Isn't Anything
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| Studio album by My Bloody Valentine | ||
| Released | November 1988 | |
| Recorded | Spring/Summer 1988 | |
| Genre | Shoegazing | |
| Length | 37:48 | |
| Label | Creation Records | |
| Producer(s) | My Bloody Valentine | |
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| My Bloody Valentine chronology | ||
| Isn't Anything (1988) |
Loveless (1991) |
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Isn't Anything is the official debut album by My Bloody Valentine, released in November 1988 after three years of issuing EPs and mini-LPs. Although it is usually not held in as high regard as the vaunted follow-up Loveless, Isn't Anything was still a pioneering release for the shoegazing movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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[edit] Style
Displaying a strong Cocteau Twins and The Jesus & Mary Chain influence, Isn't Anything established itself as one of the leading albums in the shoegazing movement. The album is comprised of burned-out torch-style songs ("Lose My Breath," "No More Sorry," and "All I Need"), jagged grunge onslaughts ("You're Still in a Dream," "Feed Me With Your Kiss," "Sueisfine") and dream-pop surfaces ("Cupid Come," "I Can See It But I Can't Feel It"), linked together by the band's use of pop hooks, indie-rock intensity and pure noise.
[edit] Track listing
- "Soft as Snow (But Warm Inside)" (Kevin Shields, Colm O'Ciosoig)
- "Lose My Breath" (Bilinda Butcher, Shields)
- "Cupid Come" (Butcher, Shields)
- "(When You Wake) You're Still in a Dream" (O'Ciosoig, Shields)
- "No More Sorry" (Butcher, Shields)
- "All I Need" (Shields)
- "Feed Me With Your Kiss" (Shields)
- "Sueisfine" (Shields, O'Ciosoig)
- "Several Girls Galore" (Butcher, Shields)
- "You Never Should" (Shields)
- "Nothing Much to Lose" (Shields)
- "I Can See It (But I Can't Feel It)" (Shields)
[edit] Personnel
- Kevin Shields - guitar, vocals
- Bilinda Butcher - vocals, guitar
- Colm O'Ciosoig - drums
- Debbie Googe - bass
- My Bloody Valentine - production
- Dave Anderson - engineer
- Steve Nunn - engineer
- Alex Russell - engineer
- Joe Dilworth - photography
[edit] Awards
- #22 - Pitchforkmedia: Top 100 Albums of the 1980s
- #110 - Stylus: Top 101-200 Favourite Albums Ever
| My Bloody Valentine |
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| Kevin Shields | Colm O'Ciosoig | Bilinda Butcher | Debbie Googe |
| Albums |
| Isn't Anything | Loveless |
| EPs |
| This Is Your Bloody Valentine | Geek! | The New Record by My Bloody Valentine | Sunny Sundae Smile Strawberry Wine | Ecstasy | You Made Me Realise | Feed Me with Your Kiss | Glider | Tremolo |
| Compilations |
| Ecstasy and Wine |
| Labels |
| Creation Records | Island Records | Sire Records |
| Related articles |
| Shoegazing | List of songs by My Bloody Valentine |
