Slowdive live in Manchester, Oct 2023 (Gary Mather)
slowdive’s UK and Ireland tour will next be at The Troxy in London.
slowdive have more UK and European tour dates ahead of them as their live work behind this summer’s ‘everything is alive’ album heads into 2024.
“As is their trademark the lyrics are often indecipherable, but the intent is made clear in the tone, such as on the infectious ‘alife’, which skates along gracefully with a silky bassline, while ‘chained to a cloud’ slithers and winds psychedelically,” our review reads.
The warped guitar and keys recall imperial-era Moby, while the dual vocals from Halstead and Goswell are saccharine-sweet. But for all the splendour and magnificence, the best is kept for last: ‘the slab’ is intentionally monolithic, a piece of juddering drama with gritty, focused guitars and whipcrack percussion which fades out with the promise of further adventures to come.