Slowdive - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

KEXP.ORG presents Slowdive performing live in the KEXP studio. Recorded October 25, 2017.
Songs:
Slomo
Star Roving
Crazy For You
Sugar For The Pill
Host: Cheryl Waters
Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Scott Holpainen & Justin Wilmore
Editor: Jim Beckmann
kexp.org
www.slowdiveofficial.com

[@wolfofthecave75]

They really were ahead of their time. A lot of Indie bands are trying to do this sound now. This is pure magic.

[@batuhanmusaoglu9409]

Like us hahaha

[@thetrickisirarelyrespond5945]

Your comment is a bit "time travel movie", since a lot of bands now are taking their cues precisely from the likes of Slowdive.

[@FlukeTog]

Sonic youth

[@jamesnolan4412]

If you knew Cocteau Twins you would know they gave birth to this genre. Elizabeth Frazer's vocal style paved the way for shoegaze dream pop albeit that term came in 1988 when A.R. Kane were the ones to coin the term “dream pop” in the first place, with founding member Alex Ayuli first using it to describe their band’s sound.

[@wolfofthecave75]

@@jamesnolan4412I grew up in the 80s/90s so I can say I know quite a bit about The Cocteau Twins and what Shoegaze is ;) . I'm not talking about who invented Shoegaze genre though, I'm talking about how they were mixing elements of Shoegaze, Alternative Rock, Newwave into a beautiful modern Indie Rock cocktail, So I'll say it again, they were still ahead of their time.

[@ethanjosephwilliams1889]

I love how much Cheryl is trying to hold back her fangirling but is still just so excited for them to be in front of her

[@dalekay9ine]

She's one of the luckiest people alive in my opinion think of the shear amount of talent and amazing bands she's had the privilege of seeing 10 feet away from her?!!!!

[@Wischmopp95]

Cheryl is so precious. You can tell how much genuine passion she has for music. She's definitely my favourite moderator ever and I'm glad she gets to do this job.

[@rickdeckard1075]

@@Wischmopp95 how much do you get paid for cockslobbering comments like this lol

[@pinotgreen5317]

Thank you youtube for learning me what fangirling is. Music is more or less well known mainstream pop, sorry but my opinion.

[@christophermaynard1902]

Cheryl reached her celestial shoegaze supernova just like we all did with this absolutely beautiful record.

[@tussk.]

Sound Enginneer - How much reverb do you want? Slowdive - Yes.

[@elizabethw.454]

😂😂

[@bonelessevil2]

The band sounds like they play inside a gymnasium that's inside yet, another gymnasium, but one that's been thrown into deep-sea waters LOL

[@jonathandufern7421]

LMAO

[@theorncampbell4432]

I really hate this sort of trendy commenting that has infected the internet. It's not funny or clever, it's desperate and needy.

[@jonathandufern7421]

@@theorncampbell4432 um...the tracks have tons of reverb an no one said it was a bad thing. Im a musician and produce. If this makes you angry that people mention reverb maybe you need to do some soul searching on why your allowing your emotions to agrivate you. Best of wishes and love.

[@theozmiester7405]

Listening to this album when you are the only car on the motorway at 1am is heaven

[@charliegreenwood8115]

That sounds dreamy

[@alienvolt7741]

they made a correct choice getting back together in mid 10s right when all this dreampop ,indie, lo-fi sound resurfaced

[@combustinghandshakes8617]

"resurfaced"?

[@javiceres]

combustinghandshakes got fancy again

[@cbendau]

Me too.

[@SimMaster]

Cocteau Twins did it first

[@MisterGn0me]

500th like yay

[@IanMcCausland]

This old shoegaze fan is tearing up watching this.

[@IanMcCausland]

and sounds like the host is an old fan too!

[@LaDameDeShalott]

Ian McCausland Cheryl is a spectacular host, the best on KEXP, and if I'm not wrong she really is a big fan of Slowdive. Oh she definitely has good taste in music!

[@robinmarshall5704]

Not only is it grand/amazing/precious this band is back together.... ...their new album is fantastic. Eleven years ago, when I first truly got into them, I NEVER would have imagined the two aforementioned facts would come to fruition.

