other titles...
- only shallow
- loomer
- touched
- to here knows when
- when you sleep
- i only said
- come in alone
- sometimes
- blown a wish
- what you want
- soon
my bloody valentine
loveless (2022 repress)
domino
an album so influential, enduring & undeniably brilliant that it features in almost every resident’s collection.
not sure we can name another loveless is widely considered a flawless whole and rightly regarded as a masterpiece; a 1990s equivalent to pet sounds, in a silent way or innervisions, a record constructed by exploring the edges of what a recording studio is capable of. it is a record best experienced as a whole, in one sitting - a listening experience like no other and unmatchable in its sonic brevity. musically, it took an unexpected leap forwards, standing ahead of anything released at the time. shields and the band moved further towards a music of pure sensation, creating textures and tones that could be felt as much as heard; with loveless the band created an album that overwhelmed the senses. loveless is widely considered a flawless whole and rightly regarded as a masterpiece; a 1990s equivalent to pet sounds, in a silent way or innervisions, a record constructed by exploring the edges of what a recording studio is capable of.