

"Writing a sweet pop song that sugar-coated some lyrical horror and sending it hurtling up the charts appealed to our sense of humour." It was also fresh after making pure noise before. Your conscious – or at least mine – has no idea what's going on."Īccording to an NME writer in 1988, the band's former indie-pop incarnation was more focused on crafting "perfect pop songs with sick lyrics." Shields attributed this to original singer David Conway, who is now a recognized science fiction author. It's your subconscious if you simply write whatever comes to mind at the moment.

If you attempt to be witty and wordy, you'll probably fall flat on your face unless you're incredibly intelligent. "When you know you have to do something, you just forget about everything and do it." Shields told Melody Maker in 1990 that they tended to arise from his mind. Nothing there isn't regular folks say to one other while they're alone." Our lyrics might be rather graphic at times, but it's all true. I believe that anybody who enjoys the pleasure of any sexual activity will find something there. "It's not hard rock or industrial music." It has a really human quality about it. Shields intrigued NME in 1990 by saying that the lyrics were typically "pretty sensual." Kevin Shields' band has never defined the mainly inaudible words of their songs, even un the liner notes of their own CDs, a mystery that has contributed to the group's legend. My Bloody Valentine were one of the last bands to embrace streaming, only doing so in March 2021 when they signed with Domino Records. The problematic lyrics seem to have been deleted from Spotify as of January 21, however they are still available on Musixmatch, Spotify's lyrics integration partner. Join the JA team and grab a cool t-shirt!Ĭheck out our Jam Addict attire and become a part of the team that has been training drummers and musicians for years!