[@TheBlzbug242]

Amazing!

[@SafelandingRecords]

Ian McCausland the first song had my mind going to another world. Never really listened to slowdive but this video changed everything

[@EzaVinylAddict]

Ive been listening to Slowdive since the 1800s and they are still excellent Over 200 years later. .

[@eldong5250]

Bass player is playing a thunderbird while wearing a t shirt of Kim Gordon playing a thunderbird, sick

[@nicolassorella5560]

That's what I was looking at lol

[@ganamobeats6244]

ThunderBird-Ception

[@kevxxxedge]

inception

[@Handlemcdaniel]

Very Simon Gallup

[@micahnewman]

Thanks, I was wondering who was on his shirt.

[@jonnybgoode007]

I'm 61 years old and I'm wondering how I could've missed this. This ethereal music is, for lack of a better way of stating it, pure Magic. I found Myself lost in a void while listening. I was on the verge of tears, but I was brought joy at the sight of These Masterful Musicians working Their Craft. The Guitars were awesome, as were the Vocals. I love it All. Thank You for this. I appreciate.

[@RoyAH.]

jonnybgoode007: Well said young person!

[@joeborovina4769]

Im 64 and said the same shit...

[@TheRhussmann]

Well, you weren't very late at all to discover these songs since this album is quite recent. The band had some majorly influential songs (and one of the best albums of this style) back in the early 90s, but all of these songs were first recorded and performed around this taping. So there you go! Besides, it is NEVER too late to discover wonderful art like this.

[@GildedSuns]

@@TheRhussmann small correction, 'Crazy For You' is actually an awesome cut off their last 90s album, Pygmalion. Stoked they liked that track enough to include it with the new material here.

[@belmnoir]

Music defies time

[@lemonpie9761]

Each time I hear the male voice songs of Slowdive, I get the impression to hear the most intimate thoughts of a lonely man talking to himself at the end of the day.

[@andremangabeira2019]

The performance of the first song is something that I cannot explain with words.

[@pilarmiranda-chavez9444]

I

[@ddogg14]

yes

[@justinbeard6464]

Straight brought me to tears. Unbelievable!

[@rickyallen8312]

No shit!

[@rickyallen8312]

@Giovanni Macias thats because he was beyond words to describe how amazing the song is.....daaaaaaa!

[@wakeinjunenrico]

Here's a band that really knows how to use pedal effects and sounds almost identical to the studio album

[@Walamonga1313]

It's like U2 but actually good

[@javiceres]

Walamonga 1313 You don’t know what you’re saying. But I get the idea... But you don’t know what you’re saying, SD wishes they ever had the mastery to craft songs that U2 used to have in the 80s to the mid 90s. Or even half of it.

[@javiceres]

Enrico Pastore Not that that has always to be the best way, but here it’s great, I agree

[@budybradley8257]

Enrico Pastore saw them live in some club in la in the early 90s. They sound identical live as in studio.

[@radiofloyd2359]

@@javiceres You don't know what you're saying. Slowdive made one of the greatest shoegaze records of all time with souvlaki.

[@Lexthebarbarian]

The guitar intro to "Crazy for you" kills me everytime..Sublime melancholy.

[@kevinross7643]

I love it myself

[@highwayexit]

It is excellent, I jog to many of the songs on Pygmalion.

[@drownedoceans.7361]

Omg yessss it's my favorite song of them and it gave so much chills

[@Steven-er9fc]

I'm 40 now, I do feel blessed to have listened to Slowdive since I was in my 20's. Rare group.

[@breeneco]

I'm 43.

[@johnytsunami7983]

I also started listening Slowdive in my 20's. It was two years ago.

[@analiacdcastro9478]

I am 45 now...but I have listened to them since 2001, thanks to a friend, what a gift!! wonderful...

[@malakisands8180]

Im 48 and went to many shows in the 90’s. My Bloody Valentine Lush Slowdive Just from that genre of incredible music that lives on

[@matthewphelps5136]

The band killed it, but folks, let's give it up to the Audio Engineer (Kevin Suggs). My man Kevin is next level bad ass Audio Engineer.

