Artist
My Bloody Valentine
My Bloody Valentine appears 5 times in our Shoegaze, The Waxonia Desk — A Way In, and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred lists, placing as high as No. 1. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.
- Ranked entries
- 5
- Appears on
- Shoegaze, The Waxonia Desk — A Way In, and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
- Years
- 1990–1991
- Highest placing
- No. 1 in Shoegaze
- Updated
- 2026-08-29
Appears on
Only Shallow
1991 · Creation
Ranked No. 1 in Shoegaze
Four snare hits and then the most disorienting guitar sound ever pressed to record. Kevin Shields bent pitch with a tremolo arm until the instrument stopped behaving like a guitar.
Also on The Waxonia Desk — A Way In, The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
Soon
1990 · Creation
Ranked No. 2 in Shoegaze
A dance groove underneath a wall of detuned noise. Brian Eno called it the vaguest music ever to have been a hit, and meant it as the compliment it is.
Also on The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
Only Shallow
1991 · Creation
Picked by The Waxonia Desk — A Way In
Four snare hits and then a wall. Shoegaze is often described as vague; this is the record that shows how precisely engineered the vagueness has to be before it works.
Also on Shoegaze, The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
Only Shallow
1991 · Creation
Picked by The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
Four snare hits and then a guitar sound nobody has satisfactorily explained since. The loudest record here, and the most delicate.
Also on Shoegaze, The Waxonia Desk — A Way In
Soon
1990 · Creation
Picked by The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
A dance beat under a guitar sound that will not hold still. Eno called it the vaguest music ever to have been a hit, approvingly.
Also on Shoegaze