze band, vocals really aren't very present at all, they were however loud as hell, bin Laden would have come out just to give his ears a rest.

Someone (January 14, 2007)

so can someone tell me why there is any amount of hype surrounding the lawrence arms? Is it because they remind people of Jawbreaker or the Alkaline trio without Skiba's awful goth/death shit going on? The lyrics on apathy and oh calcutta are generic as fuck...count all your fingers tonight?? do you like my party tricks?? wow. mind blowing and clever. no interesting guitar parts, pretty generic punk sound. really, what am i missing here? oh itm ust be that secret track, the rebellious one about hating warped tour. pretty punk rawk from these dude, seeing as it comes after booted off warped. these guys are so punk. i get it now.

SuperRad (January 14, 2007)

There's no law that says you have to like them. It's fine if you don't. Buuuuuut, the songs do kick ass, andifyoudon'tlikethemyou'regay.

Someone (January 14, 2007)

i never got into them either. they just sound like nofx, jr. with a little bit of a smoking popes influence. but i think every chicago band cops to a little smoking popes influence.

but really, yeah. just a generic punk rock band. not that they're bad, but they're just not that special. i don't see why everybody jerks off over them.

Someone (January 14, 2007)

i'm with you. i saw them in cincy, and they didn't do much for me. they were fun, but nothing special. just like against me. i dont get why people like them so much. against me is overrated.

SuperRad (January 14, 2007)

Against Me! overrated? Maybe, a little. But the hype has a lot to do with them releasing the best punk album of all time, that's all.

kingofsuck (January 14, 2007)

Umm, what?

SuperRad (January 14, 2007)

Just sayin

Someone (January 14, 2007)

no. you are wrong. you need to justify why AM! released the best record in all of punk before you make such hillariously misinformed statements.

adam (January 14, 2007)

What record would that be?

-adam

Someone (January 14, 2007)

What does this have to do with the topic at hand?

So fucking obnoxious.

And they got booted off Warped Tour because they were talking shit about Warped Tour during their sets. And call me crazy, but what's more punk rock than taking money from a company you dislike and then talking shit about them after you get it from them?

Someone (January 14, 2007)

why, that sounds like you're being a greedy, unscrupulous douchebag, watson!

Someone (January 14, 2007)

No, Warped Tour is unscrupulous. Talk to any small band that's been a part of it; unless you're a Coheed and Cambria or a Story of the Year you get treated like shit. TLA were just the only band with the balls to publicly say anything about it.

And the money itself isn't the point, it's that it's a slap in the face to Vans/Warped Tour themselves for the way they treat small bands.

God you're thick.

Someone (January 14, 2007)

They were probably getting paid next to nothing.

Someone (January 14, 2007)

I'm not a fan of the band, but if I were you, I'd wait until I'd mastered their language before I bitched about them.

Scruffy (January 14, 2007)

"And nobody sees the clouds and the trees, only the dust and the fire within."

"The well went dry. The blood thinned out. I scraped through a thousand layers of paint like years."

"I couldn't help but think I'd missed another chance to live, but isn't that the way it always is?"

notfeelingcreative (January 14, 2007)

God, how I hate people who type 'punk rawk'!.

Someone (January 14, 2007)

actually, stud, the lyric is 'count on your fingers tonight' and it's in reference to the intelligent design/evolution debate...ie witness the evidence of evolution right on your hand. So, maybe the music is not your cup of tea, but those guys write some pretty fucking kickass words...and judging by your post, articulation and concise point making are not your strong suits. Go listen to whatever totally sweet bands you love...I'll take these guys 'generic lyrics' any day. Good luck.

Someone (January 14, 2007)

I liked a few songs off of Apathy after seeing them. Then I got Greatest Story Ever Told and I have been a huge fan ever since listening to that. The guitar is more intricate on that, but I really like their basic stuff too. The lyrics are awesome on that album.

BTown (January 14, 2007)

Org'ers!! Unite!!!

sXenester (January 14, 2007)

fuckingawesomenews.org?

YeahObi (January 14, 2007)

yes.

Kenjamin (January 14, 2007)

hahaha

Someone (January 14, 2007)

this is amazing. I hope it happens sooner than later

MattRamone (January 14, 2007)

Best news of '07? Yes.

Someone (January 14, 2007)

I'm holding out for the "Free 50 State Larry Arms Tour" news.

MattRamone (January 14, 2007)

And where the fuck is the Replacements box set?

