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My Bloody Underground
by The Brian Jonestown Massacre


8.5

based on 11 reviews
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The 13th album from the group formed in San Francisco is its first in more than four years.

LABEL:	a
RELEASE DATE:	15 April 2008
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Rock

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

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That this album eviscerates the armies of shoegazer-come-latelies is a trifiling accomplishment compared to the fact that for 74 minutes--with an overall tone of foreboding bordering on the haunting and disturbing--this album is impossible to turn off. [Spring 2008, p.92]

All Music Guide

Hellbent on pushing the envelope, Newcombe shines as a prolific madman once again and as recycled as the ideas are, My Bloody Underground is a fantastic new direction and a forward thinking album that indicates that however combustible, there is a lot more life left in BJM, in any incarnation.

Drowned In Sound

As pastiche, this all makes for a fragmented and cumbersome back-to-back listening experience - utterly dominated by wild mood swings. But with so many independently functioning songs on offer, certain suites of two or three become hands down irresistible.

Lost At Sea

Although the vast majority of the record stays consistent, as on just about every Brian Jonestown Massacre record Newcombe always finds a way (or must resort to, depending on how you see it) to throw in a few buckets of filler.

Observer Music Monthly

World-weary and introspective, frequently discordant, this is the sound of a man pondering where it all went wrong.

Spin

My Bloody Underground emphasizes the band's trippy side, often at the expense of Newcombe's undervalued tunecraft. [May 2008, p.96]

Under The Radar

This must be what they call a bad trip. [Spring 2008, p.74]

Q Magazine

His band's 13th album won't bring him the stardom he craves, consisting of amorphous drones in which the creative energy has been reserved for the titles. [May 2008, p.126]

Tiny Mix Tapes

Where Newcombe’s music once sounded fresh and lively, his political message both controversial and effectual, on My Bloody Underground his music is neither fascinating nor engaging.

Pitchfork

More so than the album's overall malaise and inconsistency, it's this ridiculous (and in some cases, offensive) attempt at "edginess" that's most off-putting.

PopMatters

My Bloody Underground is by far the most vapid, drawn-out, and uninspired addition to their discography.

The average user rating for this album is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Rhys D gave it a9:
Why the hatin? I love this album. If some of the tracks on here had been released as a single by, say, Wooden Shjips, everyone would be coming in their pants over it. But because its BJM, and because of *that* film, lets write them off.

Chonky T gave it a9:
Anton goes in another direction with this one... and it's good. Lots of fuzz, noise, distortion and not at all what I was expecting. Total shocker the critics don't like it.

Dan gave it a9:
This album is totally hypnotic. BJM continue their progression through the history of rock, arriving at a cross-pollinated Kraut-Gaze that refuses to leave my player or my thoughts. In a perfect world, Newcombe would be a star while lesser talents would be licking his boots, but this reversal would probably sap what is essential to his sound.

Joseph B. gave it a9:
The BJM tend to be slightly love or hate (which is shown pretty clearly in the reviews), so you expect any number of reactions. You'll know from the first song whether this is the type of album you like - imagine 'In Rainbows' by Radiohead, but remove all the production tricks and add a healthy dose of resentment. This isn't dancing music, this is art-music, and should be heard in the foreground. I like it, interesting direction, only Anton could get away with it...

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My Bloody Underground by The Brian Jonestown Massacre

My Bloody Underground
by The Brian Jonestown Massacre