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9.0
135006
9.0 |
musicOMH
Taking the cloud tunnel bliss of the best shoegaze and adding some pure pop pleasure, this is less cinema for the ears and more dream visions for the soul
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9.0
135042
9.0 |
Uncut
This is the Slowdive you've been waiting for. Print edition only
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9.0
135168
9.0 |
God Is In The TV
If you’ve enjoyed Slowdive before, this will remind you why you became a fan
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8.5
135061
8.5 |
Spectrum Culture
If everything is alive is any indication, Slowdive are more interested in building on their legacy than resting on it
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8.5
135064
8.5 |
Paste Magazine
The shoegaze pioneers find a new frontier on their fifth studio album
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8.5
135020
8.5 |
Under The Radar
Everything is alive may only contain eight tracks, but Slowdive manage to craft an album of profound beauty full of emotional heft, which encompasses sadness, joy, gratitude, and ultimately optimism
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8.4
135066
8.4 |
Beats Per Minute
Hard to categorise, and impossible to assess immediately, like all of Slowdive, everything is alive will ever blossom with time
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8.0
135157
8.0 |
Record Collector
For a band whose reputation once seemed to be crystallised – unfairly – with sniffy takes on “the scene that celebrates itself”, Slowdive pack a considerable range of tones and sounds into a trim 42 minutes
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8.0
135021
8.0 |
The Skinny
Slowdive's second post-reunion album mines familiar territory, with familiarly beautiful results
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8.0
135022
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Every note Slowdive hits is water from the same lake as Souvlaki and Pygmalion; the reflections on the surface differ as the world around them changes, but the songs ripple with as much steady profoundness – and now, optimism – as anything that’s come before
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8.0
135026
8.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Sure, it would be great to see Halstead taking more control in producing and mixing future music as he curated the record’s two best songs, but Slowdive are good no matter what you do to them. Perhaps that’s the most divisive thing about them
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8.0
135028
8.0 |
Northern Transmissions
Its magic resides in its ability to capture so many moods through luminous and languid instrumentation, and the simplicity in which they present the songs; allowing space for every component to breathe and leave a lasting impression on the listener
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8.0
135036
8.0 |
The Guardian
The band perfected their blend of dreamy guitar noise washes and indecipherable lyrics decades ago, and the latest example has plenty of haunting beauty
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8.0
135037
8.0 |
Evening Standard
It seems like this is the band that today’s kids are drifting towards. Maybe they do have attention spans after all?
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8.0
135041
8.0 |
Clash
Enchanting and illuminating, ‘everything is alive’ proves that Slowdive’s pulse is still beating strong
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8.0
135049
8.0 |
DIY
It very much gives off the sense that the slower gestations lead to the richest rewards
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8.0
135053
8.0 |
PopMatters
From the haunted guitars to the impressionist vocals, from the most spell-binding drones to the brisk tempos, this is a Slowdive album through and through
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8.0
135018
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Slowdive are following the aphorism themselves; at another peak of their music career, they’re making every second of the golden age count
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8.0
135019
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
The album evolves the shoegaze band’s well-established sound with more electronic textures
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7.7
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7.7 |
Pitchfork
Since forming over three decades ago, the UK shoegaze band’s fifth album is the first to shoulder the weight of those years. The music is wispier, more skeletal, attuned to and aware of fading glories
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7.0
135017
7.0 |
The Quietus
Like wonders of life and death hiding beyond the seemingly impenetrable façade of routine and time, its sonic complexity lies beneath the surface
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6.0
135014
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
The form of shoegazing Slowdive helped define - and are sticking with - sounds delightfully fresh
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6.0
135043
6.0 |
Mojo
Evocative rather than vivid in a way that evokes Faith-era Cure's greyscale atmospheres, Everything IS Alive is the sound of Slowdive still holding their impressive earthly form. Print edition only
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