release date: Sep. 1986
format: digital
[album rate: 3 / 5] [3,18]
producer: My Bloody Valentine, Joe Foster
label: Kaleidoscope Sound - nationality: Ireland
Track highlights: 1. "Lovelee Sweet Darlene" - 3. "On Another Rainy Saturday" - 4. "We're so Beautiful"
2nd ep by My Bloody Valentine introduces a considerable change of style. The band has completely abandoned the psychobilly and gothic rock and also the clear post-punk references and instead they have founded compositions on noise pop and indie pop. It's really striking to compare this with the Geek! ep released less than a year earlier, and with the same band members. Yes, David Conway is still credited on vocals, but it's apparent that also Kevin Shields sings lead vocals on this. It's not yet the style you'll find on their full-length album debut as this has more in common with bands like Stone Roses, The Church and The Jesus and Mary Chain with obvious influences from 60s surf rock. It has noise pop at its centre, and from here they appear with a proper musical direction.
[ allmusic.com 3 / 5 stars ]
