Released on September 1, 2023, via Dead Oceans, everything is alive is the fifth studio album by British shoegaze pioneers Slowdive. Following their 2017 self-titled comeback, this eight-track record finds the band moving beyond traditional "walls of sound" into more expansive, synth-driven, and emotionally nuanced territory. A Journey Through Grief and Hope
The album’s title, everything is alive, serves as a poignant irony and a hopeful mantra. During the writing process, both vocalist Rachel Goswell and drummer Simon Scott lost parents. This proximity to death deeply colored the record's DNA. Originally conceived by Neil Halstead as a more electronic-leaning, minimalist project, the final product evolved when the full band injected their signature wall-of-sound sensibilities. The result is a hybrid of modular synth pulses and the ethereal, shimmering guitars that fans have worshipped since Souvlaki. Track-by-Track Evolution Slowdive - everything is alive -2023- - album a...
Subdued Atmosphere: It is often more transparent and ambient than its predecessors, trading wall-of-sound distortion for intricate layering and clean, melodic guitars. Released on September 1, 2023, via Dead Oceans