Slowdive - When the Sun Hits (Audio)

[@neat_lemon]

"It matters where you are." that line changed my whole view on life. The past doesn't define you, don't let it haunt you, it matters what you're doing now. If you've changed for the better, then that's all that matters. It matters where you are.

[@areyouawormonastring]

God I needed this comment thanks❤

[@neat_lemon]

@@areyouawormonastring no problem at all. Glory Be.

[@neat_lemon]

@@healngwithhopeandempathy Happy New Year :)

[@chiaraabenelang8172]

Thank you

[@PootisPlayer]

i needed this. bless.

[@Sleepyyy365]

This song is so nostalgic. I can’t really explain why. It sounds like a foggy, dark and rainy day. I love it so so much

[@iwannkms]

it's shoegaze afterall:>

[@flamingzucchini7843]

i think it’s the opposite. i think it’s like when you wake up in the morning, feeling really tired, and then you open your window and get blinded by the sun a little bit. pretty much the title of the song

[@TheFuckingVicious]

@@flamingzucchini7843 It's both.

[@barbarawroblewska5983]

It's the woow suuun 🌄🌅

[@coe_aql]

não sei pq, mas me faz pensar em silent hill

[@grantk1n_791]

Music truly is the greatest achievement of mankind

[@damianreynoso2705]

Seriously bro

[@Jacob-Laeby]

Indeed it is. The most advanced form of communication we humans are capable of. Sadly most are oblivious to that fact.

[@descendingforth]

So painfully true.

[@osamaqtaitat]

@@descendingforth why “painfully”?

[@Areezle]

@@osamaqtaitat I think maybe because with all of technolgical advancements that we have achieved (some of them being utlilized for negative purposes), music is still the one of the purest and honest depictions of our human condition.

[@luadmo4117]

this sound feels like the soundtrack to a horrible time in your life, but a time that you look back on and miss because it's gone

[@chrismc1975]

Yeah my teens… I’m nearly 50 now. So many seasons ago

[@inahaze76]

It was a horrible time in my life when this song came out in 1993 or '94. I was 17 or 18. I wish I had known about Slowdive back then.

[@highspeedtarantado]

You said it so well

[@kareokedan]

Love that thought. Like you grow to miss missing someone because when you were missing them they were still with you. And later, they are more in fact, gone.

[@chrisbernardo5500]

What a wonderful description. So very true. Going through that period as a young man in his late teens the point of @luadmo4117 being the album happening in a tough time in their life but still lamenting its passsing is brilliant.

[@ultimatetrash9224]

"it matters where you are" that means so much to me

[@eslvk22yrsago12]

yep , today is the first time i hear this song and man it sounds so good ...😔

[@ultimatetrash9224]

@@eslvk22yrsago12 maaaan slowdive is so good, keep listening

[@malterwitty5433]

Me too , I just wrote it then scrolled through comments , amazing song

[@lol-ki8yd]

@@eslvk22yrsago12 slowdive have so many amazing songs, you should check out this whole album definitely

[@alancantu2557]

Beautiful line. It’s exactly what I felt back when I was younger and the person I was in love with moved a thousand miles away. I wish I could go back and change things so that we were still together

[@zacharymaat1662]

I was born 2000, grew up listening to this stuff when I was in the car with my dad. Crazy to think he’s an old man now and I’m 22. Made me realize we’re closer to 2040 than 2000. Time flies, good music is timeless. Anyone who sees this comment, enjoy every moment because you’ll be on the next chapter of life before you realize the previous two are over.

[@SulimCornejo]

:(

[@MrTaylorTexas]

My 60th birthday is coming up and it's hard for me to believe life has gone by so fast. Recognize the moments now they will be memories tomorrow.

[@pauli4909]

Old men made this for you.

[@Cuyt24]

Your dad is not old if he was having babies in 2000. lol

[@jetaaaim]

@@Cuyt24ему может быть под 60 лет

[@valekrrnz2226]

This song reminds me of someone who i loved. We were on a bus, she was heading home and i don't knew where i was going. But i don't wanted to be home. Suddenly she passes me one earplug, and said something like "do you know slowdive?". I was into grunge and punk at the moment. I said no. Then this starts playing on my left ear. I don't really wanted the bus to stop anytime soon, i wanted (and still want) to live in that moment forever. She got over me and moved to another city to study. I'm still here getting high to this song. And i'm pretty sure that particular bus still drives on the streets. With different lovers in it. Heading home or nowhere.

[@TheDeathBuddy]

damn that was poetic as fuck

[@minerdalta]

damn everybody felt that

[@valekrrnz2226]

@@TheDeathBuddy thx i was pretty fucked up hahahah

[@valekrrnz2226]

@@minerdalta that's what keep us alive. People that feel things like us. Thanks dude.

[@valekrrnz2226]

@AJtheory deep stuff

[@carmenespinosa5207]

It makes me so happy that this sound is back. Slowdive, The Cure, Cocteau twins... teens today have good taste

[@mei-cb8ty]

aww thanks

[@caioo3325]

yes!!