[@itdies2dayyo]

It's really not common for a band to be dormant that long and put out a banger. Love Slowdive so much.

[@consciencedub]

SunHead check out the last album by Ride

[@fulstop8871]

agreed, but have you seen Ride? still got it almost 30 years later.

[@ivorybooker8957]

Did everyone forget My Bloody Valentine? I'm amazed they did theirs years back.

[@alastairgraham5463]

and not forgetting Mazzy Star. It must be a shoegaze thing; a genre of honesty and class

[@itdidnotworkmichael]

It happens from time to time. Failure did it well

[@nicktaylor5264]

I used to know those guys when we were kids. It's weirdly emotional.

[@player218]

Nick Taylor that's crazy

[@siddhant717]

Really?

[@0Nathre0]

Nostalgia!

[@melancholia7010]

Personally?

[@26alexxkidd]

@@melancholia7010 it's not that difficult, Berkshire is not that big of a town

[@MyNameIsWhat118]

You know a band is good when even after almost 30 years, they manage to put out an album that is still relevant. Some of my favorite songs of them are from this last album abd I find this to be very impressive, especially since they've been out for 22 years. It's not like they've been writing songs together during these two decades. They truly amaze me.

[@Ninatoro39]

it doesn't even feel like 30 years, your comment hit me haha. they're just timeless yet they give me that high school nostalgia 90s drama vibe.

[@DJJoshMcClintock]

@Nathan Guerrette dit Latulippe Dude you are so wrong. There new album was one of the best albums I've heard in years. Every day I have a new favorite song off it. Even better than their old stuff.

[@michaelmeade9111]

Emile Lord Ayotte They've actually been playing as Mojave 3 throughout the late 90's/00's

[@garster61]

@@Ninatoro39 For me it was the 10 Years after college nostalgia mid 90'e lost in confusion vibe!!

[@Ninatoro39]

@@garster61 college nostalgia is the best

[@mamasonicarchives]

2023 and going. Brilliant music. Completely missed them back then, but wont miss them again.

[@brendandowling7512]

Nobody plays guitar like slowdive 😂

[@fugazzetaymantecol8964]

This KEXP performances are unbelievable.

[@sailingcoach]

KEXP are the new Sound Stage and that is a compliment.

[@christophermaynard1902]

The sound engineers are magicans.

[@nevaskinha]

00:40 Slomo 08:16 Star Roving 14:04 Crazy For You 19:05 Interview 27:48 Sugar For The Pill

[@isthereasonrecords]

Renan Alves Thanks my bitch, kisses

[@markschtiz2552]

thank you))

[@tremolo664]

Gracias.

[@hakan3622]

David Lieme İ love ıt

[@hakan3622]

Peace any country.

[@hestonblumenthal4263]

One of the best sounding kexp sessions I've seen. Absolutely spot on from the sound engineers and of course to slowdive for an incredible set

[@final_mile_music9713]

Heston Blumenthal engineered to perfection. Really, really good.

[@final_mile_music9713]

Heston Blumenthal BTW. Is that really you? I had my 40th at the Fat Duck, so if it is, thanks! (And Andy Taylor was my Food Chem Tutor....).

[@chrismcdonald4730]

Spot on Heston 👍

[@JHallDaBoss]

Cheryl Waters is that cool auntie with epic taste in music that everyone wishes they had in their family.

[@leemay4459]

Who's still listening in 2022? Because i am and loving this more than ever.... pure perfection 🥰 keep going Slowdive 🙏

[@Sommersole86]

Gets better every moment that goes by. But also not appreciated for what it is. A damn good vibe. Reason? IDK... But sounds damn good nevertheless...

[@earthrat1724]

2023 now

[@brightestblue19971]

You'll be happy to know that the band has finished work on their 5th studio album.

[@666sdkfz]

Listening to them in 2024 cause I listened to them in the 1990s

[@susanswan]

2024 now

[@malcolm2486]

Cheryl jamming in the background is the most precious thing

[@TheBaesment]

I love how the host is just jamming in the background like a tambourine player that never gets the cue to come in.

