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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 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.
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]
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 | |
Exclaim | Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums of 2017 | 3 | |
Pitchfork | The 50 Best Albums of 2017 | 30 | |
The 20 Best Rock Albums of 2017 | 8 | ||
Stereogum | The 50 Best Albums of 2017 | 15 | |
A2IM Libera Awards 2018 | Album of the Year 2018 | 1 | |
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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