[@myathegrandma]

Thank you! Tired of hearing how awful our taste in music is when that’s just the mainstream. There’s many great artists out there that are inspired by older music!

[@whyar3y0uga34]

"indie" has never been more mainstream, and i love it

[@xoblivion4118]

I’m 18 going on 19 in a few months, finding mbv has gotten me into this type of music and I honestly cant see myself without it at this point

[@rachelkay1694]

this song reminds me of all the people who i’ve grown so far apart from but once were super close- it’s crazy how one moment in time someone knows everything about you and you know everything about them then you just become complete strangers who never talk anymore. It’s not due to conflicts but just life happening and slowly you drift apart which causes it to not necessarily be sad but relived that you got to have that experience in the first place

[@pedroxyo]

leaving this comment here because of the chance of someone replying years later, and i'm gonna forget about this comment in less than a week

[@Shockwave99999]

@@pedroxyo same.

[@johnnycochicken]

@@pedroxyo ooh this has the potential to be quite the comment thread

[@Metado42069]

i lost all my friends like this

[@kurdt1012]

I miss my school best friend

[@arminveasi725]

People who listen this kind of music, I need them in my life.

[@danika5284]

i need u in my life then

[@magda-de3ps]

aw

[@scandalnight3996]

эх да

[@stargazerv2657]

Facts

[@abovemyenemieskrew]

We all together in this

[@airdromeaccount7922]

Everyone who loves this song: I love YOU

[@picayuneambedo5929]

i love you too!! :')

[@alwaysnegative211]

Love you too

[@christina2071]

i love you too

[@UnderBridge]

I love you all too, I love Slowdive so much

[@sandiegorandolph]

You are a Song Now, Hey Hey. 1 Love

[@dragonrikiki]

This song feels like being warmed by the sun after a cold winter

[@RobertoRossi-k3o]

This song sounds as you’re lost forever in the rain ☔️ 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@naoestouaquii]

it sounds exactly like the opposite

[@christiangranum7387]

This level of sadness is just amazing.

[@elpresidente3025]

The ghost of Ian Curtis said hold my beer.

[@px30silver4ever]

Sadness?? This song gives me a dopamine rush

[@mindofaperson8658]

@@px30silver4ever cus you are high

[@px30silver4ever]

@@mindofaperson8658 what made you say that stupid shit?? I think it’s time for you to get educated on how the brain works, I don’t need to get high to feel good

[@mindofaperson8658]

@@px30silver4ever educated? lol how ironic

[@DaneMarshall56377]

For some reason this song captures the feelings of having a crush on someone you know you’ll never end up with. Someone just so inaccessible and different than you that you don’t even bother, yet you can’t get them off your mind. The poignancy of this feeling hurts.

[@eddiecaplan1908]

This is very true, maybe not always just a crush, it can take years, seeing someone everyday, you see them as they truly are,

[@nammar6435]

This is very true my ex is toxic and hates me but I still have this huge crush on her for no reason

[@Victor-rb6pq]

That's bullshit .How do you know you love someone If you never been with that person ?It's a crush ,you just "love " the looks of a person ,so you fantasize about her in your head like she's perfect ,but you'll never know what what you acctually feel until you date that "special" somebody .Seriosly ,people should stop thinking love is an impulse to have someone without even knowing the person .And don't get me wrong ,i've been this way myself ,But we gotta move on and grow up .

[@lidijazdravkovic7341]

@@Victor-rb6pq It doesn't have to be about a person's look, but rather a person's mind...

[@Victor-rb6pq]

@@lidijazdravkovic7341 It's always about the looks ,because most people don't even look twice at someone who doesn't have a nice figure .And how can you love somebodys "mind" ,if you only talk to that person a few times ?

[@Lama67_]

This song is so dreamy I can’t stop listening to it

[@markstemrich8942]

Dream girl

[@markstemrich8942]

Girls with good music taste can rip my soul out my chest and eat it idc

[@michaelh5676]

You have got to listen "Heros" by David bowie, it sounds very similar and his lyrics are enchanting

[@GT380man]

@@michaelh5676Bowie is a lifer from Tavistock, and a deeply unpleasant person in real life. I was a fan for 48y. Not any more. That’s in part why I’m here. Slowdive is real.

[@Hdr_qm]

اويلي الموسيقى ،الهدوء في الغناء ، الصخب الهادئ ,ضربات الطبل كل شيء ساحر

[@Shpisabnina]

Fr

[@IdkSm-tb6uq]

بالظبط . لخصت الهدوء الصاخب بداخلي

[@38f]

جنت اقرأ رياضيات و وكفت وجاي اسمعها

[@Mexy-hec]

U've got the TASTE

[@mrt5655]

@@Hdr_qm تحب سلو دايف

[@Stl71]

Yesterday, this song was in my car...My 15 years old daughter gets the beginning of the song, she says "Nice guitars. Who is that?". I just smiled. Almost a 30 years old song and next generation is about to love Slowdive.

