Slowdive

Slowdive - Slowdive
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CRITIC REVIEWS

86
Sputnikmusic

Slowdive is just under twenty minutes long; I honestly can’t tell you where or when its moment starts and ends, and that’s not fucking bad for a debut EP with no songs.

70
AllMusic

They were at their most derivative here, taking most of their cues from My Bloody Valentine's Isn't Anything, but that doesn't prevent Slowdive from being captivating.

Pieter
94

do you remember when Halstead said "Slowdive, Slowdive" on the song Slowdive by Slowdive, from the ep Slowdive?

Irissssssssssss
98

Slowdive’s self titled debut EP is just… gorgeous. The song aptly titled the band’s name as well might just be one of their best songs, it’s kinda noisy in the way an mbv song might be but it still feels so uniquely Slowdive with Neil and Rachel’s vocals and that airy feel to it all. Avalyn I is also a transcendent post-rocky, almost ambient take on Slowdive’s sound that simply blew me away, while Avalyn II isn’t as strong structurally or song wise, ... read more

Matheus
90

Listening to Slowdive for the first time, as they're dropping an album this year and are (probably) coming to Brazil in December. And goddamn bro, this is fucking good.

kamrynsheadphon
89

When it's a three song EP that lasts 20 minutes, you know it'll be a wild ride. Slowdive's debut self-titled EP is beautifully harsh to the ears; a type of frequency that makes you glad you got tinnitus. My favorite fact about this EP is that the songs you hear are actually demos! The band wasn't huge with any of their rerecordings of the songs, so they went with the first take and called it good. They say that no matter how many times the song is recording, nothing can beat the magical first ... read more

Irissssssssssss
98

Slowdive’s self titled debut EP is just… gorgeous. The song aptly titled the band’s name as well might just be one of their best songs, it’s kinda noisy in the way an mbv song might be but it still feels so uniquely Slowdive with Neil and Rachel’s vocals and that airy feel to it all. Avalyn I is also a transcendent post-rocky, almost ambient take on Slowdive’s sound that simply blew me away, while Avalyn II isn’t as strong structurally or song wise, ... read more

Pieter
94

do you remember when Halstead said "Slowdive, Slowdive" on the song Slowdive by Slowdive, from the ep Slowdive?

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Added on: December 28, 2015