“We have always used vocals as another instrument and it's all about layering and blending in,” guitarist and singer Rachel Goswell explained to me from London last week. It's the kind of album which sweeps you up in its rich textures, where Rachel Goswell and co-founder Neil Halstead's vocals buried deep in the mix have a deep emotional resonance. It's an album which both honours the melodic, densely layered guitar sound which made them a pivotal part of ‘90s shoegaze, but also embraces the technology and ideas shaping music right now. So we can all breathe a collective sigh of relief over Slowdive's first new album in 22 years, Slowdive. Remember Hole's Nobody's Daughter in 2010? Yeah, nobody else does either. In terms of musical crimes, there are few things worse than bands who get back together for a comeback album and deliver an absolute turkey. Rachel Goswell only wanted to reform Slowdive if they could have some new experiences.
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