After their up for interpretation announcement two days ago, the date in question has arrived, revealing that My Bloody Valentine’s full discography has been uploaded to streaming services. Some of the bands material including their adored 1991 ‘Loveless’ album was previously on streaming, but were removed from the likes of Spotify with no word from the band in 2019. Fans were left speculating as to why the music was stripped off their regions service.
After the teaser, the 31st March date arrived to the joy of many fans. Midnight found the release of all three My Bloody Valentine albums on to streaming, along with their EP compilation spanning the years of work from 1988-1991. It was soon evident that the band had been preparing more than just streaming availability for this day, as it was revealed on an Instagram post that they would be repressing all their albums to vinyl including a CD restock arriving 21st May. This came in the same announcement confirming the rumours that the band had signed to Domino Records, home to many pioneering faces of UK music including Blood Orange, Jon Hopkins and Anna Calvi.
This move added fuel to the fire in response to the bands long awaited fourth studio album. Guitarist/vocalist Bilinda Butcher was not shy to give an update to The New York Times in an interview on the progress of new music, saying “patience is a virtue in this band”, with frontman Kevin Shields also providing insight, stating “Our original plan was we would record both the albums back-to-back and then go tour on that. And that would have been this year, you know, but everything really did slow down.” Crushing news to learn that their process was delayed, but promising news nonetheless as fans are provided with an update on the potential release of two new albums. With no release date set for these projects yet listeners will be making do with the gift of streaming, something that will more than quench their thirst in the meantime.
