Slowdive is a dream pop/shoegaze band that formed in 1989 in Reading, Engla… Read Full Bio ↴Slowdive is a dream pop/shoegaze band that formed in 1989 in Reading, England, United Kingdom. Signed to Creation Records in 1990 and initially championed by the British music press, the band scored a UK top forty entry with their debut album Just For a Day.
The band consists of Rachel Goswell (vocals/guitar), Neil Halstead (vocals/guitar), Nick Chaplin (bass), Christian Savill (guitar), and Simon Scott (drums, 1990-1994, 2014-present); additionally, Ian McCutcheon replaced Scott from 1994-1995. Goswell and Halstead had known each other since early childhood in Reading, Berkshire.
Initial demos were released as the Slowdive EP in late 1990; the band's sound was influenced by the Cocteau Twins and Creation labelmates My Bloody Valentine, featuring heavy use of guitar effects and muted vocals. Reviews in Melody Maker and the NME were enthusiastic, and two further well-regarded EPs followed in 1991 (Morningrise & Holding Our Breath). Their debut LP Just for a Day was written and recorded in six weeks, and was generally felt to be a disappointment at the time. At the same time, the UK music press had started to pick up on the American grunge scene, and the more introspective sounds of Slowdive, labelmates Ride, Chapterhouse and other "shoegazing" bands had fallen from critical favour. American label SBK pushed back the release of Just for a Day after a disastrous viral marketing campaign (involving vandalism of a public statue). In early 1992, the band toured the USA with Ride, and then returned to the UK to record a second album.
The band's second album, Souvlaki, would later become generally the band's most popular and well-received record. The album broke new ground for the band: two songs featured contributions from Brian Eno; "Souvlaki Space Station" was influenced by dub reggae; tracks such as "Dagger" and "Here She Comes" would become indications of the country-rock direction Halstead and Goswell would take a few years later; and several songs such as "When the Sun Hits" and "Alison" continued the style of the first album, but with improved songwriting. Initial copies of the UK version came with Blue Day, a compilation of most of the early EP tracks originally released as a separate album in Japan and some European countries. Later in the year, the band also released the 5 EP, containing four songs showcasing the influence of ambient techno; the lead track "In Mind" was also remixed by Bandulu and Reload (both then signed to Creation's dance label).
As with the first album, SBK delayed Souvlaki's release, and the band found themselves touring the USA in the summer of 1993 as Catherine Wheel's supporting act with no product to promote. The US version of Souvlaki was eventually released in early 1994, and included "Some Velvet Morning" (originally recorded for the Volume 7 compilation) and three of the tracks from the 5 EP. When Slowdive were finally able to tour America to support the album, SBK withdrew their funding halfway through; two further tours in 1994 were entirely funded by the band.
Simon Scott left amidst creative differences in 1994; he was replaced on drums by Ian McCutcheon. The band had almost become a Halstead solo project by the recording of their final album, 1995's Pygmalion. A critically misunderstood and widely-misinterpreted "ambient" record, Pygmalion took the dreamy guitar sound and warm-yet-solemn tone of earlier Slowdive to a newer, more minimalist extreme, similar to earlier dream pop bands such as A R Kane, or bands such as Labradford.
Slowdive was dropped by Creation in 1995 a week after the release of Pygmalion; Halstead had been warned before the recording of the album that the relationship with the label would end unless he delivered a "pop album". A legend arose that the band was dropped due to the Gallagher brothers refusing to sign Oasis to Creation if Slowdive and their counterparts remained on the label's roster, although Oasis had in fact released their debut single almost a year before Pygmalion.
After being dropped from Creation, Slowdive eventually went on hiatus later in 1995. Neil Halstead, Rachel Goswell and Ian McCutcheon recorded an album of country-influenced songs, and were signed to label 4AD, changing the band name to Mojave 3. Halstead and Goswell have also both released solo albums for 4AD.
