Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 3,13 (click to see context) from:
Slowdive are a British DreamPop[=/=]{{Shoegazing}} band active during the tail end of TheEighties and TheNineties, named after the Music/SiouxsieAndTheBanshees song "Slowdive". Next to Music/MyBloodyValentine, they're considered one of the best examples of their genres. The band consists of Rachel Goswell (vocals, guitar, keyboards, tambourine), Neil Halstead (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Nick Chaplin (bass), Christian Savill (guitar) and Simon Scott (drums).
The band was formed in 1989 by childhood friends Goswell and Halstead, with Chaplin and Savill joining shortly thereafter. Their first release, a self-titled EP got them critical praise in the British press. Sustaining their momentum with two more [=EPs=], they then released their first album, ''Just for a Day'' in 1991. They quickly got compared to Music/MyBloodyValentine, and while they were an influence, Slowdive never fit in completely with the shoegaze aesthetic, owing more to the Music/CocteauTwins.
Their second album, ''Souvlaki'', has some of their best songs, such as "Alison", "Machine Gun", "40 Days", "Sing", "Souvlaki Space Station", "When the Sun Hits" and "Dagger". With time, ''Souvlaki'' has also found a place in the canon of landmark {{shoegazing}} albums next to Music/MyBloodyValentine's ''Music/{{Loveless}}'', Music/{{Ride}}'s ''Nowhere'', and Music/{{Lush}}'s ''Split''. An additional EP that year saw them experiment with influences from ambient techno and country. However, the {{Shoegazing}} fad in the UK was dying down around this time and even earning HypeBacklash; also, US distributor SBK Records' attempts at promoting their albums in the midst of {{grunge}} were incredibly incompetent and stupid. [[FromBadToWorse Additionally]], SBK pulled funding, forcing the band to finance two 1994 US tours themselves.
A week after ''Pygmalion'' was released, they were dumped by Creator/CreationRecords -- Halstead had been threatened that their relationship with the label would end unless they delivered a "pop album", and predictably, [[WriterRevolt he completely ignored them]]. Slowdive broke up around this time: Chaplin and Savill left; Goswell, Halstead and [=McCutcheon=] regrouped as Mojave 3 and signed to Creator/FourADRecords. With Mojave 3, they instead focused on combining DreamPop, electronic experimentation and some mild country influences.
Slowdive has actually done more for their genre than they're given credit for, unsurprisingly, considering {{Shoegazing}} bands other than My Bloody Valentine suffer from severe OvershadowedByAwesome; their mellower sound stood out like a sore thumb amid the shoegazing scene's ear-shattering loudness. Alongside the Czech band Ecstasy of Saint Theresa, who moved into Ambient and Techno soundscapes, they helped innovate shoegaze's electronic aspects -- whereas My Bloody Valentine provided the blueprint for the monstrous instrumental shoegaze based around a combination of brutally loud guitars and soothing melodies, Slowdive's copious use of [[EchoingAcoustics reverb]], songs played ''very'' slowly and overall spaciness made bands like Music/{{M83}} and A Sunny Day in Glasgow possible.
They reunited in 2014 to much fanfare. On 12 January 2017, they released "Star Roving", their first single since 1994. The same year, on 5 May, they released their {{self titled album}} on 5 May to even greater fanfare. On 1 September 2023, they released their fifth album, ''everything is alive'', reaching the top ten in both the UK's Official Albums Chart and the Billboard Top Album Sales chart.
The band was formed in 1989 by childhood friends Goswell and Halstead, with Chaplin and Savill joining shortly thereafter. Their first release, a self-titled EP got them critical praise in the British press. Sustaining their momentum with two more [=EPs=], they then released their first album, ''Just for a Day'' in 1991. They quickly got compared to Music/MyBloodyValentine, and while they were an influence, Slowdive never fit in completely with the shoegaze aesthetic, owing more to the Music/CocteauTwins.
Their second album, ''Souvlaki'', has some of their best songs, such as "Alison", "Machine Gun", "40 Days", "Sing", "Souvlaki Space Station", "When the Sun Hits" and "Dagger". With time, ''Souvlaki'' has also found a place in the canon of landmark {{shoegazing}} albums next to Music/MyBloodyValentine's ''Music/{{Loveless}}'', Music/{{Ride}}'s ''Nowhere'', and Music/{{Lush}}'s ''Split''. An additional EP that year saw them experiment with influences from ambient techno and country. However, the {{Shoegazing}} fad in the UK was dying down around this time and even earning HypeBacklash; also, US distributor SBK Records' attempts at promoting their albums in the midst of {{grunge}} were incredibly incompetent and stupid. [[FromBadToWorse Additionally]], SBK pulled funding, forcing the band to finance two 1994 US tours themselves.
