My Bloody Underground

My Bloody Underground
Studio album by The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Released	April 15, 2008
Recorded	2007
Genre	Shoegaze, neo-psychedelia, noise rock
Length	78:19
Label	A Records
The Brian Jonestown Massacre chronology
We Are the Radio (2005) My Bloody Underground (2008) Just Like Kicking Jesus (2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Drowned in Sound	[2]
Pitchfork Media	(2.6/10.0)[3]
PopMatters	[4]

My Bloody Underground is the eleventh studio album by The Brian Jonestown Massacre, released on April 15, 2008^[5] on A Records, a label set up by the band's leader, Anton Newcombe.^[6]

Background

It was recorded at first in Liverpool, England in August of 2007; however Newcombe found that the album wasn't working out the way he'd hoped, and so, then decided to record the rest in Reykjavik, Iceland in October 2007.^[7]

The title of the album was originally believed to be a homage to the bands My Bloody Valentine, The Velvet Underground, and The Jesus and Mary Chain, being a combination of first two names and a play on track name "My Little Underground" by The Jesus and Mary Chain. However, in an interview, Anton mentioned that the word "bloody" is used in place of the word "fucking". Rough mixes of many of the songs from the sessions were first made available on the band's MySpace page,^[8] and then as a pre-release download from the official website on September 3, 2007.^[9]

My Bloody Underground contains more experimental sounds than previous BJM albums, especially with a collaboration with Mark Gardener, formerly of Ride, who co-wrote the song 'Monkey Powder'. The album is a more avant-garde approach to producing and recording. The space-rock/neo-psychedelic sound of the album can be attributed to Newcombe's large intake of psychedelic drugs and adopting a "no talking in the studio" policy whilst recording.

The music videos of the songs on the album have also been released on YouTube and as a music video compilation DVD entitled 'Book of Days'.

Track listing

1. "Bring Me the Head of Paul McCartney on Heather Mill's Wooden Peg (Dropping Bombs on the White House)" – 6:27
2. "Infinite Wisdom Tooth / My Last Night in Bed With You" - 6:06
3. "Who Fucking Pissed in My Well?" - 4:33
4. "We Are the Niggers of the World" - 5:19
5. "Who Cares Why?" - 8:20
6. "Yeah-Yeah" - 4:29
7. "Golden Frost" - 3:44
8. "Just Like Kicking Jesus" - 4:38
9. "Ljósmyndir" - 4:08 (Icelandic for "Photographs")
10. "Auto-Matic-Faggot for the People" - 5:46
11. "Dark-Wave-Driver/Big Drill Car" - 7:42
12. "Monkey Powder" - 6:55
13. "Black-Hole-Symphony" - 10:20
14. "The Origin of Love" (iTunes bonus track, alternative version named "Amazing Electronic Talking Cave" on "Just Like Kicking Jesus EP") - 6:09

References

1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1334168
2. ^ http://drownedinsound.com/releases/12858/reviews/3161905
3. ^ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/50422-my-bloody-underground/
4. ^ http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/the-brian-jonestown-massacre-my-bloody-underground
5. ^ "Brian Jonestown Massacre announce new album details". NME.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20071022153929/http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com/bandinfo.html. Retrieved 2008-02-12. 
6. ^ "The Brian Jonestown Massacre official website". The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Archived from the original on 2007-10-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20071022153929/http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com/bandinfo.html. Retrieved 2008-01-04. 
7. ^ "Brian Jonestown Massacre announce new album details". NME.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20071022153929/http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com/bandinfo.html. Retrieved 2008-02-12. 
8. ^ "The Brian Jonestown Massacre MySpace page". MySpace. http://www.myspace.com/brianjonestownmassacre. Retrieved 2008-01-04. 
9. ^ "The Brian Jonestown Massacre official website". The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Archived from the original on 2007-10-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20071022153929/http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com/bandinfo.html. Retrieved 2008-01-04.