Christian Savill went on to form Monster Movie, a dream pop group that continued where Slowdive left off. They have released three albums thus far, Last Night Something Happened, To The Moon, Transistor, and—most recently—All Lost.
Simon Scott formed Televise in 2004, a group which developed the lengthy noise swells and experimental song structures that helped define shoegaze while (also) including a more electronic brand of indie rock.
Eventually, all of Slowdive's albums were reissued in late 2005. Just For a Day included a bonus disc with all tracks from the first three EPs, and the three songs recorded for a John Peel session on 26 March 1991. Souvlaki included a bonus disc with all the remaining EP tracks, as well as "Some Velvet Morning" (originally recorded for a compilation). Pygmalion—which had become a collector's item in the years since its release due to it never being issued in the USA—contained no extra material, however.
On January 28, 2014, following a 12-day countdown and the appearance of an official website and Twitter account for the band, Slowdive announced their reunion with the Just for a Day/Souvlaki-era line-up including Simon Scott as drummer. The band was confirmed the same day to be playing the 2014 Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona, Spain. 2014 saw the band go on a 5 month, 40 date long tour. In January 2017, Slowdive released their first new single in 22 years on the Dead Oceans label. Another single and a self titled fourth album followed in May 2017, preceded by another single, "Sugar for the Pill".
In September 2020, Slowdive announced they had begun work on their fifth studio album. In April 2023, the band confirmed on a podcast that they had finished their new album. The lead single "Kisses" was released on 20 June 2023, and later that month the band played the Glastonbury Festival for the first time. The album's second single "Skin in the Game" was released on 18 July 2023, followed by "The Slab" and "Alife" in August, and the album Everything Is Alive, was released on 1 September 2023.
The band consists of Rachel Goswell (vocals/guitar), Neil Halstead (vocals/guitar), Nick Chaplin (bass), Christian Savill (guitar), and Simon Scott (drums, 1990-1994, 2014-present); additionally, Ian McCutcheon replaced Scott from 1994-1995. Goswell and Halstead had known each other since early childhood in Reading, Berkshire.
Initial demos were released as the Slowdive EP in late 1990; the band's sound was influenced by the Cocteau Twins and Creation labelmates My Bloody Valentine, featuring heavy use of guitar effects and muted vocals. Reviews in Melody Maker and the NME were enthusiastic, and two further well-regarded EPs followed in 1991 (Morningrise & Holding Our Breath). Their debut LP Just for a Day was written and recorded in six weeks, and was generally felt to be a disappointment at the time. At the same time, the UK music press had started to pick up on the American grunge scene, and the more introspective sounds of Slowdive, labelmates Ride, Chapterhouse and other "shoegazing" bands had fallen from critical favour. American label SBK pushed back the release of Just for a Day after a disastrous viral marketing campaign (involving vandalism of a public statue). In early 1992, the band toured the USA with Ride, and then returned to the UK to record a second album.
The band's second album, Souvlaki, would later become generally the band's most popular and well-received record. The album broke new ground for the band: two songs featured contributions from Brian Eno; "Souvlaki Space Station" was influenced by dub reggae; tracks such as "Dagger" and "Here She Comes" would become indications of the country-rock direction Halstead and Goswell would take a few years later; and several songs such as "When the Sun Hits" and "Alison" continued the style of the first album, but with improved songwriting. Initial copies of the UK version came with Blue Day, a compilation of most of the early EP tracks originally released as a separate album in Japan and some European countries. Later in the year, the band also released the 5 EP, containing four songs showcasing the influence of ambient techno; the lead track "In Mind" was also remixed by Bandulu and Reload (both then signed to Creation's dance label).
As with the first album, SBK delayed Souvlaki's release, and the band found themselves touring the USA in the summer of 1993 as Catherine Wheel's supporting act with no product to promote. The US version of Souvlaki was eventually released in early 1994, and included "Some Velvet Morning" (originally recorded for the Volume 7 compilation) and three of the tracks from the 5 EP. When Slowdive were finally able to tour America to support the album, SBK withdrew their funding halfway through; two further tours in 1994 were entirely funded by the band.
