Bilinda Jayne Butcher is an English musician and singer-songwriter, best known as a vocalist and guitarist of the shoegaze band My Bloody Valentine.
Bilinda Butcher performing in 2009
Butcher performing with My Bloody Valentine in 1989
My Bloody Valentine (band)
My Bloody Valentine are an Irish-English alternative rock band formed in Dublin in 1983 and consisting since 1987 of founding members Kevin Shields and Colm Ó Cíosóig, with Bilinda Butcher and Debbie Googe (bass). Often cited as a pioneering act in the shoegaze genre, their sound is characterized by dissonant guitar textures, subdued and androgynous vocals, and unorthodox production techniques.
Clockwise from top left: Kevin Shields, Bilinda Butcher, Colm Ó Cíosóig, and Debbie Googe
Bilinda Butcher performing in 1989
Kevin Shields performing in 1989
Bilinda Butcher and Debbie Googe performing in 2008