My Bloody Valentine play new material, album due this week
My Bloody Valentine have announced that their long-awaited new record, and follow-up to 1991′s Loveless, will drop this week.
Playing an intimate gig in London tonight (27 January) at Brixton Electric, the shoegaze group opened with a new track and reportedly made the shock announcement to the audience.
One gig-goer on Twitter wrote:
Kevin Shields has just told the crowd at an MBV warm-up show to expect a new My Bloody Valentine album in “two to three days.” DAYS.
— Josh Dalton (@joshmdalton) January 27, 2013
Another confirmed:
At My Bloody Valentine in Brixton. Kevin Shields said from the stage the new album ‘might be out in two our three days’
— Adam Boult (@adamboult) January 27, 2013
My Bloody Valentine will also play gigs in Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester and London this March, having recently announced an appearance at Primavera festival.
They had previously confirmed that they’ve finished mastering their upcoming new record.
You can check the full live dates below:
March
8 – O2 Academy, Birmingham
9 – Barrowlands, Glasgow
10 – Apollo, Manchester
12 – Hammersmith Apollo, London [Buy Tickets]
13 – Hammersmith Apollo, London [Buy Tickets]
UPDATE: Footage has now surfaced of the new track played by the band.
- Ani Glass shares new single "Phantasmagoria" from upcoming second album
- Campbell King presents new single, "My Mates"
- Paul Weller joins forces with Robert Plant on "Clive's Song"
- Loreen signs to Polydor France and shares new single, "Echoes"
- BIG SPECIAL unveil surprise new album, NATIONAL AVERAGE
- A. G. Cook announces songwriting workshop with School of Song
- Boko Yout unveils debut album GUSTO, driven by semi-fictional character
Get the Best Fit take on the week in music direct to your inbox every Friday

Lorde
Virgin

OSKA
Refined Believer

Tropical F*ck Storm
Fairyland Codex