Simon Scott left amidst creative differences in 1994; he was replaced on drums by Ian McCutcheon. The band had almost become a Halstead solo project by the recording of their final album, 1995's Pygmalion. A critically misunderstood and widely-misinterpreted "ambient" record, Pygmalion took the dreamy guitar sound and warm-yet-solemn tone of earlier Slowdive to a newer, more minimalist extreme, similar to earlier dream pop bands such as A R Kane, or bands such as Labradford.
Slowdive was dropped by Creation in 1995 a week after the release of Pygmalion; Halstead had been warned before the recording of the album that the relationship with the label would end unless he delivered a "pop album". A legend arose that the band was dropped due to the Gallagher brothers refusing to sign Oasis to Creation if Slowdive and their counterparts remained on the label's roster, although Oasis had in fact released their debut single almost a year before Pygmalion.
After being dropped from Creation, Slowdive eventually went on hiatus later in 1995. Neil Halstead, Rachel Goswell and Ian McCutcheon recorded an album of country-influenced songs, and were signed to label 4AD, changing the band name to Mojave 3. Halstead and Goswell have also both released solo albums for 4AD.
Christian Savill went on to form Monster Movie, a dream pop group that continued where Slowdive left off. They have released three albums thus far, Last Night Something Happened, To The Moon, Transistor, and—most recently—All Lost.
Simon Scott formed Televise in 2004, a group which developed the lengthy noise swells and experimental song structures that helped define shoegaze while (also) including a more electronic brand of indie rock.
Eventually, all of Slowdive's albums were reissued in late 2005. Just For a Day included a bonus disc with all tracks from the first three EPs, and the three songs recorded for a John Peel session on 26 March 1991. Souvlaki included a bonus disc with all the remaining EP tracks, as well as "Some Velvet Morning" (originally recorded for a compilation). Pygmalion—which had become a collector's item in the years since its release due to it never being issued in the USA—contained no extra material, however.
On January 28, 2014, following a 12-day countdown and the appearance of an official website and Twitter account for the band, Slowdive announced their reunion with the Just for a Day/Souvlaki-era line-up including Simon Scott as drummer. The band was confirmed the same day to be playing the 2014 Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona, Spain. 2014 saw the band go on a 5 month, 40 date long tour. In January 2017, Slowdive released their first new single in 22 years on the Dead Oceans label. Another single and a self titled fourth album followed in May 2017, preceded by another single, "Sugar for the Pill".
In September 2020, Slowdive announced they had begun work on their fifth studio album. In April 2023, the band confirmed on a podcast that they had finished their new album. The lead single "Kisses" was released on 20 June 2023, and later that month the band played the Glastonbury Festival for the first time. The album's second single "Skin in the Game" was released on 18 July 2023, followed by "The Slab" and "Alife" in August, and the album Everything Is Alive, was released on 1 September 2023.