A week after ''Pygmalion'' was released, they were dumped by Creator/CreationRecords -- Halstead had been threatened that their relationship with the label would end unless they delivered a "pop album", and predictably, [[WriterRevolt he completely ignored them]]. Slowdive broke up around this time: Chaplin and Savill left; Goswell, Halstead and [=McCutcheon=] regrouped as Mojave 3 and signed to Creator/FourADRecords. With Mojave 3, they instead focused on combining DreamPop, electronic experimentation and some mild country influences.
Slowdive has actually done more for their genre than they're given credit for, unsurprisingly, considering {{Shoegazing}} bands other than My Bloody Valentine suffer from severe OvershadowedByAwesome; their mellower sound stood out like a sore thumb amid the shoegazing scene's ear-shattering loudness. Alongside the Czech band Ecstasy of Saint Theresa, who moved into Ambient and Techno soundscapes, they helped innovate shoegaze's electronic aspects -- whereas My Bloody Valentine provided the blueprint for the monstrous instrumental shoegaze based around a combination of brutally loud guitars and soothing melodies, Slowdive's copious use of [[EchoingAcoustics reverb]], songs played ''very'' slowly and overall spaciness made bands like Music/{{M83}} and A Sunny Day in Glasgow possible.
They reunited in 2014 to much fanfare. On 12 January 2017, they released "Star Roving", their first single since 1994. The same year, on 5 May, they released their {{self titled album}} on 5 May to even greater fanfare. On 1 September 2023, they released their fifth album, ''everything is alive'', reaching the top ten in both the UK's Official Albums Chart and the Billboard Top Album Sales chart.
to:
Slowdive are a British DreamPop[=/=]{{Shoegazing}} band band, originally active during the tail end of TheEighties from 1989 to 1995 and TheNineties, reunited in 2014. They are [[TitledAfterTheSong named after after]] the Music/SiouxsieAndTheBanshees song "Slowdive". Next "Slowdive", and next to Music/MyBloodyValentine, they're considered one of the best examples of their genres. The band consists of Rachel Goswell (vocals, guitar, keyboards, tambourine), Neil Halstead (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Nick Chaplin (bass), Christian Savill (guitar) and Simon Scott (drums).
The band was formedin 1989 by childhood friends Goswell and Halstead, with Chaplin and Savill joining shortly thereafter. They signed to Creator/CreationRecords with only one demo, having caught the attention of an Creator/{{EMI}} A&R at a show they played with the band Five Thirty, while the average age of the band members was 19. Their first release, a self-titled EP EP, got them critical praise in the British press. Sustaining their momentum with two more [=EPs=], they then released their first album, ''Just for a Day'' in 1991. They quickly got compared to Music/MyBloodyValentine, My Bloody Valentine, and while they were an influence, Slowdive never fit in completely with the shoegaze aesthetic, owing more to the Music/CocteauTwins.
Their second album, ''Souvlaki'',has contains some of their best most popular songs, such as "Alison", "Machine Gun", "40 Days", "Sing", "Souvlaki Space Station", "When the Sun Hits" and "Dagger". With time, ''Souvlaki'' it has also found a place in the canon of landmark {{shoegazing}} shoegaze albums next to Music/MyBloodyValentine's MBV's ''Music/{{Loveless}}'', Music/{{Ride}}'s ''Nowhere'', and Music/{{Lush}}'s ''Split''. An additional EP that year year, ''Outside Your Room'', saw them experiment with influences from ambient techno and country. However, the {{Shoegazing}} shoegaze fad in the UK was dying down around this time and even earning HypeBacklash; also, US distributor SBK Records' attempts at promoting their albums in the midst of {{grunge}} were incredibly incompetent and stupid. [[FromBadToWorse Additionally]], SBK pulled funding, forcing the band to finance two 1994 US tours themselves.
