Slowdive (EP)
| Slowdive | ||||
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| Released | 5 November 1990 | |||
| Recorded | The White House Studio | |||
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| Length | 18:19 | |||
| Label | Creation | |||
| Producer | Martin Nichols | |||
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Slowdive is the debut EP by the English rock band Slowdive. It was released in 1990 by record label Creation.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
According to The Rough Guide to Rock, Slowdive was released "to rapturous applause from the press".[2] Steve Lamacq of NME said the title track was "an atmospheric wash of watercolour guitars mixed in with some plaintive, impressionable vocals. Not quite as punishing as their demo, but it has a certain positively fresh-faced Bloody Valentine quality to it that swells with continued listening."[3]
In his retrospective review, Andy Kellman of AllMusic wrote "Slowdive's first release is their weakest effort, but it's still a good cluster of somnambulist soundscapes and inert sonic haze. They were definitely falling toward a mood-over-song structure at this point."[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Neil Halstead.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Slowdive" | 5:16 |
| 2. | "Avalyn I" | 4:55 |
| 3. | "Avalyn II" | 8:08 |
References
- ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "Slowdive – Slowdive | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ Buckley, Peter, ed. (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 956. ISBN 9781843531050. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ Steve Lamacq (10 November 1990). "Singles". NME. p. 20.