AB
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AB Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate Our deepest…
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Dorau Andreas Ab 3:46 Es wird kalt, ich dreh die Heizung an, es wird…
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joli Hossa, hossa, hossa, hossa! Wir trinken, wir trinken Alkoho…
JR. Haters gonna hate in 2018 But this is my year My career My…
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Regina Spektor I don't know how to fall down the stairs I don't…
Saluth O.O.O. You are you, you are here Your mind is full but…
Saluth o/o/o/ You are you, you are here Your mind is full but…
The Marshall Tucker Band If I die at 23 Won't you bury me In the sunshine? Please…
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We have lyrics for these tracks by Slowdive:
"Here She Comes" It's so lonely in this place So cold I don't believe And…
01 Some Velvet Morning Some velvet morning when I'm straight I'm gonna open up your…
01-machine gun See you walking and I know shes my friend, again Just…
01-spanish air Screams that seem unreal Shouts follow the sins There's no…
02 crazy for you Crazy for lovin' you Crazy for lovin' you Crazy for lovin'…
02 Golden hair Lean out your window, golden hair I heard you singing in…
02 She calls She calls across the sea Through autumn rains She screams Sh…
02. Spanish Air Screams that seem unreal Shouts follow the sins There's noth…
03 Souvlaki Space Station Closed doors brings open minds (And I don't want to see…
03. 40 Days Forty days and I miss you I'm so high that I've…
04.Ballad of Sister Sue [You] tell me I'm lost and I don't seem too…
05-Catch The Breeze Feels like all the days are gone Just catch the breeze You…
05.Here She Comes It's so lonely in this place So cold I don't believe And…
06.Soulvaki Space Station Closed doors brings open minds (And I don't want to see…
09-crazy-for-you Crazy for lovin' you Crazy for lovin' you Crazy for lovin'…
1 Catch The Breeze Feels like all the days are gone Just catch the breeze You…
14- country rain She wakes up on her own And opens her eyes…
14.When The Sun Hits Sweet thing, I watch you Burn so fast it scares me My…
40 Days Forty days and I miss you I'm so high that I've…
5- here she comes It's so lonely in this place So cold I don't believe And…
6.Souvlaki Space Station Closed doors brings open minds (And I don't want to see…
7.When the Sun Hits Sweet thing, I watch you Burn so fast it scares me My…
Albatross Looks like rain again Can't remember Can't remember What I'm…
alife Two lives are hard lives with you Two lives are hard…
Alison Listen close, and don't be stoned I'll be here in the…
All Of Us this whole life is all of us this whole dream is all of…
Altogether (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Sleepyhead where did you go? I saw you t…
andalucia plays The sun's coming up And I see you're smiling I dream like…
Avalyn Silence grows My feelings flow I'm dreaming now Of all the t…
avalyn1 1 Silence grows My feelings flow I'm dreaming now Of all th…
balla of sister sue [You] tell me I'm lost and I don't seem too…
Beach Song I'm hypnotized By the beauty of the morning light It draws…
Bleed Bleed And when the starship falls away I thought I…
Blue & Skied Aniclear You say money In our life Wallet all full of fodder Forsa…
Blue Skied An Clear You say money In our life Wallet all full of fodder Forsakes…
Blue skied an’ clear You say money In our life Wallet all full of fodder Forsa…
Brighter She don't understand you Her birth made of grain She can now…
Catch the Breeze Feels like all the days are gone Just catch the breeze You…
Catchthebreeze Feels like all the days are gone Just catch the breeze You…
Celia She flies She's gone to ride an angel's breath Gone to taste…
Celia's Dream She flies She's gone to ride an angel's breath Gone to tas…
Celia's Dream She flies She's gone to ride an angel's breath Gone to taste…
Chained to a Cloud Did you really understand? Falling down to begin again Did y…
Changes In the soul, play In the wall, hide Is it for love Of…
Country She wakes up on her own And opens her eyes…
Crazy For You Crazy for lovin' you Crazy for lovin' you Crazy for lovin' y…
Dagger The sunshine girl is sleeping She falls and dreams alone And…
Don't Know Why Put it all behind you, put it in a song,…
Dont know why Put it all behind you Put it in a song, yeah I…
Don’t Know Why Put it all behind you, put it in a song,…
Everyone Knows You're so beautiful But you only knew I see But I don't know…
Falling Ashes Boy, I'm the man You're the ghost in this town Could this…
