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Continuing the vast scores of words that have been written about the album, a Master of Music student at Florida State has written a thesis on the subject of My Bloody Valentine's classic Loveless.

The author summarized the lengthy document:

In the first chapter, I trace the origins of shoegaze as a resultant effect of the punk, postpunk, and indie movements that came before it. Later in the chapter, I discuss the music of several important shoegazer bands. Then, deduced from their commonalities, I imply a characterization of shoegaze.

During the second chapter, I focus more specifically on My Bloody Valentine. By means of a basic biography, I present My Bloody Valentine's development and struggles as a band in order to emphasize the profundity of their final album, Loveless, on both musical and interpersonal levels. In the third chapter, I present an analysis of Loveless using both traditional and non-traditional methods.

To read the entire thesis you can visit this page.