Riffiter listeners rate Loveless 4.4/5 from 27 ratings.

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Loveless has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 49 minutes.

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Loveless is catalogued under Shoegaze, Noise Pop, Dream Pop.

What BPM is Loveless?

Loveless runs at a median tempo of 129 BPM across its tracks, most often in D minor, measured from audio analysis.

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Listeners of Loveless also rate Heaven or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins, everything is alive by Slowdive, In Rainbows by Radiohead.

Who produced Loveless?

Loveless was produced by Kevin Shields and Colm Ó Cíosóig. Kevin Shields produced all of them.

Album · 1991

Loveless

by My Bloody Valentine

Loveless is a 1991 shoegaze album by My Bloody Valentine. It runs 11 tracks across 49 minutes. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.4/5 from 27 ratings.

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Kevin Shields

Colm Ó Cíosóig

Shoegaze · Noise Pop · Dream Pop

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4.4 /5
27 ratings: 94 /100
9 critics: 11
Tracks: 49 min
Runtime: 129 bpm
Tempo: D minor
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3 reviews

4.0
Jackson Futrell Sep 10, 2026
yet another album that has been really really hyped up as one of the best albums ever. I think it’s makes listening to an album so interesting to know that it’s supposed to be one of the best of all time because if you’re not careful with your posture it can ruin your listening experience because you can have super high expectations and they never or at least rarely fully meet your expectations. Not in sense of quality but just in the sense of, “Oh my gosh this is blowing me off my seat.” This isn’t just the most insane music. This album was really interesting me because it was not how I expected it to sound at all. Not only did I not expect the singer to be female some of the time, but the fact that it had that Shoegaze and grunge hinge to the guitars in the instrumentation, yet it is so slowed down. It kind of had an indie, pop-y feel. There wasn’t a song I disliked and I’d really like to deep dive into this album. Favorite song? Only Shallow
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5.0
tapehiss Jun 17, 2026
still don't think anyone's caught up to it. you stop trying to hear the guitars as guitars and just let the whole thing wash over you.
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4.0
subbass_dom Jun 15, 2026
the mix is the instrument here. shields buried the vocals on purpose and it's the best decision anyone ever made on a rock record.
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AllMusic5/5
Mojo5/5
Pitchfork10/10
Select5/5
The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5
Entertainment WeeklyA
The Village VoiceA−
Rolling Stone4/5
NME8/10

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The Loveless cover was designed by Designland and My Bloody Valentine and photographed by Angus Cameron.

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Loveless is the second studio album by alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine. Released on 4 November 1991, Loveless was recorded over a two-year period between 1989 and 1991 in nineteen recording studios. Lead vocalist and guitarist Kevin Shields dominated the recording process; he sought to achieve a particular sound for the record, making use of various techniques such as guitars strummed with a tremolo bar, sampled drum loops, and obscured vocals. A large number of engineers were hired and fired during the process, although the band finally gave credit on the album sleeve to anyone who was present during the recordings, "even if all they did was make tea", according to Shields.[1] The recording of Loveless is rumoured to have cost £250,000, a figure that came close to bankrupting the band's record label Creation Records.

My Bloody Valentine's relationship with Creation Records deteriorated during the album's recording, and the band was removed from the label after the record's release due to the difficulty and expense of working with Shields. While Loveless did not achieve great commercial success, the album was well received by critics. Widely regarded as a landmark work of the shoegazing genre, the record has been cited as an influence to several artists, and by critics as one of the best albums of the 1990s.

In brief

Is Loveless good?: Riffiter listeners rate Loveless 4.4/5 from 27 ratings.
When was Loveless released?: Loveless was released in 1991.
How many tracks are on Loveless?: Loveless has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 49 minutes.
What genre is Loveless?: Loveless is catalogued under Shoegaze, Noise Pop, Dream Pop.
What BPM is Loveless?: Loveless runs at a median tempo of 129 BPM across its tracks, most often in D minor, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Loveless?: Listeners of Loveless also rate Heaven or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins, everything is alive by Slowdive, In Rainbows by Radiohead.
Who produced Loveless?: Loveless was produced by Kevin Shields and Colm Ó Cíosóig. Kevin Shields produced all of them.

Credits

Produced by: Kevin Shields Colm Ó Cíosóig
Mixed by: Kevin Shields Colm Ó Cíosóig
Engineered by: Alan Moulder
Played by: Colm Ó Cíosóig Kevin ShieldsBilinda ButcherDebbie Googe
Vocals by: Kevin Shields Colm Ó CíosóigBilinda Butcher

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