My Bloody Valentine's Loveless: the Epitome of a Genre

My Bloody Valentine's unique sound on their finalalbum Loveless defined a sub-genre of indie rockknown as shoegaze. This book is the first majoracademic study of My Bloody Valentine and theirdecisive presentation of shoegazer aesthetics: Loveless. The book begins by tracing the origins ofshoegaze, then focuses more specifically on My BloodyValentine and their development and struggles as a band in order to emphasize the profundity of their last album. Next, it presents an analysis of Loveless using both traditional and non-traditional methods. Finally, the book offers the reception of Loveless by dissecting several reviews, both official and unofficial, with the intention of highlighting its virtually unanimous positive response. Throughout the book, the author has attempted to combine both academic and journalistic writing and research standards so that interested persons from both areas may benefit from its reading. The essential objective of this book is to justify My Bloody Valentine as one of the most important bands in history while also presenting a model for popular music studies.