Slowdive - Everything is Alive (Black Vinyl)

Slowdive - Everything is Alive (Black Vinyl)Everything Is Alive, Slowdives 5th record, is exactly what the title suggests: an exploration into the shimmering nature of life and the universal touch points within it. While there are parts of this record that could sit neatly next to the atmospheric quality of 1995s Pygmalion; everything is alive also manages to break down the boundaries of whats come before it. Spanning psychedelic soundscapes, pulsating 80s electronic elements and John Cale

the quartet returned in early 2004 to Peter Katis’s Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport

The genesis of their partnership dates back to the GIZMO campaign

and sophomore LP In Between

“Where The Devil Dont Stay” and “Puttin People On The Moon” as well as rarities like “Goode’s Field Road” and “Daddy’s Cup

You can hear Katie's bird

imaginative and introspective

The Oakland trio’s songs careen with volatile energy and lead singer Ham D’Amato’s lyrics are enveloped with acerbic humor and resonant perceptiveness

dead-end jobs

Dolphin rounds up the tracks from both early 4AD EPs Barging Into The Presence Of God and Half-Life

and the hyperfunk of “Coffee” among the highlights

shimmering synth lines and familiar feelings of nostalgia

an ex-girlfriend