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 ...

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 ...

From the first tones of Slowdive’s summer return single, “kisses,” it became clear how influential the band has become throughout the last three decades. Elements of their rich, evocative guitar work, ...

The reunited Slowdive lineup comprises vocalist/guitarist Neil Halstead, drummer Simon Scott, guitarist Christian Savill, bassist Nick Chaplin, and vocalist/guitarist Rachel Goswell — i.e., the ...

Having left an indelible mark of influence on a multitude of bands and musicians since their initial breakup in 1995, Slowdive‘s reunion announcement earlier this year was more than welcomed by fans ...

Slowdive released their self-titled debut EP 25 years ago today (November 5, 1990). To commemorate the occasion, the band have shared a live recording of the EP’s “Avalyn” from their 2014 North ...

During the band’s initial run in the early ’90s, Slowdive was a victim of genre pigeonholing. The English quintet was fronted by vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Neil Halstead and vocalist and ...

When Slowdive returned in 2014 after a 20-year absence, fans were surprised but not exactly shocked. After the successful reunions of shoegaze peers like My Bloody Valentine and Swervedriver ...

“The intent is for us to do another record,” says Neil Halstead, founding guitarist and vocalist of the recently-reunited Slowdive. “We all really want to do that. Whether we manage it or not, I’m not ...

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 ...

The first go-around for Reading, U.K.’s Slowdive exists in the annals of music history as a cautionary tale about how powerful the press once was at both deifying, and vilifying, young artists. Though ...

The members of Slowdive never foresaw this twist in their story. Well on their way to becoming a revered footnote in the history of 1990s rock, the seminal English shoegazers are reunited, and even ...