[@seyli526]

oh don't worry lots of us teenagers do love this song and genre :D we are just the minority sadly

[@thedawn_isyourenemy7994]

I’m 15 I love this song

[@meowmeow6232]

@@thedawn_isyourenemy7994 literally same, its just something about their voice that makes the song work so welll

[@ballzack7543]

Hell, even super young teens like me dig it! I just turned 14 about a month ago and i still love this song

[@anika-banikakee-kee1097]

@@seyli526 me too i am a teen and i seriously love shoegaze and dreampop, like slowdive or my bloody valentine >:D im so happy that you also like these genres as a teenager we're super cool

[@AlectriXSharpness]

When this song hits.

[@Agostoic]

Underrated comment right here.

[@leopleop]

[@seekingatruthbeyondme]

My mom never likes what I listen to. It’s either too sad, creepy or loud for her. Then I showed her this song. She loved it.

[@seekingatruthbeyondme]

She said it was beautiful and honestly that makes me so happy because that was my exact first thought when I listened to this for the first time

[@chickenbeef1242]

I am curious what else you listen to now.... i like stuff that's sounds kinda sad. I wish i knew more people that did too.

[@CATHEAVEN-v2l]

@@chickenbeef1242 same here, i'm interested

[@matthewk1]

@@chickenbeef1242 try my bloody valentine but they're a bit harder to get into. best song to start with would be when you sleep and then just the entire loveless album.

[@____3402]

@@matthewk1 you made me realize > Loveles

[@dillaoffc_1510]

This song triggers feelings of wanting those memories to be remembered, and that in reality I don't want to lose them.

[@tirowmsa4543]

this songs feels like someone you can’t no longer love but can only let go.

[@ImpaledCaptain7]

Hi there check out this other good song called ( time by the impures ) Really great shoegaze track😮😮😮😮🎉🎉🎉😮😮

[@alexanderarnaud1310]

I appreciate you

[@foda.4031]

disse tudo

[@brithanyperez4668]

miss him but it sucks hes moved on now :(

[@nosequiters]

saudade

[@beans9592]

listen to this song while laying down with your eyes closed. imagine your memories with your friends so far. let them pass thru your brain like a movie while this song plays. most indescribable feeling i’ve ever experienced

[@alancantu2557]

Makes me tear up at the thought that I once had it so good and simple. Now I’m practically alone with no direction in life, confused on what step to take next…

[@imfromtheinternett6155]

Funny you said that . I’ve done this with this whole album more times than I can count . .

[@imfromtheinternett6155]

@@alancantu2557 same . We’ll be ok .

[@yassa-ju1kb]

​@@imfromtheinternett6155 you literally just described it

[@enriquetorreblanca]

​@@alancantu2557dont worry dude. Same here. But keep listening to good music and breathing meditating. That helps me. Along with going to camp walks. I enjoy those..

[@ryanmauery5459]

This song is a drug. Every replay makes me feel compounding ecstasy with each chorus, succeeded by compounding hollowness as each rush fades away.

[@fervcorsica3358]

Yesss. It is fckn dreamy

[@cannedbread3125]

Learn to write

[@nanand.r]

@@cannedbread3125 ...actually, its "type" not write lmao

[@cannedbread3125]

@@nanand.r lol

[@frankiegaya8906]

Well, the lyrics are talking about heroine, so it makes sense

[@7cchriss]

I wish I had someone I like as much as I love this song ;((

[@SidewalksandSkeletons]

This song has been my solace for so many years, one of the most beautiful songs ever made.

[@lem0ngl0ww77]

Youre so real for this

[@madijean-tq6ur]

Love you! Amazing taste.

[@aveplague]

You have such amazing taste on music to listen to ti and to compose it.

[@infinitybear101gdgg7]

So real for that also luv you guys too>>> 🖤💜💫🙏🎶

[@mememan3799]

I don’t know man, Shoegaze just hits a little different.

[@usami3374]

Pierces through the heart

[@noqueno606]

fendi fax

[@Berzella]

fax no printerrr

[@defminerva13]

Have you listened to any post-rock bands?

[@steventremino5623]

Dream pop.

[@0ktober]

It's like a distant memory of a friend group that had their fun in their youth, long conversations and laughs in the sunset. And life went and did its usual thing, people grew apart and all you have left are a few faded photos and a dirty window.

[@charliemuskrat]

0ktober i think i finally found that friend group a couple weeks ago. i think i found the kids i’m gonna get high and drive in the middle of the night with, make mistakes, and wake up on beaches with

[@interweb0069]

Medz cool good for u.

[@HansLanda9098]

Are you trying to make me sad Mr.?

[@MadMan731]

Damn that hits me in the feels.

[@leonore3349]

Why the dirty window?

[@trippyphoenix_]

This song makes me want to hug it, crush it in my arms, completely own it and make it my life’s soundtrack.

