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My Bloody Valentine // Isn’t Anything

MBV abandons its twinkle-eyed twee-pop influences for a more nonchalant, druggy coolness nicked from the Jesus and Mary Chain and Love and Rockets.

Loveliescrushing // Bloweyelashwish

Deep in the American southwest and far from the Seattle alt-rock gold rush, Scott Cortez creates a uniquely wordless, gothic reinterpretation of My Bloody Valentine’s otherworldly sound, coupled with an irritating penchant for Cocteau Twins’ nonsensical song titles

Ringo Deathstarr // Colour Trip

They don’t take themselves too seriously, switching from punky noise-pop to ethereal haze on a moment's notice

Lilys // Tone Bender

The lo-fi, rough-and-tumble atmosphere throughout the EP make it a pretty compelling listen.

Cosmicdust // Snow Noise Assemblage

“Bird Cries” originally made the rounds on file-sharing networks as “unreleased MBV demo”

Stella Luna // Stargazer

Overall, a somewhat unmemorable record. The gloom gets tedious, even on a 4-track EP.

The Ecstasy of St Theresa // Susurrate

Gothic-tinged ballads like “Swoony” and “Seven” have a doomed glamor that is one part Sonic Youth and two parts Children of God-era Swans.

Astrobrite // 8 Candy

There’s no escaping the fact that early Astrobrite is straight-up My Bloody Valentine worship, and that’s totally fine.

Amusement Parks on Fire // Amusement Parks on Fire

Mostly standard issue post-rock with My Bloody Valentine-style blasts of floating feedback and delay processed through Dirty-era Sonic Youth effects pedals.

Bailter Space // Robot World

While the album does lapse into repetition at times, it comes off more as a dedication to a singular creative vision rather than laziness