[@Akerfeldtfan]

Sound guy understood the assignment. The outro of slomo sounds better than the damn album!

[@2BMIKE1569]

Just discovered Slowdive at the tender age of 50 and I love their music, I've a lot of catching up to do....

[@salemthemerciless]

Discovered them while KEXP bingeing last week. I'm 52. 😀

[@mattzinicola7460]

They've been consistently good from the beginning.... even their early stuff is at this level. I, too, am glad they've released new material.

[@mattzinicola7460]

I think I found them on MTV's "120 Minutes" back in the early 90's... Then, their track "Blue Skied An' Clear" appeared in the movie "The Doom Generation". I was hooked.

[@christophermaynard1902]

I envy you.....enjoy.....it's a beautiful ride!

[@ChaosHornet]

Ha! Me too! I'm 52 and really really loving this band

[@davidellis5141]

Sugar for The Pill is an amazing song.

[@soulcalibrator67]

Yep and it doesn't make me cry at all

[@EOJrobolo]

Finding Slowdive in 2019...late to the party but damn this is exciting. So amazing

[@enzorodriguez2430]

Same here!!! They are amazing

[@chrisdunn7443]

Me too brother.

[@alejandronajera4332]

That's true: listening to Slowdive is like getting late to the party, when everyone is drunk and sleepy, and yet deep in your heart you know that there's still time...

[@johnjosephdejesus8524]

Found them back in january this year, great departure from a 7th grade green day addict back in 2016

[@Twin_solo_az]

Congratulations to everybody in this comment thread. Good music never dies.

[@wlouisharris]

Racheal is so humble. It's cool how the band seems to get along. Obviously the Lush reunion really collapsed because the band couldn't stand each other any more. These guys are back in force. Their new songs sound great and this is a really tight performance. Old and young fans appreciate Slowdive and other shoegaze bands because there is so much attention to the sonic experience.

[@conradclipper]

Can we take a second to recognise the incredible rhythm section. Special shout to Nick and Simon. Amazing. Subtle, musical, emotional.

[@cyoung7127]

How do they sound that good? Their tone is so on point

[@RichardGrijalva]

Cory Y. That’s what twenty five years will do for a band.

[@TheAmazingSnarf]

Tone shaping requires much time, as Richard G aptly notes. That, and a solid signal path, ending in those lovely Roland amplifiers. The ability for band members to perpetually adjust tone and dynamic to meet each other's efforts is a skill set only made available by effort, patience, and time together. I adore everything about this band and their work. I wish them happiness, for that's what they've presented to me.

[@MagicSwagget12]

KEXP actually have really good sound engineers too. Listen to any live performance they host

[@joemcjoe8382]

Yeah, I'm always surprised how good these live performances sound.

[@benjaminmitchell5345]

Practice

[@rentalsnake6542]

*Points to delay and reverb pedals* "These ones go to 11"

[@dj_jazzywhut]

Haha

[@docbrown3139]

Been listening to them since 16.. 20 years have passed but every time I listen to them I close my eyes and it’s like a blanket of warm light surrounds me.

[@gferrie]

Without a doubt Slowdive is one of the most underrated bands around imho. Neil Halstead is a true artist. Bravo - great session.

[@dustyoldhat]

how are they underrated exactly? every music critic gave this album top rankings and i don't know anyone who doesn't hold them in high regard either from their first iteration or their reunion

[@spacedebris566]

whoever engineered this is a legend

[@SidewalksandSkeletons]

When Rachels voice comes in at 3:12 to harmonise... Perfection ❤️

[@franksinatra2498]

Nice to see you here, you do a great music

[@BLUEPLANETJAZZ]

Great find--yes--so eerie and lush--sounds almost like a flute...

[@medusa301]

Sugar for the pill is such a beautiful song

[@rybfish76]

My soul is healing. Thank you.

[@gargoylegirlfriend5418]

SHERRYL CAN I HAVE YOUR JOB WHEN YOU RETIRE? You get your own private concerts and it isn't fair lmao

[@moisienbake1746]

Yes! you are damm right!