[@maskimus555]

this is so real

[@linaki444]

This song makes me cry so hard like something squeez my heart idk why

[@caimori22]

listening to this while reading all the memories that are written in these comments. it feels reassuring to know that everyone lives and living life as complex as mine. i dont have no memory to share about this song but reading ur stories made me come up with the feeling that ur all a friend that i once had, and now lost.

[@michemicalromance]

sweet

[@ademonizedwretchguy003]

Love u

[@nonapt9188]

To everyone else listening to this song: I'm very glad we get to share this moment, we get to be alive and that's beautiful. And don't forget I, and many more, like you just the way you are, my friend

[@asuramona]

i love you

[@iAussieGuy]

I really needed this.. thank you ❤️

[@makenflosh2664]

:( thx

[@alfiecollins5617]

Without doubt one of the best songs ever.

[@silog21]

This song is just ethereal and heartbreaking. I love it so much.

[@nanajimz]

My grandma passed away on thanksgiving, worst holiday of my life. She practically raised me when my mother couldn’t, and being the oldest I had to help raise my siblings. Guess who helped me when it got hard? She did. It was as if a part of me was ripped away from my hands and I could never get it back. I love her with my whole being. I listened to this song shortly after her funeral, and it’s as if she wanted me to hear it. It makes me feel like I’m still reaching for her warm embrace when I’d cry for her. I miss her so much. This song helped me calm down after breaking down about her passing. Thank you.

[@snuffbby602]

Thank you for letting me know I’m not alone… that there are others that grieve as I do. Enjoy music the same as I do. Experience life as complex as I do.. my grandmother also raised me when things where difficult at home for me and my parents. Thank you for sharing this with the internet, but also sharing it with me as it reached me in ways I never thought another person could understand

[@transitioner]

Rest assured she is a better place ❤

[@CathieWatson-n8t]

She is a part of you, and you are a part of her..love never dies..you will be reunited again❤❤❤

[@l23amcom74]

Happy 25th anniversary, Souvlaki! A failure when it was released in 1993,yet thanks to the internet and its influences on important bands(Spiritualized,Beach House...), it has gained respect over time. So much that it has earned its place in the holy trinity of shoegaze (Loveless,Souvlaki and Nowhere). Untouchable albums and completely essential for those who want to enter into the shoegaze genre. Its success nowadays is well deserved, receiving your prize after disappearing for two decades. Not an album for its time but a hidden message between the grunge and britpop scenes for the new generations to come,enjoy and listen to it religiously. Congratulations!

[@ultrajayme]

l23amcom how was it a failure!? I was around when it was released and rest assured it was anything BUT!! If you want an album that wasn't right for it's time but still timeless look at Ride, Nowhere.

[@almcostarepuestosin]

Recent success is because of post black metal, believe me.

[@Hdaijsndjcfa]

they are all dream pop album tho. the concept of shoegaze is a much broader definition than distorted guitar noises and reverb!

[@usami3374]

Check out the channel dropeeadkxy she covers shoegaze music

[@jorgepeterbarton]

@fox pals they can still be influenced by a band thats later than them. Michael Stipe said Radiohead were a major influence on REMs sound for example. But i agree they dont sound alike. Maybe slow songs on ladies and gentlemen? Nonetheless im not sure slowdive did influence much until stuff like beach house era, but thats why its treasure to people.ethereal heart pulling trippy stuff, obviously people would like that! yet few and far between, and some oasis and grunge fans saying its 'too wet' may have made it uncool to some. *Actually Ride influenced a lot, like oasis, proto-britpop for better or worse. *And MBV, well a heck ton too long to mention, included earlier slowdive who had demo cassettes that kind of sound like mbv mixed with cocteau twins almost to a pastiche.

[@nicolaszelaya2274]

No se como explicar lo que me hace sentir esta canción, es nostalgia, es tristeza, es alegría, todo junto. Desde que descubrí Souvlaki, no hubo otro disco que me haya llegado tan profundamente. Gracias Slowdive, gracias 90s!

[@mrmushky8010]

Igualmente

[@TheNephilim69]

😂

[@forestskilbred9461]

Translation: I don't know how to explain what this song makes me feel, it's nostalgia, it's sadness, it's joy, all together. Since I discovered Souvlaki, there hasn't been another record that has touched me so deeply. Thanks Slowdive, thanks 90s!

[@darxcosmic]

Thank God this is still underrated 😌

[@SOUSOLGANG]

You're so right! I can't enjoy things that other people also enjoy because then I'd lose my false sense of superiority! God I love having no friends and no one ever passing me the auxiliary cord in the car :D

[@Misterclip6000]

​@@SOUSOLGANGfr bro like whats it with people gatekeeping artists 😭 also these be the same people who be crying when their artist or creator stop making content because he couldn't make the rent only because his audience wanted them underground just for a simple sense of edginess and superiority 😂😭🤣

[@LoleandoAndo]

how is slowdive underrated

[@arthuroliveira4326]

Shoegaze is a little bit more than music. It kinda touches you inside. Not that other genres can't do the same, but shoegaze is special.

[@saruealmeida3717]

Exactly.