Forty Days Forty days and I miss you I'm so high that I've…
Fourty Days Forty days and I miss you I'm so high that I've…
Geisha I feel like you want to want me too But all…
Go Get It I wanna see it I wanna feel it I wanna see it I…
Golden Hair Lean out your window, golden hair I heard you singing in…
Here She Comes It's so lonely in this place So cold I don't believe And…
Hide Yer Eyes silly girl you don't look so good theres nothing here that…
Hide Your Eyes Silly girl You don't look so good There's nothing here tha…
I Believe I believe (dudududu) I believe (dudududu) The first ti…
I Saw the Sun Hey, I Saw The Sun and It moves Hey, I Saw…
In Mind Watch you while you're thinking Wonder what's inside Why you…
It's not for you Watching all those things, and he's passing all this times L…
J's Heaven Isn't life small... Isn't life so small... (These lyrics ar…
Joy Falling down in a violent way Comon brother, we're only make…
JÆs Heaven Inside my soul Isn't life cheerful? Inside my soul Isn't lif…
kisses Tell me, "You're the best thing" I tell you, "That's what…
Losing To In a corner She sits and waits She's waiting for Her hear…
Machine Gun See you walking and I know shes my friend, again Just…
Melon Yellow Sitting by and watch you fall away Sudden fall, watched you…
Melonyellow Sitting by and watch you fall away Sudden fall, watched you…
Miranda Pummel Miranda Miranda, we met face to face and I lost m…
Miranda (demo) Pummel Miranda Miranda, we met face to face and I lost me…
Morning Rise I cross the field And watch the sun go down A million…
Morningrise I cross the field And watch the sun go down A million…
No Longer Making Time Come anyway Say you're clean, you like it that way You got…
Primal Today I lost a [colors fray] Watch the games you play And wh…
Richard Richard how's life on your side? Your love and all start…
Rutti Into the light of mine Inside I fall Into the light of…
shanty I was a junkman A candle burning Settled over When the night…
She Call She calls across the sea Through autumn rains She screams …
She Calls She calls across the sea Through autumn rains She screams Sh…
Shine Shine through the light So my thoughts won't Have to fight F…
Silver Screen ? I thought the world would cry Lose those tears It's for…
Silver Screen (courtyard demo) ? I thought the world would cry Lose those tears It's for th…
Sing Sing where the other boys can watch you dance Here come…
Skin in the Game I won't know and you won't say it now 'Cause you…
Sleep I can see you laughing Through dreams of perfect sleep Sle…
Slomo Give me your love, a curious love Give me your heart,…
Slowdive I hear your voice But it can't bring me back I'm dreaming…
So Tired So tired It's so hard to feel But it's alright 'Cause I beli…
Some Velvet Mornin Some velvet morning when I'm straight I'm gonna open up your…
Somevelvetmorning Some velvet morning when I'm straight I'm gonna open up you…
Souflaki space station Closed doors brings open minds (And I don't want to see…
Soulvaki Space Station Closed doors brings open minds (And I don't want to see…
souvlaki Closed doors brings open minds (And I don't want to see…
Spanish Air Screams that seem unreal Shouts follow the sins There's noth…
spanishair Screams that seem unreal Shouts follow the sins There's no…
Star Roving Give it away now, girl Can't hold down tonight Every black a…
stars that shine Stars are shining bright, you know Looks just like the man…
Sugar For The Pill There's a buzzard of gulls They're drumming in the wind Only…
Summer Day Last time I saw you The sun shined Would you miss me? You…
Summer Daze Made sure I won't know. Know the lie you were told,…
Take Me Down Take me down, oh take me through I miss the ground,…
The Primal Today I lost a [colors fray] Watch the games you play And…
The Sadman know there is It all away It all goes round The house today …
Visions of La Sits down by the fire Ease his worried mind If only I…
Watch Me Falling down a mile Sung it for a ...(mumbling) Rest it for…
Waves Watch the waves so far away They're washing 'cross the paths…
When the Sun Hits Sweet thing, I watch you Burn so fast it scares me My…
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@stellarch9524
Amazing song, wish it was on Spotify
@hideyereyes4915
My favorite song....
@nightfinch
Never knew this existed.
@roxanaaurus
This makes me incredibly happy the vibes are so positive :))
@philippeinyt
This is pure perfection
@sigma5054
Ooh goosebumps and upward shivers
@powerinmusic1010
That hits me so hard! Masterwork
@83joonior
It's so basic but so good too. Thanks for sharing this.
@rip02
Hidden masterpiece
@patrickrogers4697
Burn the witch vibes