A third top album for me this week. Following the dense & abrasive The Armed and nightmarish pied piper Model/Actriz, Slowdive have given me somewhat of a soothing balm. I have just finished listening start to finish without distraction, such is the interesting soundscape they have created. Not so much a wall of sound as a mixed garden hedge with berries and convoluted shapes to explore. The deeper you listen the more you hear. The overriding emotional response I got was a gentle sadness of ...
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