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| 3.0 good | cjbizzlebizzle | December 29th 23 |
More of a dream pop album with a touch of shoegaze here and there. 'Shanty' opens up the album nicely with a super ethereal, dreamy atmosphere trading guitars and synths in the forefront and beyond that 'alife' and 'andalucia plays' are highlights. Despite those tracks being solid, the album feels like it lacks a true signature track and the band trades guitars for synths in too many situations. Thinking back to their 2017 comeback, songs like 'Star Rover' and 'Sugar for the Pill' were both dreamy, gazey and incredibly catchy/powerful, I am not sure there is a track here that reaches those heights.
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| 3.5 great | aaronrkc | November 8th 23 |
A lot of really beautiful moments on this album, but it loses a little bit of steam by the last two or three tracks.
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| 4.0 excellent | lz41 | September 11th 23 |
The perfectly locked parts of 'shanty' won me over instantly. An effortless and effortlessly enjoyable album.
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| 3.5 great | iamwrong | September 7th 23 |
Really digging this. Quite beautiful and might take the cake over S/T for me.
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| 3.0 good | ajcollins15 | September 5th 23 |
This is a win in my book for Slowdive. The fifth album, the second in their comeback, shows that they still can make slow-paced and spacy-sounding dream pop, without sacrificing what they have always been known for; shoegaze guitars. All their past releases have had the same issue, one-dimensional and campy ideas that always felt shallow and boring. That issue still plagues this new album, but maybe with my growing age, this sound is growing on me. But I still have a hard time sitting through this album without wanting to fall asleep. In spurts however this a soothing and low-key dream pop and post-rock album. Don?t have to think too hard while this is on.
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| 3.5 great | Erwann S. EMERITUS | September 4th 23 |
The ~chillest~ Slowdive has ever sounded. Everything Is Alive sees the band dial down the ~gaze~ in favor of the ~drem~, and it sometimes works and sometimes it's just alright y'know: bookends are home runs while the rest is very serviceable at delivering chill drem pop that is a bit electronic but still ain't Pygmalion.
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| 4.0 excellent | garlands | September 10th 25 |
| 3.5 great | kevbogz | December 28th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shogun | December 23rd 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | EXSCHISM | November 26th 24 |
| 3.5 great | vil1 | November 8th 24 |
| 3.5 great | peahat | June 16th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Moraff | April 17th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | alamo | March 19th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Luna | March 5th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | kogakun | February 19th 24 |
| 3.5 great | rooby | February 18th 24 |
| 3.0 good | aroge | February 18th 24 |
| 5.0 classic | kaknaka | January 22nd 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | TwigTW | January 17th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Risodo | January 8th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | UrukHai | December 30th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Lani | December 15th 23 |
| 2.5 average | MrFemil | November 22nd 23 |
| 4.5 superb | bSmith | November 9th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Runeii | November 8th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | cb123 | October 22nd 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | tom79 | October 16th 23 |
| 3.5 great | YRI | October 1st 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Juuso | October 1st 23 |
| 3.0 good | HalapenYo CONTRIBUTOR | September 25th 23 |
| 4.4 superb | A.R.O. EMERITUS | September 25th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | pooferia | September 22nd 23 |
| 3.0 good | shioaz | September 21st 23 |
| 3.0 good | hadriel | September 21st 23 |
| 3.0 good | Polvo | September 17th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | madtwoo | September 15th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | zuzek | September 15th 23 |
| 2.5 average | Handers | September 15th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | TT | September 14th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Dubboop | September 13th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | jsaadia | September 12th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | proscett | September 11th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | zakalwe | September 10th 23 |
| 3.5 great | osty | September 10th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | mrewest | September 10th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | vgotho | September 9th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | teamster | September 8th 23 |
| 3.8 excellent | Dewinged EMERITUS | September 8th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Mbranch | September 8th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zalr | September 7th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Marci | September 7th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Elynna | September 7th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | botb | September 6th 23 |
| 3.0 good | jmh886 | September 6th 23 |
| 3.5 great | iGuter | September 6th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brad | September 5th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Greem | September 5th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Denis | September 5th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Above313 | September 5th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | Faraudo | September 4th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | CamiloG | September 4th 23 |
| 3.5 great | fog | September 4th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | dafjam | September 4th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Prancer | September 3rd 23 |
| 3.5 great | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | September 3rd 23 |
| 3.5 great | cendor | September 3rd 23 |
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| 4.0 excellent | Sunnyvale EMERITUS | September 3rd 23 |
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| 3.5 great | Lassie | September 3rd 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Yotimi | September 3rd 23 |
| 3.5 great | ElSomni | September 3rd 23 |
| 4.5 superb | gdask | September 2nd 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Thor | September 2nd 23 |
| 3.5 great | Snuron | September 2nd 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | IzzyTomy | September 2nd 23 |
| 3.0 good | jhop | September 2nd 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | emmny | September 1st 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | ArtBox | September 1st 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Mser94 | September 1st 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Rodstar | September 1st 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | surskit | September 1st 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | mallen- | September 1st 23 |
| 3.5 great | Nine | September 1st 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Surtur | September 1st 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | JWT155 | September 1st 23 |
| 2.5 average | jtswope | September 1st 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | hesperus | September 1st 23 |
| 5.0 classic | zxlkho | September 1st 23 |
| 3.0 good | qt | September 1st 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | K3nsei69 | September 1st 23 |
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| 4.0 excellent | DadKungFu EMERITUS | September 1st 23 |
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| 4.0 excellent | doofy | September 1st 23 |
| 3.5 great | Jake E. | September 1st 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | jesper EMERITUS | August 30th 23 |
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