ToD Receive Offer to Open for My Bloody Valentine
11/21/2007 -- by merlin

LONDON, England (AP) -- According to several sources close to shoegazing pioneer Kevin Shields, Texas-based glamour rockers ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead will be given the first opportunity to open for My Bloody Valentine on their upcoming reunion tour.

Shields, a keen admirer of the ever-evolving Austin quintet, is thought to have met and discussed the possibility of combining forces during Trail of Dead's tour stop in London this past August.  The My Bloody Valentine frontman has never been one to shy away from vocally declaring his love for the band, referring to them in a 2005 interview as "the cutting edge of alternative rock's artistic blade."  Shields said he was comprehensively blown away by their onstage presence and lamented the fact he hadn't found them sooner.  "I hadn't heard of Trail of Dead until I saw them play with Mogwai a few years back.  Everything about that show knocked me off my feet.  I had already worked with Mogwai several times and from that moment on I knew I had to find a way to involve myself with these guys, whether as a performer, producer, engineer, or simply as a regular fan."

Trail of Dead bit part frontman Jason Reece expressed his delight upon receiving the news of the My Bloody Valentine reunion at a recent show in Madison, Wisconsin, but seemed unaware of any plans to open for the seminal alternative band.  "Well it's certainly news to me," laughed Reece.  "You'd have to talk to Conrad [Keely] about that one.  We've met up with Kevin [Shields] a few times at festivals and he's been to a couple of our shows.  Kevin is a great guy and a musical genius.  I'm thrilled to hear he's getting My Bloody Valentine back together.  I only wish we had [all] been born a few years sooner so we could have had the opportunity to play a few shows with them the first time around.  This time, you never know."

When pressed for comment, a spokesman for My Bloody Valentine would neither confirm nor deny these newest reports.

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