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2017 studio album by Slowdive From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Slowdive is the fourth studio album by English rock band Slowdive. It was released on 5 May 2017 by the record label Dead Oceans.[1] It was Slowdive's first studio album in 22 years, following Pygmalion (1995).[1] It was also the band's first album since Souvlaki (1993) to feature the drummer Simon Scott as a member.
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Released | 5 May 2017 | |||
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Length | 46:01 | |||
Label | Dead Oceans | |||
Producer | Neil Halstead | |||
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Slowdive was preceded by the singles "Star Roving", released on 12 January 2017,[2][3] and "Sugar for the Pill", released on 28 March 2017.[1]
The album artwork is a still image from avant-garde cut-out animation film, Heaven and Earth Magic (1962), by beatnik artist and polymath Harry Smith.
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 8.1/10[4] |
Metacritic | 82/100[5] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
The A.V. Club | B[7] |
Consequence | A−[8] |
Financial Times | [9] |
The Guardian | [10] |
Mojo | [11] |
The Observer | [12] |
Pitchfork | 8.6/10[13] |
The Times | [14] |
Uncut | 8/10[15] |
Slowdive received acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 82, based on 30 reviews.[5]
TJ Kliebhan of Consequence found that Slowdive had "delivered a fresh dream-pop sound that is still uniquely Slowdive", concluding that "Slowdive delivers nearly everything their fans desire in a return: familiarity, innovation, and vast atmospheres to get lost in."[8] The Skinny's Duncan Harman said that the album "represents an awareness of legacy, and the importance of not pissing all over it; to that extent, it's an essential addition to canon."[16] Drowned in Sound reviewer Dom Gourlay called Slowdive a "majestic return that doesn't just fill in the gaps, but points unflinchingly towards future horizons."[17] Sean T. Collins of Pitchfork said that the album "offers maximum-volume shoegaze too, better than the band ever has before",[13] and Cam Lindsay of Exclaim! wrote that it "certainly was a long wait, but finally Slowdive have given us the album that we have been dreaming about for the last 22 years."[18]
Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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Crack Magazine | The 100 Best Albums of 2017 | 13 |
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Exclaim | Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums of 2017 | 3 |
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Pitchfork | The 50 Best Albums of 2017 | 30 |
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The 20 Best Rock Albums of 2017 | 8 |
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Stereogum | The 50 Best Albums of 2017 | 15 |
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A2IM Libera Awards 2018 | Album of the Year 2018 | 1 |
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Opinion Police | The Best Song of the 2010s (Star Roving) | 1 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Slomo" | 6:53 | |
2. | "Star Roving" | Halstead | 5:39 |
3. | "Don't Know Why" | Halstead | 4:37 |
4. | "Sugar for the Pill" |
| 4:31 |
5. | "Everyone Knows" | Halstead | 4:22 |
6. | "No Longer Making Time" | Halstead | 5:48 |
7. | "Go Get It" |
| 6:10 |
8. | "Falling Ashes" |
| 8:01 |
Total length: | 46:01 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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9. | "30th June" |
| 7:27 |
Total length: | 53:25 |
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[27]
Slowdive
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Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[28] | 64 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[29] | 29 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[30] | 53 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[31] | 72 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[32] | 38 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[33] | 49 |
French Albums (SNEP)[34] | 122 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[35] | 33 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[36] | 45 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[37] | 103 |
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[38] | 7 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[39] | 26 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[40] | 12 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[41] | 36 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[42] | 79 |
UK Albums (OCC)[43] | 16 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[44] | 4 |
US Billboard 200[45] | 50 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[46] | 3 |
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[47] | 5 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[48] | 11 |
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