The Return Of My Bloody Valentine

curious to release this the night before the superbowl

?? Do you think Kevin Shields gave American Football a second thought?

Am I missing sarcasm on the internet here?

no, but beyonce is performing tonight...

rumor has it dylan's replacing her

http://www.avclub.com/articles/bob-dylan-replaces-beyonce-as-super-bowl-halftime,91770/

makes u think

What a day for Editions Mego to announce the release of a new Main album

nd after first listen it sounds like... nothing special really. if it was an album released by a new band i wouldnt even bother to give it a second try.

challenging opinions 2013

I don't entirely disagree with afb there.

challenging opinions about people being whelmed-to-underwhelmed by the new mbv album

Well, I wouldn't go as far as afb did but I'm pretty lukewarm, except for a couple of tracks. The tunes don't grab me as much, for the most part, and they don't seem to have added all that much to their sonic palette.

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in terms of unexpected updates from the standout figures of 1991, it's better than the paul gascoigne news

their sonic palette

which is more limited in my eyes than I think it is in most posters'.

otoh, the sonic palate has greatly expanded; really enjoying the footlong quarter pound coney dog

Whole album is murky and soupy. Won't be revisiting.

mmm soup

Will it be possible to buy this not directly from the band?

can't to hear this on vinyl. bet it'll sound as glorious as bish bosch

They've been singing about soup since Lose My Broth tbh

You Made Me Bouillabaise

Only Shallots

Chowder EP

Soon (Tofu)

Several Girls Goulash

Feed Me With Your Bisque

I weirdly think a lot of these songs sound like Blur
The production is too nice and crisp for me to feel like I'm plunging into another world, but I like it fine!

Nearly 24 hours later since it landed. It was around 4am here when I got through on the website last night, and listened till 6am, bewildered, enticed, ecstatic for all the right reasons, and I fell asleep blissfully. Headache all day today but I won't blame MBV for that.

I've read the debate regarding first impressions, quick reviews, with interest. MBV are my favourite band by far, I waited for this album more than half of my life-time, like so many of us. I think it is nigh on impossible to not have some sort of reaction to it when you are in that position. When the whole body and mind wants to shout the excitement from the rooftops. It's a natural reaction I refuse to be cynical about. This goes for the 'track by track first impression' pieces too: it comes from love for music. And I don't think it will necessarily influence the discourse about the album in a negative way either.

I am not going to volunteer at my music website to review it, something I definiteky would have done in the past (lol old people). I just enjoy enjoying the fuck out of this for now, I like reading the various track by track reviews (like Ned's excellent Quietus piece), but will be cocooning with this album for a long time.

Perhaps it is not needing to have an opinion about this for a website/audience/media that feels liberating for once.

nothing is . . .

The Third Eye Foundation references are spot on imho, in 'in another way' but mostly in the closer. Harsher beats, which somehow remind me of Portishead's 'Third'. Which makes it full circle in a Bristol kind of way.

My Bloody Mary For When I Have A really Bad Hangover from Drinking too Much Ballantine

Fuck I Meant BAlltine's with the apostrophe s I Messed up the joke Sorry everybody

Goddammnit

I am never listening to this band Ever again

shame on you

what the hell man get it together

I'm not reviewing either - maybe close to year's end.

i've also decided not to review it. i love them too much, it would be terribly biased

i have reviewed this album, and i give it a good solid thumbs-up

peruvian ceviche is literally my favourite food ^_^

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9627011/photos/thumbsup.gif

A wise choice of cuisine.

ya but peruvian ceviche is only my favourite food as a main dish. if it's gonna be an appetiser I'll take mex ceviche

christ I'm drunk. talk about the new bloody valentines album pls

Wow, I've never tried ceviche. It sounds good.

it is intensely weird listening to stuff that sounds anagramatic of previous mbv songs & textures & all but then a little way into the first song when it coheres & is doing something new sorta & you're kinda back in their ~emotional zone~ & weirdly linked to all the places you've been with that, it's pretty special
― schlump, Sunday, 3 February 2013 04:31 (18 hours ago) Permalink

Yup, then the album tears off into wild, unknown directions. More rhythmic than most of Loveless; and less looping with the the pop/melodic hooks that, to me, make Loveless so good. More sonically conscious. Looking forward to hearing this in another format other than Youtube to hear how this flows

Ceviche is indeed all that, Sund4r, and you should investigate forthwith.

Often I wonder whether it's best to date or relax with a plate of fish cooking in lemon juice.

Dating is a dish best served cold.

Am I the only one mad enough to hear some at least superficial similarities betwixt "Wonder 2" and "Sugar Cystals" by Airiel/Schnauss?

Schnauss is something of the elephant in the electroshoegaze room isn't he

that said, he's a bit more housey and straightforward than what's going on in the last 3 tracks here - the ornate, savaged

yeah i'm hearing some schnauss here and there