Kevin Shields discography

A man performing live on-stage with an acoustic guitar.
Kevin Shields performing with My Bloody Valentine in 1989

Kevin Shields is an Irish musician, singer-songwriter, composer and producer who has released three studio albums with My Bloody Valentine and collaborated with 25 different artists. He began performing in the late 1970s and formed the Dublin-based punk rock band The Complex with drummer Colm Ó Cíosóig and guitarist Liam Ó Maonlaí. Following Ó Maonlaí's departure, Shields and Ó Cíosóig recruited vocalist David Conway[1] and formed a new band, My Bloody Valentine, in 1983.[2]

After My Bloody Valentine's debut mini album, This is Your Bloody Valentine (1985), failed to receive much attention,[3] the band relocated to London, United Kingdom. The band released several extended plays, one further mini album and experienced a line-up change, recruiting vocalist and guitarist Bilinda Butcher and bassist Debbie Googe, before the release of their two studio albums, Isn't Anything (1988) and Loveless (1991)—both of which pioneered an alternative rock subgenre known as shoegazing.[4] During this time, Shields created a guitar technique known as "glide guitar", which includes extensive use of the tremolo arm while strumming[5] and features reverse reverb sourced from his Yamaha SPX90 processing unit.[6]

Following My Bloody Valentine's disbandment in 1997, Shields collaborated with a number of artists, including Yo La Tengo, Dinosaur Jr., The Go! Team, The Pastels, Le Volume Courbe and Spacemen 3.[7][8] He contributed guitar to two Primal Scream albums, XTRMNTR (2000) and Evil Heat (2002), and became a touring member of the band between 1996 and 2006. During this time, Shields composed music for the Canadian contemporary dance group La La La Human Steps and recorded four songs for Sofia Coppola's 2003 film Lost in Translation—which earned him nominations for a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award for Best Film Music,[9] an Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) award for Best Music in a Film,[10] and an Online Film Critics Society award for Best Original Score.[11] In 2008, Shields released The Coral Sea, a collaborative live album with Patti Smith, on which he provided musical accompaniment to Smith's reading of her book of the same name.

My Bloody Valentine reunited in 2007,[12] commenced on a worldwide tour and began completing their third studio album, m b v, which they had begun in the late 1990s. It was released in February 2013 on mbv Records and upon its release, the album received "universal acclaim" from critics, according to Metacritic.[13] Shields has since announced intentions to release a My Bloody Valentine EP "of all-new material", which will be followed by a fourth studio album.[14]

Albums

With My Bloody Valentine

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
(sales thresholds)
IRL
[15]		 UK
[16]		 UK Indie
[17]
Isn't Anything 49 61 1 N/A N/A
Loveless
  • Released: 4 November 1991[19]
  • Labels: Creation (060), Sire (9 26759)
  • Formats: CD, LP, MD, CS
 29 24 1
m b v
  • Released: 2 February 2013[22]
  • Label: mbv (001)
  • Formats: CD, LP, DD
 — — — N/A N/A
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

With Patti Smith

Title Album details
The Coral Sea
  • Released: 7 July 2008[23]
  • Label: PASK (001)
  • Formats: 2×CD, DD

Singles

Year Single Album Ref
2003 "City Girl" Lost in Translation: Original Soundtrack [24]

Contributions

List of solo contributions to compilations and soundtracks
Year Song(s) Album Ref
2001 "Outro" Geographic Compilation [25]
2002 You Don't Need Darkness to Do What You Think Is Right [26]
2003 "City Girl"
"Goodbye"
"Ikebana"
"Are You Awake?"		 Lost in Translation: Original Soundtrack [27]

Collaborations

List of collaborations as a musician
Year Album Artist Ref
1996 Strange Familiar Russell Mills & Undark [28]
Beyond the Pale Experimental Audio Research [29]
1997 The Köner Experiment [30]
Hand It Over Dinosaur Jr. [31]
1999 Subliminal Minded DJ Spooky [32]
Afterglow Dot Allison [33]
2000 XTRMNTR Primal Scream [34]
More Light J Mascis + The Fog [35]
2001 Gift Curve [36]
Ear-Bleeding Country: The Best of Dinosaur Jr. Dinosaur Jr. [37]
Know Your Enemy Manic Street Preachers [38]
2002 Evil Heat Primal Scream [39]
2003 Live in Japan [40]
2006 I Killed My Best Friend Le Volume Courbe [41]
2008 The Hollow of Morning Gemma Hayes [42]
2010 Wake Up the Nation Paul Weller [43]
2013 More Light Primal Scream [44]
2014 Auto Music Brian Reitzell [45]
List of collaborations as a producer
Year Album Artist Ref
1991 "How Do You Do It?" The Impossibles [46]
1995 Appeal to Human Greed God [47]
1997 Hand It Over Dinosaur Jr. [31]
1998 Kicking a Dead Pig Mogwai [48]
1999 Afterglow Dot Allison [33]
2000 More Light J Mascis + The Fog [35]
2001 Ear-Bleeding Country: The Best of Dinosaur Jr. Dinosaur Jr. [37]
2002 Evil Heat Primal Scream [39]
2003 The John Peel Sessions J Mascis [49]
2004 American Whip Joy Zipper [50]
2005 Blackrays Defence The Beat Up [51]
List of collaborations as a mixer
Year Album Artist Ref
1997 Unfair Kind of Fame The Pastels [52]
Autumn Sweater Yo La Tengo [53]
1998 "No Flies on Frank" Damian O'Neill [54]
Kicking a Dead Pig Mogwai [48]
Illuminati The Pastels [55]
1999 Only The Strongest Will Survive Hurricane #1 [56]
2000 XTRMNTR Primal Scream [34]
"Accelerator" [57]
2003 Live in Japan [40]
The John Peel Sessions J Mascis [49]
2004 Thunder, Lightning, Strike The Go! Team [58]
American Whip Joy Zipper [50]
2005 Blackrays Defence The Beat Up [51]
"Ladyflash" The Go! Team [59]
2006 Marie Antoinette Bow Wow Wow [60]
2010 All Rise Wounded Knees [61]

