My Bloody Valentine
Sunny Sundae Smile

THE REVIEW

The first artistic phase of My Bloody Valentine concludes with this single.

Sunny Sundae Smile, the band's first release under Lazy Records (a brief and stressful stint with the label) consists of 4 tracks recorded in 1987 that mark the last participation of vocalist David Conway.

After various financial setbacks, continual relocations across Europe, and health issues, the young man decides to dedicate himself to his passion for writing, leaving behind that surreal world that has yet to see a true dawn.

The style of the tracks, dynamic and restless with Colm hitting hard, presents the then-typical resemblance heavily noted by critics with their contemporaries, Jesus And Mary Chain.

Sylvie's Head with those rightfully post-punk reminiscences and the pace with which the title track, Paint A Rainbow, and Kiss The Eclipse follow each other with sixties-style choruses galore.

The second part arrives (not without further misfortunes) with the audition and entry of muse Bilinda Butcher. Everyone else were merely poor imitators of Morrissey, asserts Shields.

The adjective dreamy perfectly suits the vocal style of the new entry, and the album Ecstasy (later released together with the single Strawberry Wine) enters the circle of works that shine most brightly between the late '80s and early '90s.

Two decades that see the golden atmospheres of the first blend with the acidic resignation of the second.

Interesting pieces full of confusion, albeit raw, pioneers of the sound evolution carried forward by these Irish trailblazers.