A week after''Pygmalion'' was released, the 1995 release of their third album ''Pygmalion'', which [[NewSoundAlbum departed from the band's previous albums in favor of an experimental sound]] with {{electronic|Music}} and PostRock influences, they were dumped by Creator/CreationRecords -- Creation. Halstead had been threatened that their relationship with the label would end unless they delivered a "pop album", and predictably, [[WriterRevolt he completely ignored them]]. Slowdive broke up around this time: time; Chaplin and Savill left; left, while Goswell, Halstead and [=McCutcheon=] regrouped as Mojave 3 and signed to Creator/FourADRecords. With Mojave 3, they instead focused on combining DreamPop, electronic experimentation and some mild country influences.
A Website/{{Twitter}} account and website in the band's name were launched in January 2014, sparking reunion buzz. Sure enough, it was announced to much fanfare that Slowdive had reunited to play the 2014 Primavera Sound festival. A summer world tour was also announced shortly after. On 12 January 2017, they released "Star Roving", their first single since 1994; the same year, on 5 May, they released their [[SelfTitledAlbum self-titled]] fourth album to even greater fanfare. On 1 September 2023, they released their fifth album, ''everything is alive'', which reached the top 10 in both the UK's Official Albums Chart and the ''Billboard'' Top Album Sales chart.
Slowdive has actually done more for their genre than they're given creditfor, for -- unsurprisingly, considering {{Shoegazing}} shoegaze bands other than My Bloody Valentine MBV suffer from severe OvershadowedByAwesome; their OvershadowedByAwesome. Their mellower sound stood out like a sore thumb amid the shoegazing shoegaze scene's ear-shattering loudness. Alongside loudness, and alongside the Czech band Ecstasy of Saint Theresa, who Theresa (who moved into Ambient ambient and Techno soundscapes, {{techno}} soundscapes), they helped innovate shoegaze's electronic aspects -- whereas My Bloody Valentine aspects. Whereas MBV provided the blueprint for the monstrous instrumental shoegaze form of shoegaze, based around a combination of brutally loud guitars and soothing melodies, Slowdive's copious use of [[EchoingAcoustics reverb]], songs played ''very'' slowly slow songs and overall spaciness made bands like Music/{{M83}} and A Sunny Day in Glasgow possible.
They reunited in 2014 to much fanfare. On 12 January 2017, they released "Star Roving", their first single since 1994. The same year, on 5 May, they released their {{self titled album}} on 5 May to even greater fanfare. On 1 September 2023, they released their fifth album, ''everything is alive'', reaching the top ten in both the UK's Official Albums Chart and the Billboard Top Album Sales chart.possible.
The band was formed
Their second album, ''Souvlaki'',
A week after
A Website/{{Twitter}} account and website in the band's name were launched in January 2014, sparking reunion buzz. Sure enough, it was announced to much fanfare that Slowdive had reunited to play the 2014 Primavera Sound festival. A summer world tour was also announced shortly after. On 12 January 2017, they released "Star Roving", their first single since 1994; the same year, on 5 May, they released their [[SelfTitledAlbum self-titled]] fourth album to even greater fanfare. On 1 September 2023, they released their fifth album, ''everything is alive'', which reached the top 10 in both the UK's Official Albums Chart and the ''Billboard'' Top Album Sales chart.
Slowdive has actually done more for their genre than they're given credit
They reunited in 2014 to much fanfare. On 12 January 2017, they released "Star Roving", their first single since 1994. The same year, on 5 May, they released their {{self titled album}} on 5 May to even greater fanfare. On 1 September 2023, they released their fifth album, ''everything is alive'', reaching the top ten in both the UK's Official Albums Chart and the Billboard Top Album Sales chart.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
edit for consistency for abbreviating United Kingdom
Changed line(s) 13 (click to see context) from:
They reunited in 2014 to much fanfare. On 12 January 2017, they released "Star Roving", their first single since 1994. The same year, on 5 May, they released their {{self titled album}} on 5 May to even greater fanfare. On 1 September 2023, they released their fifth album, ''everything is alive'', reaching the top ten in both the U.K.'s Official Albums Chart and the Billboard Top Album Sales chart.
to:
They reunited in 2014 to much fanfare. On 12 January 2017, they released "Star Roving", their first single since 1994. The same year, on 5 May, they released their {{self titled album}} on 5 May to even greater fanfare. On 1 September 2023, they released their fifth album, ''everything is alive'', reaching the top ten in both the U.K.'s UK's Official Albums Chart and the Billboard Top Album Sales chart.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 13 (click to see context) from:
They reunited in 2014 to much fanfare. On 12 January 2017, they released "Star Roving", their first single since 1994. On 28 March, they released yet another single, "Sugar for the Pill". Finally, they released their {{self titled album}} on 5 May to even ''more'' fanfare.
