Slowdive

SLOWDIVE Operate In Their Familiar Shoegaze Universe On Their Brand New Album EVERYTHING IS ALIVE

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1 September 2023


Album artwork

British shoegaze veterans SLOWDIVE launched their 5th LP,
their first in 6 years, named EVERYTHING IS ALIVE today.

The album is dedicated to vocalist/guitarist Rachel Goswell’s
mother and drummer Simon Scott’s father, who both passed
away in 2020.


Photo by Ingrid Pop

SPIN MAGAZINE says: “Slowdive has outdone itself on its fifth full-length, Everything Is Alive, which elevates its pre-breakup work in ways that feel nearly unimaginable. Indeed, Slowdive in 2023 is capable of writing both the hands-down most affecting song of its career (‘Andalucia Plays’) as well as its most in-your-face (‘The Slab’), while also incorporating modular synths as foundational elements in its creative process for the first time (they’re the first notes you hear on opener ‘Shanty’).” Score: 9/10.

TUTV: Slowdive are operating again in their beloved shoegaze universe where reality and fantasy go hand in hand. Where we, as listeners, can enjoy the sonic dreams they made up, soundtracked by starry-eyed synth/guitar symphonies. Everything Is Alive could easily be the second LP of a double one together with their self-titled 2017 longplayer, making it a 16-track album full of cinematic spirituals that put you on cloud nine for 80 minutes.

KEY SINGLES/CLIPS: The Slab / Alive

– ALIFE –

– SKIN IN THE GAME –

STREAM/BUY


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SLOWDIVE: Instagram – Spotify

SLOWDIVE – Shoegaze Veterans Share Third Piece From Their Forthcoming Album

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New striking strokes

11 August 2023


(Photo by Turn Up The Volume)

British shoegaze veterans SLOWDIVE are set to release their 5th LP,
their first in 6 years, named Everything Is Alive, in two weeks.

The album is dedicated to vocalist/guitarist Rachel Goswell’s
mother and drummer Simon Scott’s father, who both passed
away in 2020.


Album artwork

But first another new piece, titled THE SLAB.

“This is the heaviest track on the record and as the name suggests we wanted
it to feel like a big slab of music. We wanted it to feel very dense.”

WATCH/LISTEN

STREAM

But first another new piece, titled THE SLAB

ALL 3 SINGLES


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SLOWDIVE: Instagram

SLOWDIVE Share New Atmospheric Track From Their Upcoming LP – Hear ‘SKIN IN THE IMAGE’ Here

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Daily electricity to load your batteries

18 July 2023


(photo by Turn Up The Volume)

British beloved shoegazers SLOWDIVE are set to release their 5th LP – their first in
6 years – named Everything Is Alive on September 1. Pre-order info here.


Album artwork

The album is dedicated to vocalist/guitarist Rachel Goswell’s (vocalist/guitarist)
mother and drummer Simon Scott’s father, who both passed away in 2020.

Neil Halstead (vocals/guitar): “It’s a more minimal electronic record that conception changed as they worked through the songs together. As a band, when we’re all happy with it, that tends to be the stronger material. We’ve always come from slightly different directions, and the best bits are where we all meet in the middle.”

Following the lead single Kisses a second taster has just arrived. SKIN IN THE GAME is a sonic slo-mo dream. Atmospheric and soothing. Layers of synths and sparkling guitar play. A beaut.

Hear here.

Tour Dates

SLOWDIVE: Website – Instagram

Celebrated British Shoegazers SLOWDIVE Bring New Album In September – Today The First Single ‘KISSES’

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New striking strokes

20 June 2023


(photo by Turn Up The Volume)

It’s already 6 years since British much lauded shoegazing dream pop act SLOWDIVE
released their formidable self-titled t album. It was their fourth and the first in
22 years as they went on a break of 19 years between 1995 and 2014.

They have now canned their 5th longlayer, titled EVERYTHING IS ALIVE.
It’ll come our way on 1 September. Pre-order info here .


Album artwork

The album is dedicated to vocalist/guitarist Rachel Goswell’s (vocalist/guitarist)
mother and drummer Simon Scott’s father, who both passed away in 2020.

Neil Halstead (vocals/guitar): “It’s a more minimal electronic record that conception changed as they worked through the songs together. As a band, when we’re all happy with it, that tends to be the stronger material. We’ve always come from slightly different directions, and the best bits are where we all meet in the middle.”

Along with the news lands the first single. KISSES is a tranquilizing
synth pop melody. Pure Slowdive. Welcome back.


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Tour Dates

SLOWDIVE: Website – Instagram

Happy B. To SIOUXSIE!

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27 May 2023


On the cover of British magazine THE FACE in 1982

Susan Janet Ballion, best known of course as SIOUXSIE SIOUX
the voice and face of 70s punk icons The Banshees was born on
27 May 1957 in London.

