Yellow Loveless is a tribute album featuring cover versions of the 11 songs from My Bloody Valentine's 1991 record Loveless.[1][2][3][4][5] The album was released on January 23, 2013, by High Fader Records, coincidentally just after the announcement of My Bloody Valentine's third studio album, mbv (2013).[1][2][5]
| Yellow Loveless | |
|---|---|
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| Compilation album by various artists | |
| Released | January 23, 2013 |
| Genre | Shoegazing, alternative rock, post-rock |
| Length | 62:35 |
| Label | High Fader |
The album features exclusive covers by Japanese artists from various genres, including sludge metal band Boris, pop punk group Shonen Knife, and shoegaze band Tokyo Shoegazer.[1][4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Performed by | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Only Shallow" | Tokyo Shoegazer | 4:27 |
| 2. | "Loomer" | GOATBED | 3:19 |
| 3. | "Touched" | The Sodom Project | 4:48 |
| 4. | "To Here Knows When" | Lemon's Chair | 11:18 |
| 5. | "when you sleep" | shonen knife | 3:21 |
| 6. | "I Only Said" | Tokyo Shoegazer | 5:13 |
| 7. | "Come in Alone" | Age of Punk | 4:05 |
| 8. | "Sometimes" | Boris | 8:12 |
| 9. | "Blown a Wish" | Shinobu Narita (4-D Mode1) | 5:12 |
| 10. | "What You Want" | Lemon's Chair | 6:19 |
| 11. | "Soon" | Sadesper Record | 6:21 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Martins, Chris (November 9, 2012). "Boris, Shonen Knife Cover My Bloody Valentine on Japanese Tribute 'Yellow Loveless'". Spin. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Roffman, Michael (November 8, 2012). "My Bloody Valentine to receive Japanese tribute album: Yellow Loveless". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ Hudson, Alex (November 8, 2012). "Boris, Shonen Knife Contribute to All-Japanese Tribute to My Bloody Valentine's 'Loveless'". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Reid, Mike (November 8, 2012). "Boris and eight other Japanese bands prep My Bloody Valentine tribute album Yellow Loveless (wait, that's racist!)". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Eakin, Marah (January 24, 2013). "Listen to Boris, Shonen Knife, and a bunch of other Japanese bands take on My Bloody Valentine's Loveless". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 2, 2013.