[@anSealgair]

You feel it, it's not just entertainment. That's when you get it. Paintings are the same. It's a feeling exercise.

[@lisamarie7734]

The exact definition of shoegaze right here

[@andream5310]

You've never listened to classical music then.

[@tbsq1114]

same with harsh noise wall dude

[@gcdowd82]

This song can just make me cry...

[@matchboxgenie04]

This song changed my life , you literally get transported to another dimension, you get baked without drugs and you start seeing with your third eye lmfao but whenever I try to show someone else " ah it's okay " " it's kinda boring " nobody thinks what I think :(

[@lauracaulfield4796]

weeellll, you have a point. i feel so high listening to this. it is my 5.00-8.00 am song... i recommend listening it in the morning of a cold day.

[@laluko01]

I know what you mean , like you can even explain it . So much feeling and other worldly atmosphere taking over and something really beautiful and haunting

[@TheKozzee]

Dont be sad that nobody thinks what u think thats the beauty of life

[@user-vs1cm8nv5i]

It does :) Neil said he wanted songs to be associated with memories. They bring us back to something

[@matchboxgenie04]

@@user-vs1cm8nv5i something I don't even remember

[@robloxlovvverr]

Someone I was really close with introduced me to this song when I began my recovery journey, and now everytime I hear this, I think of two things. Him, and how I need to stay strong. We ended on bad terms, but I am grateful everyday that he was in my life during such a difficult time. Him and music like this were some of the only things that kept me strong for months.

[@Caneladorada]

When I hear this song i feel like I'm watching sunset reminiscing memories with friends in the beach, overwhelmed by melancholy, love and gratefulness. Even though it's gone, it becomes part of you.

[@eyeofbrown1387]

Blueiceberg Wonderful description.

[@annabelstafford2469]

this song reminds me of the feeling i got at 8 years old half-waking up in the middle of the night to hear just like heaven by the cure playing softly from the living room... never felt that type of dreamy in my life since, even on shrooms... a beautiful feeling. thanks for taking me back

[@EugeneAxe]

I felt the exact same way at age 10 after hearing "Here's where the story ends" by The Sundays in the middle of a nap while I was sick and on medication. Brilliant description. Dreamy and beautiful feeling.

[@Wavves94]

Yes annabell

[@prcovers8960]

@@EugeneAxe ahh, wonderful song

[@George-qm4yv]

I felt that kind of feeling whilst waking up in the middle of the night, hearing Heavy Water/I’d Rather Be Sleeping. Just so blissful

[@EmreCan-zo1wx]

_It matters where you are._

[@blackjono2000]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!

[@aydal-isasiker1497]

@FlyElvan İzmir'de yaşıyorsan gel seni bi NiRvAna konserine götüreyim, boyum 1.92 ve kaslıyım.

[@dogukanylmaz3456]

Bende istanbulluyum 1.93 boy sexy ve ateşliyim

[@olcay1010]

FlyElvan ben de istanbuldayım adım olcay 1.95 boyum var kadıköyde çok güzel bira içerim tarantino seni üzer bana gel

[@leomejia6125]

It matters where she is.

[@vampybat]

Hearing them play this live was a privilege i’ll never forget..

[@bamboozledboog]

me too brother me too

[@LoneWolf_Cub_Ogami_Itto]

Sweet thing, I watch you Burn so fast, it scares me Mind games, don't leave me Come so far, don't lose me It matters where you are As the sun hits, she'll be waiting With her cool things and her heaven Hey, hey lover, you're still burning You're his song, yeah (hey, hey) Sweet thing, I watch you Burn so fast, it scares me Mind game, don't lose me Come so far, don't lose me It matters where you are As the sun hits, she'll be waiting With her cool things and her heaven Hey, hey lover, you're still burning You're his song, yeah (hey, hey) Sweet thing I watch you (burn away) Sweet thing I watch you (burn away) Sweet thing I watch you (burn away)

[@guideness6601]

===hiiii..........if u like this then u might enjoy this hidden gem song called ( Tell Me Something by THE IMPURES ) is a god tune :)====

[@nicorain6902]

I think that it's actually "Buried coffins, under heaven", instead of "With her cool things under her heaven"

[@peterparker-bn6om]

Muchas gracias por subir la letra

[@gemodorgon]

​@@nicorain6902 I hear "with her coffins, and her heaven"

[@Inyria]

@@nicorain6902 @gemodorgon That's actually what a lot of people hear. However, Slowdive themselves wrote on Twitter/X once and confirmed that it is "With her cool things, and her heaven". 😄

[@_zone7372]

So glad these comments are still here. It hurt seeing a lot of comments on other Slowdive songs disappear. Probably like most people, this was my gateway song. Now I have a 7 hour playlist full of every song of theirs I could find. I see a lot of people here who associate this song with someone they once loved. For me, though, this song makes me think about myself. Sometimes I feel like my candle is burning at both ends, and I’m just letting it happen. Slowdive comforts me.

