Slowdive "Slowdive" LP (2017)

Details: Slowdive self-titled release issued on black vinyl for US/Europe on Dead Oceans. Previously owned but looks barely touched (near mint/mint). The first new release by Slowdive in 22 years. Gatefold design. Description: "It felt like we were in a movie that had a totally implausible ending…" Slowdive's second act as a live blockbuster has already been rapturously received around the world. Highlights thus far include a festival-conquering, sea-of-devotees Primavera Sound performance, of which Pitchfork noted: "The beauty of their crystalline sound is almost hard to believe, every note in its perfect place." "It was just nice to realize that there was a decent amount of interest in it," says principal songwriter Neil Halstead. The UK shoegaze pioneers have now channeled such seemingly impossible belief into a fourth studio opus which belies his characteristic modesty. Self-titled with quiet confidence, Slowdive's stargazing alchemy is set to further entrance the faithful while be