End of the day (night) but still going to try and get my 2-4-T up before it’s Wednesday. Again, another band from the Creation Records roster, and definitely my favorite of the label and the entire shoegaze genre.
Of course I’m talking about Slowdive. And you all knew this
because they were fronted by Neil Halstead, aka “The Greatest Songwriter of Our
Generation.”
Slowdive was nearly nothing like his more recent (and by “recent”
I mean since 1996) work with Mojave 3 and as a solo artist (though there are some similarities here and there on all sides). Heck, even Slowdive’s
last album (the sometimes perplexing, the sometimes brilliant, the ultimately
rewarding Pygmalion) wasn’t anything like Slowdive, but that’s neither here nor
there. Actually, DG, you would probably love that album.
Anyway, their first two albums (along with some scattered singles
and EPs surrounding them) were the stuff of legends. Just imagine a big blanket
of fuzzy sound washing all over you and some wispy, angelic voices lulling you
to sleep (not in a boring way), and you’ve got the start of an idea. But
despite their mellow approach, there was some intensity brooding beneath the
surface, and though Halstead’s lyrics were hard to decipher – and cryptic when
you could – he still painted with the broad, warm brush strokes he does these
days (you just know what he’s talking about now).
It’s hard to pick just one from each album, but this is “Two
for Tuesday,” and who am I to break the rules? So, without further ado, I give
you Waves (from Just for a Day) and As the Sun Hits (from Soulvaki).
And also Blue Skied n Clear from Pygmalion, because I do whatever I want.
And also Blue Skied n Clear from Pygmalion, because I do whatever I want.
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