[@glimmerxp]

i feel this

[@JesseRichardsfilm]

It’s the craziest thing- when the music swells in that way like at 1:04 - instant tears in my eyes. Just unbelievable, and still the case, what almost 30 years later?

[@eddiequalon1649]

this is probably the best song of all time

[@jahayra7781]

This song honestly just feels like a punch in the gut for me, i remember first listening to it with my sister and I've never felt anything like it ever before snd its just so, gut wrenching.

[@milkshakeofpower]

The more I listen to this song the more I get addicted to it. Especially that guitar riff, absolute beauty.

[@JinHyungKim-lr4it]

The song hits me as a intense throwback. Slow Dive helped me get through gloomy teenage years. Those days i was cruely refused by my first crush, struggling with chaotic self-image and indescribable mixed emotions. Souvlaki was always my go-to album when things were way out of my control. I truly appreciate their work.

[@eunhawannabe0304]

I hate how good this song is because of how incredibly depressed it makes me feel

[@disconsolately]

ur so real for that

[@im_Spade_]

Sounds like shoegaze in a nutshell lol

[@nes420]

for me, this song is about death and rebirth. its enigmatic in that sense that it has made me feel like no other song in the world, killing me from the inside then reviving me in four perfect minutes. long story short, i met slowdive when i was 17 and too young to do anything, it was one of the best days of my teen years. my grandfather had also developed cancer that same summer and i felt it deep in my stomach that i would never see him walk, let alone live again. the feeling still lives with me in the present, knowing that there isn't anything i can do to save anyone we lost. at 18 i finally saw slowdive live and was front row and centre. when this song came on, the feeling in my stomach came back briefly and but i remember rachel looking in my eyes and smiling and the agonizing discomfort subsided for a moment. to this day, hearing when the sun hits live is a highlight of every concert I'd seen. i came home that night quite late and found upon arrival that grandpa had just passed as i was gone. i think it is beautiful that i have this song to remember him by, even if he has never heard it in his life i like to think one day we will reunite and i will get to share with everyone all the beautiful earthly things that made our stay here worthwhile. thanks for reading this far, thank you for existing. this song and this band have so many valuable memories attached for us all, which is why were here

[@Mustfocusmike]

What a beautiful story.

[@TheLieWOW]

This song makes me feel in a way so specific. Used to travel states late night to see a girl I dated, old friend of mine, and I always listened to this album while in the bus. Kinda sleeping, kinda awake, in a twilight of dream and reality, always playing these songs. The old air-conditioning wind in my face, the smell of gas and the muffled sound of the engine running, the dark road and the sky full of stars; the broken heart, the taste of resentment in my mouth and a solid certainty that I would get her back -- and slowdive. Just listening to it makes my stomach ache.

[@Iynn-b]

the guitar is so mesmerizing

[@sarpix1640]

One of my all time favorites. Makes me tear up everytime its so beautiful

[@tiamariacake]

I listen to this song whenever sadness gets me. It makes me feel sad but in a good way I think? I feel a kind of comfort, the kind of comfort that I crave from a real person (doesn't matter who the person is) and it also makes me feel good about feeling lonely. It's okay to be lonely. So what if there's no one by my side? I'm here for myself.

[@shaanchannamsetty9595]

this song is getting over someone you loved and being happy about it because they didn't feel the same way about you, but also being fearful about it because your feelings for them were the only thing that filled your emptiness.

[@Suraniset]

Way too accurate

[@HybridDivide]

When your feelings for someone were so intense, they were a part of your identity. Part of what made you who you are, and you don't know how to exist without them. I've been there. I have to remind myself that I'm not in love with someone. I did for so long, it was a part of me, but it never would have worked out, and I'm ok with that. I really am. But those echoes are still there. I feel them. It's weird.

[@leonore3349]

Yep, and you're afraid of forgetting. Somehow suffering seems better.

[@cloudberry555]

this is exactly what i feel

[@jhart7304]

why do you implicate it is a 'she' that did not feel the same? LOL

[@eatingleftoverszl1431]

Listening to this while reading the comments is such an experience; everyone is just having epiphanies at the same time you are

[@bubbly.spirit]

Good memories, great conversations, emotional comfort replaying all over, but also regret, resentment, frustration, feeling of betrayal, pain, ignorance. All gathered together, all blended in my heart and mind…

[@ryankrankowski7777]

Amazing to think, but critics hated this album when it came out. Now it’s probably considered to be one of the best rock albums ever made.

[@christopherhau3974]

Ryan Krankowski Many rock classics also experience such critical flack, just take a look at Led Zeppelin, all their albums were panned by critics. I agree that this is perhaps one of the best-crafted rock album ever made, and the critics’ comments on this album back then are now jokes, even the prank joke that inspire the album’s title is much better.

[@christiangranum7387]

People are stupid hehe. Not to be political, but oh man has humanity fucked up a few times. This album is a classic, a milestone and the greatest piece of bittersweet art there is.

[@agdgdgwngo]

Only ever pay attention to positive reviews

[@ultrajayme]

Ryan Krankowski because everyone expected them to release a sophomore twin to Just For A Day.