[@MrLevinej]

@@moisienbake1746 yeah and getting paid no doubt

[@LowQualityPigeon]

I'm ready to work for free

[@koreypaul6698]

Sorry, I hope Cheryl never retires. She's the best

[@thomasraven]

I can't explain it, but some of their songs just instantly move me to tears. I used to think it was nostalgia for the time of Souvlaki, but the newer record had the same effect. It's so wonderful that they're still in the world making these marvelous sounds. Is ot too much to hope for another album?

[@Premonition64]

They are working on a new album for release end of this year

[@warrenb7088]

Your wish has been granted ! Everything is Alive is awesome !

[@kreep182]

This group of people have blessed the world with some of the most beautiful, emotional, and magical music ever made and yet they havent been nearly appreciated enough.

[@thelsdaysband]

*shoegaze is alive*

[@1313sp]

Unlike others of their same era, these guys have aged really well! They all still look great. What if there was a plot twist and Rachel & Neil got back together after all these years?

[@christodowns]

1200 years later... Slowdive still tops the charts 🖤

[@kgbeezr75]

I think Cheryl might be a Slowdive fan.

[@maidsandmuses]

Oh dear; I've been a Slowdive (& Mojave 3 & Neil Halstead) fan for longer than I care to remember. And I missed this one!!! 🙄 Better late than never. KEXP sound engineers have done a super job, as always...

[@drsnyzasveceny]

They sound better than they used to in 90's! And the new album is a masterpiece. How many reunions like this has world of music seen?

[@joelcoupland9517]

Jan it was my son how got me back into these , I was a big fan of them in the 90s . He found one of my CDs and started looking for them on KZbin . So glad he did as it brought me here.

[@juaco1308]

i've always been a metal fan but today the mystery of life showed me this band. I listened Souvlaki and shit what can i say... it made me feel sooo relax like i was in a road trip i had this picture of me driving my car during the sunset in summer smoking a joint...

[@jeanfrancoisrondeau6444]

Same metalhead me too i discover alcest and after discover them

[@northland7885]

@@jeanfrancoisrondeau6444 Neige is also a big fan of Slowdive and also a big influence to the blackgaze genre. You can hear some of Slowdive sound in his music.

[@heilapaulino7602]

Their sound is soft and blue and cloudy and far away.

[@zamaz99]

Star Roving is a masterpiece and an instant classic.

[@savannxh]

their music feels as big as the whole world

[@heilapaulino7602]

yes!!!

[@dennissalisbury496]

KEXP's studio sound recording and photography/video set a standard that few have yet to attain.

[@md8651]

Man, I wish these KEXP performances were available on Spotify... I don't have access to KZbin when I'm camping, and that's my favourite time to sit and listen

[@bloomeye6969]

Download the audio and you could listen like that. Just look up youtube to mp3 converter

[@final_mile_music9713]

This session is just perfect. I remember seeing Slowdive at Rock City in Nottingham in 1990 supporting Ride on their Going Blank Again tour. I rushed out and bought the first EP. I have all their original Creation EP’s and, of course all the original issues of the albums. To have them reunite and produce their best work is a gift. Slowdive is possibly my favorite record of all time. And with a huge, eclectic record collection, that really is saying something. I wish I could thank them in person.

[@robertfoster7384]

I was there....didn't Chapterhouse also support them? Two support acts then Ride.

[@final_mile_music9713]

@@robertfoster7384 I can’t remember! Maybe!

[@robertfoster7384]

@@final_mile_music9713 after posting this I thought maybe it was Chapterhouse supporting Curve at Rock City, great venue and great music back then.

[@CurrieNerd]

@@robertfoster7384 Curve were fucking awesome live. Saw them at Birmingham university.

[@jsmrt6875]

Ug, to have seen them along with Ride must have been a privilege

[@chelsidawg]

Slowdive changed me♡

[@MollySpiegelman]

I can barely breathe listening to this

[@lanewebb1328]

Fire Nation whys that

[@charlesfranta8472]

that didnt age well

[@clvrswine]

Fat people have breathing problems.

[@MollySpiegelman]

@@charlesfranta8472 you didn't age well

[@ALeaud]

Are you black?

