English indie band Slowdive celebrates the 25th anniversary of their seminal 1993 LP “Souvlaki” this year. The shoegaze project — comprising Rachel Goswel, Neil Halstead, Simon Scott, Nick Chaplin and ...

Slowdive‘s reformation after decades of silence is a moment that many of its fans—and, at points, the band itself—never saw coming. The reunion was spurred by an offer from Primavera Sound, the annual ...

To say Slowdive and their second album, Souvlaki, weren’t appreciated in their time is an almost comedic understatement. Richie Edwards famously said he hated the band more than Hitler and there’s the ...

Given the goodwill that they’ve generated since disbanding—the well-regarded reissues, documentaries, and legions of younger bands hailing them as influences—it’s easy to forget how badly Slowdive’s ...

The music press can be a cruel, fickle beast, building you up as the next big thing one day and tearing you down the next. It’s a reality that shoegaze pioneers Slowdive know better than most. When ...

In advance of their previously announced reunion show at London’s Village Underground on May 19, Slowdive snuck in a surprise set at a different venue in London on Sunday, May 18. The recently ...

Slowdive fans had to wait just six years for the band’s latest album, Everything Is Alive — half the time it took between the release of the British shoegazers’ 2017 eponymous effort and 1995’s ...

“I’m afraid Neil’s not having the best time,” Rachel Goswell admitted about halfway through Slowdive‘s set at Brooklyn Steel on Monday night (5/8). “Oh I’m all right,” replied Neil Halstead, but added ...

Albums which earn the respected status of a ‘classic' do so with the passage of a certain amount of time. In the case of Slowdive's second album Souvlaki, it's an interesting example of a classic ...