Here’s the album of the week. It’s a bit of a basic bitch pick because it’s like Shoegaze 101, but it is the most important and best shoegaze album of all time. Crushing guitars, ethereal vocals, effects pedals. The soft/loud dynamic defined 90s alt rock, but My Bloody Valentine did both at the same time. I saw them at the Fillmore in 2010, and it was the most ear-bleeding show I’ve ever seen.