[@modelcitizen9279]

I always thought Ulrich Schnauss was responsible for Crazy For You. I'm shocked and a bit saddened that I couldn't give this band the credit for such a beautiful piece of music and am so glad I have the opportunity now to listen to the rest of their works!

[@marcotravanca8871]

They come back from my 90’s playlist of youth. In those days I was more of a 4AD kind of guy, but Souvlaki still haunts me today. Thanks to KEXP I got to find them again. Great band, after all these years. Cheers!

[@PK-vd3vo]

Me: ...Keeps turning up the volume. Souvlaki was and is still amazing.

[@Dean_corso007]

Slomo❤️ I can't forget this amazing song rest of my life.

[@mr.hunkypoodle6067]

This might be the best live performance I’ve ever heard

[@somebody.5402]

This is the most beautiful music in the universe....💜

[@sabserab]

No, it's simple and boring

[@somebody.5402]

Oh dear.....🥺

[@maskof]

25 years later, there's no need to gaze at your shoes.

[@rrickey360]

Souvlaki is a classic album in my top ten albums

[@jasonwilcox6637]

Man they created an entire universe.

[@mtr801]

This version of Crazy For You is incredible

[@tomestokes]

Thank you Slowdive. Thank you KEXP. Saw them live in 4/9/94 in Boston, they let me back stage for a visit a beer and a smoke. Great moment in my life. Truly a legendary and gracious band

[@rorymcclure]

My heart exploded watching & listening to this

[@josennyluna6367]

that jazzmaster is one if not the most gorgeous guitar i’ve seen, i’m in love

[@adsones]

They're so fucking neat. It's almost miraculous how great they sound live. I can't help but get really emotional seeing them back like this, with such vitality and coherence. The comeback of the century, no doubt. Shoegaze is alive bish!

[@incobjork]

Love Cheryl's reactions to this session, are quite similar to everybody's reactions who genuinely loves Slodive

[@Twin_solo_az]

Back when people found new music at record shops I bought Souvlaki for the cover. The rest is history and Slowdive, 25+ years later is still in my top 3. Seeing all original members here playing new music is special and emotional.

[@dustyoldhat]

i bought a lot of albums like that. it's how i "discovered" dinosaur jr. in like 1992

[@warrenb7088]

slowdive is my favorite ! Sigur Ros is my 2nd fave & beach house prob #3 since 1990

[@seanb.4712]

Sugar for the Pill and Slowmo are such great songs.

[@Wankerstew]

For fuck’s sake man, thank you for existing during my lifespan

[@stanthechanman]

Guys I don't think there's enough reverb

[@IanMcCausland]

never enough!

[@krisorri132]

And cowbell, needs more cowbell

[@ozzysman07]

yeah true, but atleast it isn't stacked horribly like tash sultana

[@burungpuyuh9350]

and sax...

[@unoaotroa]

ozzysman07 what the hell are you talking 'bout? Tash Sultana rocks!

[@rd.bagus.nugroho]

since this video was uploaded, once in a week i came back to listen to this....

[@swejmar]

By far the best of all the band reunions. Ride is a close second.

[@christophermaynard1902]

Kexp has magicans for engineers...listen to that perfect sound.

[@nineradvocate]

This version of Slomo... Perfection.

[@1980alsful]

This is better than the studio version! 😍

[@lesterdiamond6190]

I'm about the most unlikely fan you could ever imagine. But I love listening to this when I'm heading out into a city full of crazy drivers, in a truck full of dangerous industrial chemicals.

[@averyadrian1534]

Jazzmasters sound so good - I need one

[@markhopo9335]

Cathedral of feeling

[@zimbraundertone4075]

Slomo is such a beautiful song, brings tears to my eyes every time I take a road, I say goodbye to someone Give me your heart It’s a curious thing

[@PortsladeBySea]

Only just found this 🤭 Gr8 band. Only just found KEXP 🤭 Gr8 radio station 🥳🎧🎤 Gr8 start to 2021! 👍

[@WFMGINC]

120 minutes will forever be the one that showed me shoegaze and I am grateful to have heard so many amazing bands and that the genre lives on

[@Stamango]

I feel like they where writing songs ahead of it's time back in the day and now the world has caught up to them somewhat. I think the are perfectly balanced as a band - I think that's one reason they sound just like their records live. I like when they switch things up live too.

