Slowdive (album)
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| Studio album by Slowdive | ||||
| Released | 5 May 2017 | |||
| Studio | The Courtyard Studio in Sutton Courtenay, Sound Gallery in Exeter, The White House in Kewstoke, The Farm 2 in St. Mervyn and Zigzag Music Productions in Hilton | |||
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| Length | 45:58 | |||
| Label | Dead Oceans | |||
| Producer | Neil Halstead | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100 |
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| AllMusic |    |
| Clash | 9/10 |
| Consequence of Sound | A- |
| DIY | |
| Drowned in Sound | 9/10 |
| Exclaim! | 9/10 |
| Pitchfork | 8.6/10 |
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Slowdive is the fourth studio album by English rock band Slowdive. It was released 5 May 2017 on record label Dead Oceans. The album is their first since Pygmalion in 1995. The album was preceded by the single "Star Roving", which was released on 12 January 2017.
Slowdive received critical acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 81, based on 27 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".Consequence of Sound said "Slowdive delivers nearly everything their fans desire in a return: familiarity, innovation, and vast atmospheres to get lost in". Giving a perfect score, The Skinny stated that "Slowdive represents an awareness of legacy, and the importance of not pissing all over it; to that extent, it’s an essential addition to canon".Drowned in Sound said the album is a "majestic return that doesn't just fill in the gaps, but points unflinchingly towards future horizons".Pitchfork said the album "offers maximum-volume shoegaze too, better than the band ever has before".Exclaim! praised the album, saying the album "certainly was a long wait, but finally Slowdive have given us the album that we have been dreaming about for the last 22 years".
All tracks written by Halstead, except tracks 1 and 7 written by Halstead/Savill/Goswell/Chaplin/Scott and track 8 written by Halstead/Scott.
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