Someone (January 14, 2007)

so..... i guess MBV wanna go the lifetime route?

i wonder if petey wentz hit them up with some cash too?

or maybe this time its kris roe?

Someone (January 14, 2007)

hey, leave roe out of this.

Someone (January 14, 2007)

yeah thats true, i should leave him out. the ataris already spent all their famous-guy money a few years ago, and wouldnt have the proper cash to bribe them back into existence like pete wentz did.

Someone (January 14, 2007)

no dude, not at all.

Someone (January 14, 2007)

HAHA classic. best comment ever!!

Someone (January 14, 2007)

i wanted to like this band. i really did. but i couldn't make it through more then a minute of any song on loveless.

Someone (January 14, 2007)

give it a chance ... there's some really sweet melodies tucked under the walls of noise

sXenester (January 14, 2007)

"sometimes"almost brings me to tears if the occasion is right.

Someone (January 14, 2007)

perfect song

Someone (January 14, 2007)

same. i've given it a number of chances, and...it just never does anything for me.

Someone (January 14, 2007)

if anyone was considering suicide, now's the time

Someone (January 14, 2007)

I'm gonna go to Best Buy and pre-order this album just like I did with Chinese Democracy 10 years ago.

Kenjamin (January 14, 2007)

This made my fucking month!

Someone (January 14, 2007)

Record for the most mistakes and typos in any punknews.org "article" ever? I think so.

What do punknews' and McDonalds' hiring practices have in common?

SuperRad (January 14, 2007)

They're both nondiscriminatory!!!

Someone (January 14, 2007)

Morgan Spurlock is making a documentary about Punknews.org?

sickboi (chris) (January 14, 2007)

What are the mistakes? I wrote in less than a minute, so they may be there, but please let me know...

Russe11 (January 14, 2007)

fuck. yes.

David_Arquette (January 14, 2007)

I just watched NOFX play The Decline.

Then I found out by way of a flyer that we're playing with The Loved Ones and Dead to Me.

And it's the coldest night Phoenix has seen since 1989.

Tonight was awesome.

PatThetic (January 14, 2007)

i dont care who your shitty band is playing with

David_Arquette (January 14, 2007)

I guess it's a good thing I didn't address that post to you like I'd thought about doing.

BTown (January 14, 2007)

Congrats

Someone (January 14, 2007)

I wish people eould listen to my bloody valentine, instead of my chemical romance.

Someone (January 14, 2007)

this dude sounds pretty iffy as to whether they will actually do this or not.

wouldnt it make more sense to actually create the record first and then talk about it?

its a little early in the game to be saying youre gonna have a new record out yet there is all this doubt as to whether you can create or not still.

stuttermispronounce (January 14, 2007)

Stuttermispronounce ignoring My Bloody Valentine discussing new record.

Someone (January 14, 2007)

Loveless is a masterpiece, and always will be. If Kevin Shields decides to make a new album it's gonna be fuckin rad. He was so anal about Loveless that he'd have to know he could kill another record before he made it. If this goes down it's gonna be amazing.

Someone (January 14, 2007)

this guy is literally insane. hes a total fucking recluse. but goddamn the noises he makes are unbelievably good.

oh yeah, and i read another interview with him where he said there will definately be anouther MBV record.....sometime within the next ten years. im not holding my breath.

Someone (January 14, 2007)

this sounds like one of those things too. he's just musing about doing it without any really solid intention too but i could be wrong.

Someone (January 14, 2007)

i heard a while back that they were working a flow up to loveless and they decided to buy a studio and record themselves. as time went they just kept giving excuses and then there was a studio fire that burned most of the new album.

Someone (January 14, 2007)

slowdive should do the same niggas, slowdive should do the same.

KissTheBottle (January 14, 2007)

Not to sound like a douchebag, but Kevin Shields has said every year since 1991 will be the year a new My Bloody Valentine record is released.

He's claimed countless times to British and American media that he'd either:

- been collaborating with sources on the record
- made demos
- laid tracks
- written entire songs
- had an album finished

I'm not trying to be an ass, but I follow the band quite a bit. I would like as much as anyone if the rumors about a new album bore actual fruit this year, but it doesn't look very likely. Sometimes I think he gets off on screwing with the press. Sometimes I think he's just trying to ride the various resurgences in popularity MBV has received over the years. You think by now people would stop believing him, but I think the majority of people who hear it realize what a great album "Loveless" is, and we're all rooting for a follow-up.

xo

Christopher