Description
Released in 2013 after a twenty-two-year hiatus that became a thing of legend, My Bloody Valentine's m b v is an otherworldly metamorphosis of their genre-defining sound. This album serves as a startling evolution from 1991’s Loveless, shifting from that record’s "hot pink sear" to a "cool, blue burn" that is simultaneously more experimental and more melodic
The album is structured as a journey through shifting landscapes of noise and beauty. It begins with tracks like "she found now," which lull listeners into a familiar state of hazy, distorted rumble. As the record progresses, it moves into more immediate, pop-influenced territory with the "catchiest" track, "new you," featuring Bilinda Butcher’s airy, lullaby-like vocals over a fuzzed-out bass heartbeat.
The final section of the album represents a radical departure into "mind-blowingly weird" territory. This culminates in the closing track, "Wonder 2," which melds hypnotic, jet-engine guitar textures with frantic drum’n’bass rhythms to create a visceral, dust-storm-like experience.
