Slowdive

I thought Shoegaze was going to be like ambience, jazz, punk, and thrash metal where I go through dozens and dozens of acclaimed albums and it just doesn't connect with me until it randomly clicks after the communities hate my existence and I have to compensate by finding albums of those genres and saying what about them appeals to me now that I "get it".

Well after listening to this Shoegaze LP by the infamous Slowdive, I get the appeal after just barely dipping my toes into ... read more

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

A good EP to start off with.

Slowdive laid the foundation with this EP and what more was gonna come.

My ears are bleeding tears