![]() “Don’t Know Why” also uses lyrics a bit differently by abstracting some specific words, but here you get the gist of the mood and the words later become a bit more metaphorically delivered. “Everyone Knows” presents the most obvious lyrical distortion as the words fall entirely secondary to the strumming acoustic guitar and driving mass of sound. Each song doesn’t so much hand the listener a slew of lyrics or an idea or narrative, rather the group’s words fall in and out of importance with phrases only used at just the right moment to enhance the sonic effect. The rather giant snare sound helps drive things as the chorus roars “I WANNA FEEL IT.” This song also brings the group’s lyrical talents into play. The band emulates this warmth elsewhere, such as the instrumentally driven jam “Go Get it.” A guitar opens with a spilling delay effect on the simple, descending melody. Neil and Rachel’s chemistry is as good as ever as lyrics effortlessly nail young love: “Smiling beautiful/She says I make it best/For everyone to hide/Twisting around my girl/Nothing left to lose.” The song takes a moment to breathe with “oohs” between phrases and every time that guitar revamps, the goosebumps return. It thrives on a single guitar lick that punches like all hell with classic Slowdive vocal delivery and a typically rich sonic pool surrounding it all. “Star Roving” makes a great single that shows the warmer side of the project. ![]() ![]() Like My Bloody Valentine’s 2013 offering, it’s a testament to the importance of Shoegaze and it achieves that distinction by simply delivering honest material from beginning to end. It’s a logical move from Pygmalion, pushing all of that sonic exploration at a bit of a faster clip, with some slightly more digestible lyrics. This is not a group reaching backwards, it’s an honest crew of songwriters doing what they’ve always done. The band’s freshness is remarkable, perhaps a product of the Beach House interplay. ![]() Still, all these factors are truly audible. ![]() Throw in Beach House’s Chris Cody on the mixing stage and you’ve got an album that’s easy to write about. Also, the way they were jerked in and out of fame in their short six-year career didn’t have them thinking too nostalgically. Slowdive didn’t receive some big check to write these songs-they didn’t even think about record labels until the album was finished. ![]()
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