[@maryanaximenahernandezdelg522]

This isn't rock, this is shoegaze. Either one, it's still a classic!

[@punter1]

"who is this?" "Slowdive" "They're good" "I Know" That exact conversation has happened to me several times..

[@RecycIe]

who is this?

[@MakeDemocracyMagnificientAgain]

@@OsmarFragaJr they are good

[@hotline4832]

@@MakeDemocracyMagnificientAgain i know

[@cristianzaccaro9992]

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[@punter1]

@@maryamvxv3338 chill girl

[@tiamariacake]

I was feeling cold and lonely. KZbin recommended me this song which is already a personal favorite to listen now when I needed it the most. I'm getting goosebumps while listening.

[@maskimus555]

i’m getting goosebumps reading this and listening at the same time

[@drae840]

I've had rough times and this song always manages to calm me down. Whenever I feel anxious, frustrated, sad or even just have depressive moments, I always play this song and just let my emotions flow through. After all of it I feel better. Thank you, Slowdive. Your music has just meant so much to me and your contributions to the shoegaze genre are absolutely wonderful.

[@aldobgl1583]

Brian Eno: "these guys are genius" I discovered this band about three hours ago and this song is already one of my favourite ever..! Astonishing Beauty !

[@jhart7304]

Give it 40 days.

[@jhart7304]

@@aldobgl1583 I understand. I can point you to new things for temporary distraction, if you like. ❤️

[@aldobgl1583]

@@jhart7304 very kind of you... I watched the entire live at Garage, London...amazing!

[@jhart7304]

@@aldobgl1583 yes, am listening to it now. Saw them Nov '17. First time in a long time. Ever heard Beach House? Pinkshinyultrablast? Airiel? If you like shoegaze, maybe get the app for DKFM. Great station, expand horizons.

[@aldobgl1583]

@@jhart7304 thank you so much ! I want to get deep in more and more... I knew CT and the Jesus and Mary Chains...I guess their noble fathers...

[@axelyaelmendicuti7136]

Slowdive forever in my heart. ❤️

[@omararellano3541]

Axel Mendicuti ♡

[@prinny_0]

listening to this whilst walking home from school, in the dark and its raining. no thoughts or voices, just vibes

[@ethereal759]

SO REALLLL im so glad its winter again so it’ll be dark when im walking home

[@elyseanne7608]

my love for this song is unfathomable. it transports me to a realm i cannot see but can intensely feel. this is how i just feel about life; this feels like rebirth.

[@YensForgotten]

I met a girl who really liked this band. I didn't know enough of Slowdive or even it's musical genre. Sadly, we broke up and never got the chance to share a day just listening this band in a dark room while watching the blue sky on lazy days. I still wonder how she is because we're still friends and strangers as well.

[@MrShahid0072]

You got radiohead. You will be fine

[@TheTev94]

That's exactly what I'm going through right now...

[@cxmxg]

I wish...

[@krakatoadude4231]

Man i wish i find a girl like that!

[@MephProduction]

she's not your friend anymore.

[@linaki444]

This song always make me cry hard idk why it just hits me so much i feel like something squeez my heart in the point i can’t breathe

[@Filippoupolitis]

ΝΑΙ

[@linaki444]

@@Filippoupolitis🥹den eime monh

[@Filippoupolitis]

@@linaki444 ούτε εγώωω🫠

[@samsepiol4908]

This album is the best thing that happened to me last year. The light in that shitty year. The light in a long long time.

[@luisgutierrezherrera1437]

Put your headphones, lay on your bed, feel the music ❤

[@ashley101verve]

Current mood:

[@ben2sk8]

First time hearing this song when I read your comment - I put my headphones in, laid down and just listened :)

[@jesuscabanas362]

I felt like I was dying, it was beautiful

[@weirdoscreation]

You mean do my algebra homework

[@tomgreenfan]

On weed!!! Or any other good drug too! Yea I said It.

[@tob8123]

This song has saved my life a hundred times

[@princesativa8191]

❤🙏🩸

[@curtishorne9289]

I’ve been listening to Shoegaze since late last year. This is my first song by Slowdive and I love it

[@J0atmon]

This album is such a masterpiece. I love every single song from it. This is my second favourite. Sounds so chill and amazing but Alison has a story about me :)

[@mrt5655]

اعظم اغنية بالتاريخ

[@user-nr4dw2nh2y]

No, you're the greatest song in history 😠

[@mrt5655]

@@user-nr4dw2nh2y مافهمت

[@Adurakujo]

@@user-nr4dw2nh2yget a room

[@joryahmed115]

@@mrt5655yتقول انت اعظيم منها

[@amokha.546]

This is definitely a song that will transcend time (it already kind of did).

