The band’s key member is guitarist/singer/composer Kevin Shields, a reclusive perfectionist and radically inventive guitarist/engineer. The band’s other original member is drummer/studio maven Colm Ó Cíosóig; during their heyday MBV also included singer-guitarist Bilinda Butcher and bassist Debbie Googe. Their band shares its name with a low-budget Canadian slasher film.
MBV influences include The Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, Cocteau Twins, late-1970s Wire, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and independent artists such as The Pastels. Kevin Shields has also named The Beach Boys and The Ramones as a personal influence.
After leaving Creation Records in 1992 and signing with Island Records, the band fell into a creative black hole. Rumors spread among their fans of albums being recorded and then shelved. Debbie Googe left the band to form Snowpony; she had not played bass on their recordings since You Made Me Realise. Colm Ó Cíosóig eventually left and formed a band with Hope Sandoval, formerly of Mazzy Star, called Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions. Kevin Shields sporadically collaborated with other artists, most notably Experimental Audio Research, Curve, and Primal Scream. He revealed in a fall 2003 National Public Radio interview that Island Records quit financing his My Bloody Valentine endeavors after he spent half a million pounds of their money.
As of 2006, many rumors mentioned the possible reformation of MBV for a new studio album, but none of these were true. On November 15 2007, My Bloody Valentine announced three upcoming live gigs in the UK for 2008. On June 13 and 14, the band played in public for the first time in thirteen years, offering a pair of "Live Rehearsal" presentations at the ICA in London and officially starting their series of comeback performances. The band went on to play a slew of festivals in Summer and Fall of 2008. Following their appearance at the 2008 All Tomorrow's Parties festival, the New York Times reported that Shields was planning to complete the unfinished album.
On 2 February 2013 they self-released the self-titled album m b v as a download with both vinyl and CD copies shipping on 22nd Feb 2013. The Huffington Post reported that it caused such a public stir that the official MBV website crashed when fans attempted to access the site to purchase a copy.
New You
My Bloody Valentine Lyrics
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Something comes and pins me to the sky to come
Too slow when the moon is with you
I'll be too and wish you up with me to come soon
Maybe we can say, holding me for the way
Come back, it's not tomorrow 'cause
Always today's fun we know
What can I say, how can I feel too? All kinds of new you
The lyrics to My Bloody Valentine's New You are a hypnotic and enigmatic portrayal of the complexities of relationships and the challenges of navigating emotions. The opening lines "Too close when it's really with me / Something comes and pins me to the sky to come" convey the sense of being overwhelmed by closeness, as something indescribable comes and lifts the singer up. This can be interpreted as a combination of the euphoria and the overwhelming feeling of giving your heart to someone.
The following lines "Too slow when the moon is with you / I'll be too and wish you up with me to come soon" could possibly refer to the longing for the presence of someone, however, it is almost impossible to attain. The singer is yearning for someone and expresses a desire to be with them always, but is not to able to, implying that they are always just out of reach.
The chorus "Maybe we can say, holding me for the way / Come back, it's not tomorrow 'cause / Always today's fun we know / Just like I knew you wanted me to do / What can I say, how can I feel too? All kinds of new you" highlights the appreciation of the present, the singer knows how much fun they're having now with their partner or in their relationship but finds it hard to express those emotions. The lyrics capture the essence of how hard it is to articulate feelings and the newness that comes with every relationship, be it with someone new or an old flame.
Line by Line Meaning
Too close when it's really with me
I feel a sense of suffocation when I'm too close to you
Something comes and pins me to the sky to come
I feel a sense of liberation when I'm alone and free
Too slow when the moon is with you
Time seems to stretch when I'm not with you
I'll be too and wish you up with me to come soon
I want you to be here with me and wish time would pass quickly
Maybe we can say, holding me for the way
Perhaps we can find comfort in each other's embrace
Come back, it's not tomorrow 'cause
Don't wait for tomorrow to come back, come back now
Always today's fun we know
Let's enjoy the present moment
Just like I knew you wanted me to do
I understand what you want from me
What can I say, how can I feel too? All kinds of new you
I don't know what to say or how to feel, but being with you always feels new and exciting
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Too close when it's really with me
Something comes and pins me to the sky to come
Too slow when the moon is with you
I'll be too and wish you up with me to come soon
Maybe we can say, holding me for the way
Come back, it's not tomorrow 'cause
Always today's fun we know
Just like I knew you wanted me to do
What can I say, how can I feel too? All kinds of new you
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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Too close when it's really with me
Something comes and pins me to the sky to come
Too slow when the moon is with you
I'll be too and wish you up with me to come soon
[Verse 2]
Maybe we can say, holding me for the way
Come back, it's not tomorrow 'cause
Always today's fun we know
Just like I knew you wanted me to do
What can I see?
How can I feel too?
All kinds of new you
[Outro]
Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh
Do do do do do do do do do do
Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh
Do do do do do do do do do do
Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh
Do do do do do do do do do do
Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh
Do do do do do do do do do do
@RAM-im1xf
As a long time fan, and lover of their album Loveless… it took me a LONG time to actually give this album a through listen…
This hands down is the catchiest song from this album.
I love how “fluffy” this sounds, very contrasting to “heavy” disorted sound MBV has been known for.
Definitely shoegaze meets pop moment, reminiscent to Cocteau Twins era of “dreampop. Pretty ironic, since MBV is known for being influenced by everything except Cocteau Twins.
Regardless, this is such a superb song. I always come back to it.
As someone once described this album, it’s a cool ranch.
@charlesgray522
They're the only band that can disappear for 20 years and come back sounding as fresh as ever. This is so good!
@andyking7621
One of the best things anyone has ever done
@MapleMilk
The history of man lead to this
Enjoy it, my friend.
@andyking7621
@@MapleMilk listening again today ... we live in fortunate times
@Gouldius
@@andyking7621 I agree wholeheartedly!
@rahree
I agree
@stephenjackson6041
I really don’t think anyone’s posted anything this trenchant on YouTube since it was created.
@emanuele6461
OK, the tremelo guitars are great but as soon as Belinda's vocals kick in, it's like diving into a pool of warm jelly...just pure bliss!
@vannjunkin8041
Bliss flavoured bliss
@r.i.pyoutube6881
like warming ky?