to:
They reunited in 2014 to much fanfare. On 12 January 2017, they released "Star Roving", their first single since 1994. On 28 March, they released yet another single, "Sugar for the Pill". Finally, The same year, on 5 May, they released their {{self titled album}} on 5 May to even ''more'' fanfare.greater fanfare. On 1 September 2023, they released their fifth album, ''everything is alive'', reaching the top ten in both the U.K.'s Official Albums Chart and the Billboard Top Album Sales chart.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* ''Outside Your Room'' (1993)
Changed line(s) 36 (click to see context) from:
* ''Everything Is Alive'' (2023)
to:
* ''Everything Is Alive'' ''everything is alive'' (2023)
Changed line(s) 41 (click to see context) from:
* BreakupSong: ''Souvlaki'' has a few, since Neil and Rachel's relationship ended before it was recorded. "40 Days" and "Dagger" were written from Neil's perspective, while the lyrics to "Souvlaki Space Station" came from Rachel.
to:
* BreakupSong: ''Souvlaki'' has a few, since Neil and Rachel's relationship ended before it was recorded. "40 Days" and "Dagger" were written from Neil's perspective, while the lyrics to "Souvlaki Space Station" came from Rachel.Rachel's.
** Averted in "andalucia plays," where Halstead's vocals show up front and center without any treatment.
Changed line(s) 50 (click to see context) from:
* EpicRocking: "Spanish Air", "Rutti", "Crazy for You", "Trellisaze", "J's Heaven", "Blue Skied an' Clear", "Slomo", "Go Get It", "Falling Ashes", "30th June"; "Avalyn" and "Golden Hair" live.
to:
* EpicRocking: EpicRocking:
** ''Just for a Day'': "SpanishAir", Air." "Avalyn" and "[[Music/SydBarrett Golden Hair]]" are played extended live.
** ''Outside Your Room'' EP: "Moussaka Chaos"
** ''Pygmalion'': "Rutti", "Crazy for You", "Trellisaze", "J's Heaven", "Blue Skied an'Clear", Clear"
** ''Slowdive'' (2017): "Slomo", "Go Get It", "Falling Ashes", "30thJune"; "Avalyn" and "Golden Hair" live.June"
** ''everything is alive'': "andalucia plays," "chained to a cloud"
** ''Just for a Day'': "Spanish
** ''Outside Your Room'' EP: "Moussaka Chaos"
** ''Pygmalion'': "Rutti", "Crazy for You", "Trellisaze", "J's Heaven", "Blue Skied an'
** ''Slowdive'' (2017): "Slomo", "Go Get It", "Falling Ashes", "30th
** ''everything is alive'': "andalucia plays," "chained to a cloud"
* GriefSong: Played with; while ''everything is alive'' is dedicated to Goswell's mother and Scott's father who both died in 2020, the band decided for a brighter sound.
Changed line(s) 54,55 (click to see context) from:
* {{Instrumental|s}}: "Avalyn II" is basically "Avalyn I" without lyrics and twice as long.
* {{Irony}}: Simon Scott left the band during the recording of ''Pygmalion'', mainly because of the more {{ambient}} direction it took. Nowadays, it's the primary type of music he makes in his solo career. Neil Halstead even said in a Pitchfork [[https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1484-slowdive-on-their-first-album-in-22-years-and-why-shoegaze-came-back/ interview]] that "he still says that's the record he wished he was involved with, because that's more of where he's at musically these days."
* {{Irony}}: Simon Scott left the band during the recording of ''Pygmalion'', mainly because of the more {{ambient}} direction it took. Nowadays, it's the primary type of music he makes in his solo career. Neil Halstead even said in a Pitchfork [[https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1484-slowdive-on-their-first-album-in-22-years-and-why-shoegaze-came-back/ interview]] that "he still says that's the record he wished he was involved with, because that's more of where he's at musically these days."
to:
* {{Instrumental|s}}: {{Instrumental|s}}:
** "Avalyn II" is basically "Avalyn I" without lyrics and twice aslong.
long. "Moussaka Chaos" is an instrumental version of "Souvlaki Space Station."
** Half of their ''5'' EP is composed of electronic instrumentals.
** "Prayer Remembered" is a mellow instrumental.
* {{Irony}}: Simon Scott left the band during the recording of ''Pygmalion'', mainly because of the more {{ambient}} direction it took. Nowadays, it's the primary type of music he makes in his solo career. Neil Halstead even said in a Pitchfork [[https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1484-slowdive-on-their-first-album-in-22-years-and-why-shoegaze-came-back/ interview]] that "he still says that's the record he wished he was involved with, because that's more of where he's at musically these days."" This is clearly evident with the largely electronic percussion in their post-reunion material.