See also

References

  1. ↑ McGonial 2007, p. 22.
  2. ↑ McGonial 2007, p. 21.
  3. ↑ Booth 1988, p. 25.
  4. ↑ "Shoegaze: Significant Albums, Artists and Songs, Most Viewed". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  5. ↑ Di Perna 1992, p. 26.
  6. ↑ Di Perna 1992, p. 152.
  7. ↑ "Kevin Shields—Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  8. ↑ Breihan, Tom (9 August 2010). "Video: Spacemen 3 Reunited Without Jason Pierce, With Kevin Shields | News". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  9. ↑ "Film | Anthony Asquith Award for Original Film Music in 2004". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  10. ↑ "Winners 2004 | IFTA". Irish Film and Television Awards. Irish Film and Television Academy. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  11. ↑ "2003 Awards (7th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  12. ↑ Cohen, Jonathan (7 November 2007). "Shields Confirms My Bloody Valentine Reunion". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  13. ↑ "M B V Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  14. ↑ Dombal, Ryan (9 August 2013). "Interviews: Kevin Shields | Features". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  15. ↑ "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 10 May 2012". Chart-Track. GfK. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  16. ↑ "My Bloody Valentine | Artist". Official Charts Company. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  17. ↑ Lazell 1997, p. 155.
  18. ↑ "My Bloody Valentine, Feed Me with Your Kiss". Melody Maker (IPC Media). 28 October 1988.
  19. ↑ Singh, Amrit (4 November 2011). "Loveless Turns 20". Stereogum. Buzz Media. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  20. ↑ Lipshutz, Jason (7 November 2012). "My Bloody Valentine's Loveless Follow-Up Coming This Year". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  21. ↑ "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 September 2013. N.B. User must define search parameters. Enter "My Bloody Valentine" into Keywords, select "Artist" from Search by and click Search.
  22. ↑ Phares, Heather. "m b v—My Bloody Valentine: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  23. ↑ "The Coral Sea: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  24. ↑ "City Girl" (CD). Kevin Shields. Inertia. 2003. LITEP 450612.
  25. ↑ "Geographic Compilation—Various Artists". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  26. ↑ "You Don't Need Darkness to Do What You Think Is Right—Various Artists". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  27. ↑ "Lost in Translation—Original Soundtrack—Various Artists". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  28. ↑ "Strange Familiar—Russell Mills & Undark: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  29. ↑ "Beyond the Pale—Experimental Audio Research: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  30. ↑ "The Köner Experiment—Experimental Audio Research: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  31. 1 2 "Hand It Over—Dinosaur Jr.: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  32. ↑ "Subliminal Minded—DJ Spooky: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  33. 1 2 "Afterglow—Dot Allison: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  34. 1 2 "XTRMNTR—Primal Scream: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  35. 1 2 "More Light—J Mascis: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  36. ↑ "Gift—Curve: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  37. 1 2 "Ear-Bleeding Country: The Best of Dinosaur Jr.—Dinosaur Jr.: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  38. ↑ Neate, Wilson (24 April 2001). "Manic Street Preachers: Know Your Enemy". PopMatters. PopMatters Media. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  39. 1 2 "Evil Heat—Primal Scream: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  40. 1 2 "Live in Japan—Primal Scream: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  41. ↑ "I Killed My Best Friend—Le Volume Courbe: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  42. ↑ "The Hollow of Morning—Gemma Hayes: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  43. ↑ "Wake Up the Nation—Paul Weller: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  44. ↑ McGovern, Kyle (23 April 2013). "Primal Scream's Kevin Shields-Assisted More Light LP Comes to America in June | Newswire". Spin. Buzz Media. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  45. ↑ Minsker, Evan (20 March 2014). "Film Composer Brian Reitzell Teams With My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields on "Last Summer": Listen | News". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  46. ↑ "How Do You Do It?" (12"). The Impossibles. Fontana Records. 1991. POSS 122.
  47. ↑ "Appeal to Human Greed—God: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  48. 1 2 "Kicking a Dead Pig: Mogwai Songs Remixed + Fear Satan Remixes—Mogwai: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  49. 1 2 "The John Peel Sessions—J Mascis: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  50. 1 2 "American Whip—Joy Zipper: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  51. 1 2 Blackrays Defence (CD). The Beat Up. Fantastic Plastic Records. 2005. FPCD008.
  52. ↑ "Unfair Kind of Fame—The Pastels: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  53. ↑ "Autumn Sweater—Yo La Tengo: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  54. ↑ "No Flies on Frank" (12"). O'Neill. Artefact. 1998. ART 16.
  55. ↑ "Illuminati—The Pastels: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  56. ↑ Only the Strongest Will Survive (CD). Hurricane #1. Creation Records. 1999. CRECD 237.
  57. ↑ "Accelerator—Primal Scream: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  58. ↑ Thunder, Lightning, Strike (CD). The Go! Team. Vroom Sound Records. 2004. VMSD-011.
  59. ↑ "Ladyflash" (7"). The Go! Team. Memphis Industries. 2005. MI054S.
  60. ↑ "Marie Antoinette—Original Soundtrack—Various Artists: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  61. ↑ All Rise (LP). Wounded Knees. Specific Recordings. 2010. SR0002.

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