Happy 66 to the Goth queen of punk. One of the most
charismatic and drop-dead gorgeous rock stars ever.

What? 66?

With The Banshees she recorded/released 11 studio albums.
With her husband Budgie, she made two LPs under the moniker
of The Creatures. And in 2007 she released her only criminally
underrated, solo longplayer Mantaray.

And she’s back on stage this year.

Cruel World festival in Pasadena (CA) last Monday

Upcoming TOUR dates HERE

Three magic Siouxsie moments.

– HONG KONG GARDEN –

– KISS THEM FOR ME –

– SLOWDIVE –

SIOUXSIE: Instagram

SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES Released Their Spellbinding ‘A KISS IN THE DREAMHOUSE’ Album 40 Years Ago

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Back in time

7 November 2022

Band: SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES
Active: 1976–1996 / 11 studio longplayers.

Anniversary Album: A KISS IN THE DREAMHOUSE – fifth LP
Released: 5 November 1982 – 40 years ago

NME wrote: ” ‘A Kiss in the Dreamhouse’ is a feat of imagination scarcely ever recorded. It’s breathtaking. Somehow, a bold assurance of intention has met with a hunger for experimenting with sound to expand an already formidable group of songs into pure, open-minded ambiguity. The flesh of the song will balloon out or contort into unimaginable patterns, indecipherable echoes volley between the walls of the recording, glassy, splintered tones pierce the luxuriant sheen of the mix. Repeated listens trick the sense of balance; tremendous risks are taken.”

Turn Up The Volume!: their most mystifying and compelling album ever to
my fan ears. Siouxsie became the superior queen of gothic grandeur and went
with the fabulous Banshees (including the late, great guitarist John McGeoch) on
a mind-boggling crusade.

Three Top Tracks: Slowdive / Melt

– SLOWDIVE –

– MELT –

Stream full album via Spotify

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SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES: Facebook – Album Discography

SLOWDIVE – 30 Candles For Debut LP ‘JUST FOR A DAY’

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4 September 2021

Band: SLOWDIVE
Who: Shoegazing dream pop outfit from Reading, UK
Active: 1989–1995, 2014–present / 4 studio albums so far

Anniversary album: JUST FOR A DAY
Released: 2 September 191 – 30 years ago

AllMusic wrote: “Just for a Day is Slowdive’s first album, and it shows,
when one listens to the magnificent sound of ‘Souvlaki’ or the brilliant
experimentation of ‘Pygmalion’, it becomes clear that ‘Just for a Day’
was only a step toward the greatness they would later achieve.”
Score: 3.5/5.

Single: Catch The Breeze…

Full album…

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SLOWDIVE: Discography


(Pic by Turn Up The Volume – Brugge, Belgium – 2018)

SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES – ‘Slowdive’ – 1982…

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Clips that have a lasting impact on Turn Up The Volume’s eyes and ears…

‘Slowdive’ by SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES
Spellbinding and tribal! Like a voodoo dance…

Slowdive into me
Float high endlessly
Hearts will shake
Wide awake

From their rad 1982 ‘A KISS IN THE DREAMHOUSE‘ LP – stream it here 

TURN UP THE VOLUME’s 15 Knockout Live Performances Of 2018…

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Turn Up The Volume saw about 150 acts playing live this past year. Here are the 15 Knockout Performances that made his body temperature going way up, made his adrenalin stream faster and had a lasting impact on his greedy ears & impressed eyes.

1. THE FLAMING LIPS – Melkweg, Amsterdam – 11 November – Review here

2. SLOWDIVE – Cactus Brugge Festival – 15 July – Review here

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3. IDLES – De Zwerver, Leffinge, Belgium – 2 November – Review here

4. JOHNNY MARR – Trix Club, Antwerp – 7 December – Review here

5. FONTAINES D.C. – Botanique, Brussels – 4 May – Review here

6. NOEL GALLAGHER – Vorst National, Brussels – 6 April

7. THE GLÜCKS – Ghent Fest – 19 July – Review here

8. RUMOURS – Cosa Nostra, Aalst – 21 April – Review here

9. JUJU – Kinky Star, Ghent – 18 February – Review here

10. PEUK – De Kleine Kunst, Ghent – 8 September – Review here

11. AUTOBAHN – Kinky Star, Ghent – 11 February – Review here

12. FALLING MAN – Ghent Fest – 14 July – Interview here

13. PERE UBU – 4 AD, Diksmuide – 1 June – Review here

14. TUBELIGHT – Charlatan, Ghent – 23 March – Review here

15. PINK ROOM – Kinky Star, Ghent – 3 March – Review here

(all pictures by Turn Up The Volume!)