[@TheseBitchesWantNikes]

Stamango-Metal This. They predicted so much of what would come after them.

[@andrewhillis2269]

THIS IS G-R-E-A-T SEEING THESE GUYS AGAIN ! ! ! I LOVE THE SOUND ! ! ! RINGO STARR AT THE DRUMS (UNCANNY RESEMBLANCE TO HIM CIRCA 1960's WITH THE BEATLES ! ! !) ONLY KIDDING ABOUT RINGO STARR ! ! !👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@etiennevig8712]

You can really see that the drummer is feeling the music

[@jonoh4883]

2022.. my daughter is 12 and loves you guys.

[@AlexandraStarr1974]

Slowdive has been in my life for 30+ years now, when I discovered their music, I was a hardcore raver, the Madchester scene was over, and rave music was splitting off in all directions. but slowdive would keep me grounded, even when high as a kite! Someone mentioned these were ahead of their time, oh how I do agree with that sentiment, they were so ahead of every other band, they may have been a part of Madchester scene, but their heads and shoulders above their peers, the Charlatans, Inspiral tribe etc, no group can do dreamy like slowdive, not really, they try but, it falls short every time, but not slowdive, they deliver every time!

[@Mindphaser1]

I'd say Cocteau Twins are on par with Slowdive.

[@tzt1182]

@@Mindphaser1 I couldn’t agree more. I discovered the Cocteau Twins in the mid 80s which opened my world up to a magical world of soundscapes I had never experienced before. It eventually led me to Slowdive. No words can express the amount of joy and pure emotion Slowdive has provided in the last 30 years.

[@charlie5thumbs351]

This is definitely my new favorite type of music.

[@saddestchord7622]

I'm 103 years old and just listened to music for the first time today. I like it a lot.

[@rexdinarocky]

That’s one good drummer man

[@luanawantsacake]

How lovely, been waiting for this one to be released in months! I had the great pleasure in talking to them after their show in Argentina and it was speechless, not to my surprise they are touring a lot since 2014. They all gave us so much attention, I was crazy to get my Just for a Day´s copy signed and they were kinda shocked about the fact this was my fave album being only 25 years old. Neil said I was too young for that and had a laugh. Chris was also too lovely when I first tried to approach him while the stupid security guy would yell at me saying "Go away!". We talked a lot about music and how it can affect our emotions. Great night! Amazing band, very solid new album and very honest musicians! Thank you so much KEXP!

[@IanMcCausland]

sounds like an amazing experience!

[@juanbinckoski]

I took a flight from Comodoro Rivadavia just to go to that show and It was one of the most magical days of my life.

[@luanawantsacake]

@Juan Binckoski Juan Binckoski amazing! I am actually brazilian but currently living in Bs As. I don’t think I would’ve had the same luck to meet them outside that away, Niceto Club place is pretty small comparing to the where they played in Brazil!

[@punker-gamer-trucker-guy]

Luana Melo I'm glad younger generations are finding this great music! Especially Slowdive who never got the recognition they deserved, massively overshadowed by My Bloody Valentine, who I also enjoy but don't like nearly as much as Slowdive. They take shoegaze to more somber and subtle territories rather than shredding my ear drums. There's so much air and space in their songs that make them even more powerful than mbv heaviest and loudest material. When slowdive does come up from a whisper to a shout, its majestic and beautiful. Quite often, less is more and Slowdive is a prime example of how that works. Also, check out Beach House if you haven't. Very similar vibes, especially their Bloom record and on.

[@brunotavarescoversemelodia3775]

Is so amazing to read this, they actually seem to be very nice people and i love their song. Is something that makes me dream, while listening the instrumental

[@rylannational4577]

Wonderful wall of sound, and kudos to KEXP sound guys👏

[@MisterGn0me]

Slowdive was one of my favorite acts the last year of Sasquatch, which was a crazy tall order.

[@deadinfebruary]

Crazy to think they came back after all those years just to release another amazing album.