I am listening to NEW music from Kevin Shields! KEVIN FUCKING SHIELDS! You know? The main man of My Bloody Valentine who released the mindbogglingly good Loveless back in 1991 and then basically vanished off the face of the earth.

Actually, what ended up happening was that MBV went into the studio to record a followup to Loveless, spent a couple years trying to get something they liked, broke up and called it quits, with nothing to show for it. After a few years, Kevin Shields emerged and did a remix for Primal Scream. Then another. Then he went on tour with them as a touring guitarist. Now, he's released 4 new tracks on the "Lost In Translation" soundtrack. I've only heard the first one thusfar, but it is GLORIOUS. Actually, the whole soundtrack's been amazing thusfar, and I'm really looking forward to seeing the movie. It's Sofia Coppola's newest movie and it's about being an American in Japan, and the sort of surreal jetlag experience you get.

NEW. KEVIN. SHIELDS!

I'm a bit more likely to believe the rumor that MBV have reformed now. It seems like Kevin has finally figured out how to make the sounds he wants. It only took the blighter over a decade....