[@limpiiicken1949]

Ketamine

[@1-gz7xy]

I'm happy it spread to the next generation which is this internet generation. So glad it did. Life still has hope and meaning

[@gloritta]

Amokh A. I swear it takes me somewhere else sometime else

[@streaminggamingstuff8011]

@@limpiiicken1949 only weed bro

[@notyourbusiness2449]

It already kind of has, I’m a teen and freaking love this band. I know some music nerds and rock lovers at my school who probably know this band too but yeah this song will be around forever.

[@epiclyy]

Leaving a comment to remind myself that this is one of the best songs of all time!!!

[@mauriciolhc]

obsessed for this masterpiece

[@jessemarquard1174]

@Ciaran Moran213it's better boy

[@anidiotsandwich2132]

I don't have words to describe how slowdive makes me feel. When my mind is in continuous loops always worrying even walking on the road has me anxious but listening to slowdive feels like I'm escaping these loop of thoughts. Thank you slowdive. Your music means a lot to me. I hope I get to see you guys live someday. Thank you.

[@raivin7172]

I will never forget this song

[@whitetea6968]

Hope you didn’t forget 🩷

[@ayumi63173]

Underrated music sometimes is the best kind of music... Best song ever

[@jamesren4665]

The 90s alternative vibe of the album cover is divine.

[@xBongWater]

Glad i found this song, especially in this phase of my life. I know it will still be special to me 20 years from now.

[@maskimus555]

exactly

[@Appreciation-Community]

Oooo thats an interesting feeling I havent experienced in quite sometime. Like those lucky moments where you suddenly realize that youre currently in "the good old days" and you can actually stop to take it in for the future you. I just wish I wasnt the future me already.

[@marciezielinski]

It came out in 93 i was 17 n now im 48..its special to me 👍 echoes of my youth

[@Winniyyy]

I feel like flying when i hear this song. This kind of sadness makes me more happy, than real joy.

[@Wanderer-h7x]

This song has become emblematic in my life. It resonates with me on such a deep level, evoking a profound sense of gratitude for simply being alive.

[@opalehmtt]

This song just makes me wanna cry, I feel so nostalgic. It reminds me that I'm no longer a child... it reminds me of the time my dad was still here with me. When life was happy but now it only feels empty and sad, please take me back to the good old days..

[@professionalatfarting]

Did your dad leave or did he die

[@opalehmtt]

@@professionalatfarting he died

[@professionalatfarting]

@@opalehmtt fuck 😞

[@Adurakujo]

Imma fill ur holes

[@GarageBandEnjoyer73927]

Esta canción me recuerda a una parte muy feliz de mi adolescencia. Cuando la escucho no puedo evitar llorar como un bebe. Te amo Rachel.

[@shahrajibrahim5920]

this song is my early-pandemic soundtrack, when im alone in my dark room... stuck inside , want to do something but cant get out. Feeling depressed too. Damn almost a year ago

[@choppersama444]

This song got attached to a memory that i hate but still the song is too good to leave it for just one bad memory

[@BertheaLeduc]

Oh! Le classic. A chaque fois, comme si c'etait la premiere fois!

[@Th3M0P999]

I feel so lost and numb but this songs says it all

[@JoshGlid]

I just played this song for my 70 year old folks. I told them my 19yo and I are seeing Slowdive when they come to Sydney next month and that they might like this song. Played it all the way through - no reaction. I just don't get how someone could not have an emotional response to a song this gorgeous.

[@hookooekoo2]

See if you can still pick out the lyrics or here the notes when you'r e70

[@blackwaremafia4236]

I’m 20 years old and just got out of a 4 year relationship, life’s hard. But musics the only thing I’ve ever found help heal me, hope anyone that’s going through a hard time right now can just listen to this song just for a second and be taken a step back from the harsh reality that can be life. Thanks for the good song slow dive. 🖤

[@Susiek1]

This is the peak. Nothing can overtake this masterpiece.

[@London8aujeew]

I can die happy

[@a.g.1279]

The Gathering cover can.

[@kaijuconnoisseur841]

@@a.g.1279hard disagree. I find her vocals annoying

[@0x5DA]

listened to the new album?

[@nellyxs.]

This song really sounds like medicine to me. Every time I have problems in the family, I cover my ears so that I don't hear their voices, I cry when I listen to this song.

[@schatzyket]

the difficulties will definitely end, everything will be fine, I hug you!!!!

[@nellyxs.]

​@@schatzyketthanks :(

[@introuble4ever07]

After 31 years of life, I can't believe I just now came across this awesome song! It was on the radio, so I hit the shazam button and have been playing it nonstop ever since.

[@ZacTBH]

Quite possibly the best songs of all time. This song just hits.

[@sSkyh1ll]

Cómo explicar lo que siento con esta canción, es imposible, hacía tiempo que no sentía lo que siento con esto en ninguna otra música, está canción hace que el resto de música parezca monótona, doy las gracias por haber encontrado esta droga

[@benedettobruno1669]

4 September 2020, This Universe, The Milky Way, The Solar System, Planet Earth, Europe, Italy, Sicily, Palermo. Here the hypnotic ethereality of Shoegaze has hit the mightiness of Heavy Metal.