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
Don’t skip the instrumentals. In a less confident band’s hands, “prayer remembered” or “the slab” would feel like filler. Here, they are the emotional core—wordless spaces where you supply your own meaning. Slowdive - everything is alive -2023- - album a...
This isn’t Souvlaki part 2 – it’s slower, sparser, and more atmospheric. The guitars don’t crash; they breathe. If you love late-night headphones, rain-streaked windows, and melodies that feel like memories, this album will stay with you. Released on September 1, 2023, via Dead Oceans
In a year dominated by pop maximalism and viral trends, Everything Is Alive feels like a secret handshake. It is an album for those who listen with headphones in the dark, for those who have lost someone, for those who are comfortable with silence. In a less confident band’s hands, “prayer remembered”
Everything Is Alive was recorded at The Courtyard Studio in Oxfordshire and mixed by the legendary Shawn Everett (The War on Drugs, Alabama Shakes). While previous Slowdive records were swamped in glorious murk (the “wall of sound” approach), this album breathes.