** "Avalyn II" is basically "Avalyn I" without lyrics and twice as
** Half of their ''5'' EP is composed of electronic instrumentals.
** "Prayer Remembered" is a mellow instrumental.
* {{Irony}}: Simon Scott left the band during the recording of ''Pygmalion'', mainly because of the more {{ambient}} direction it took. Nowadays, it's the primary type of music he makes in his solo career. Neil Halstead even said in a Pitchfork [[https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1484-slowdive-on-their-first-album-in-22-years-and-why-shoegaze-came-back/ interview]] that "he still says that's the record he wished he was involved with, because that's more of where he's at musically these days.
Changed line(s) 59 (click to see context) from:
* NewSoundAlbum: ''Souvlaki'' is notably brighter-sounding and dynamic than ''Just for a Day'', whilst ''Pygmalion'' ditched shoegaze altogether for PostRock and {{Ambient}} territory. The self-titled album provides a happy medium between the styles of the previous three records.
to:
* NewSoundAlbum: NewSoundAlbum:
** ''5'' resembles nothing the band put out before or since, but foreshadows their turn towards the electronic with ''Pygmalion'' two years later.
** ''Souvlaki'' is notably brighter-sounding and dynamic than ''Just for a Day'', whilst ''Pygmalion'' ditched shoegaze altogether for PostRock and {{Ambient}}territory. territory.
** The 2017 self-titled album provides a happy medium between the styles of the previous threerecords.records.
** ''everything is alive'' goes for a sparser sound that resembles a lusher ''Pygmalion'', trading their wall of guitars for arpeggiated notes and electronics.
** ''5'' resembles nothing the band put out before or since, but foreshadows their turn towards the electronic with ''Pygmalion'' two years later.
** ''Souvlaki'' is notably brighter-sounding and dynamic than ''Just for a Day'', whilst ''Pygmalion'' ditched shoegaze altogether for PostRock and {{Ambient}}
** The 2017 self-titled album provides a happy medium between the styles of the previous three
** ''everything is alive'' goes for a sparser sound that resembles a lusher ''Pygmalion'', trading their wall of guitars for arpeggiated notes and electronics.
Deleted line(s) 67 (click to see context) :
* SpiritualSuccessor: Mojave 3.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* AllLowercaseLetters: The song titles on ''everything is alive'', such as "kisses" and "skin in the game", are stylised in lowercase letters.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 38 (click to see context) from:
! '''''Tropes close and feelings flow''''':
to:
! '''''Tropes ''Tropes close and feelings flow''''':flow'':
Changed line(s) 41 (click to see context) from:
* BetterAsFriends: Neil and Rachel at the end of it all, as it seems. The two never seem to hold any ill will to each other following their breakup, even forming Mojave 3 together (with Rachel only leaving because of health reasons).
to:
* BetterAsFriends: Neil and Rachel at the end of it all, as it seems. The two never seem to hold any ill will to each other following their breakup, even forming Mojave 3 together (with Rachel only leaving because of due to health reasons).
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 42 (click to see context) from:
* ButtMonkey: ''Hoo boy''. With the treatment of their label and reviews ''mocking them'' simply because of the backlash shoegaze received, they got this status... until being VindicatedByHistory[[invoked]] kicked in and reviewers who mocked them began to praise them and are now a staple within shoegazing that ''isn't'' Music/MyBloodyValentine. Furthermore, ''Souvlaki'' is now sometimes considered to be just as good, if not ''[[https://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2014/01/five-reasons-slowdives-souvlaki-trumps-loveless.html better]]'' than ''Music/{{Loveless}}''.
to:
* ButtMonkey: ''Hoo boy''. With the treatment of their label and reviews ''mocking them'' simply because of the backlash shoegaze received, they got this status... until being VindicatedByHistory[[invoked]] kicked in and reviewers who mocked them began to praise them and are now a staple within shoegazing shoegaze that ''isn't'' Music/MyBloodyValentine. Furthermore, ''Souvlaki'' is now sometimes considered to be just as good, if not ''[[https://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2014/01/five-reasons-slowdives-souvlaki-trumps-loveless.html better]]'' than ''Music/{{Loveless}}''.
