Slowdive - just for a day

Lets go back to 1991 when shoegaze was at its peak, Slowdive released this their debut album following three well received EPs. Its release coincided with the UK media backlash against shoegazing natch. But who cares about that? The likes of the Melody Maker now exist forgotten underneath carpets in British suburban homes, the likes of this album still burn brightly.

We should care about what is on the disk and it is, in a word, fantastic. Multi-layered dream pop bought to you by an arsenal of effects pedals and ethereal vocals. I particularly love "Catch the breeze" especially when the heavier guitars grind in towards the end.

A great Slowdive track is like a long journey, a meander through a sonicscape and then towards the end you head uphill and you need to turn on the power! Sometimes the album does meander a bit too much but its like a day dream, you might forget what it was all about but it was still a worthwhile trip.