Album of the Year, so far. i can't stop playing this thing. it's funny as i have seen Slowdive/Mojave 3 around 15 times and know they are one of my very favorite bands. did not think they would have an album this good after all this time, what 22 years? the new Jesus and Mary Chain is not even close to this album.
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 13 June 2017 03:05 (seven years ago) link
Slowdive tickets go on pre-sale tomorrow for Los Angeles at the Wiltern. officially go on-sale on Friday.
getting tickets tomorrow, it will be like my 16 time seeing either Slowdiver or Mojave 3. i can't tell you how excited i am about this show!
― Bee OK, Thursday, 27 July 2017 00:39 (six years ago) link
los angeles and joshua tree shows added to us tour!Very happy to announce two new dates for our North American Fall tour! We will be playing LA @ The Wiltern and Joshua Tree @ Pappy & Harriet’s in October!Tickets for LA and Joshua Tree go on sale Friday 28th July at 10amAll other remaining tickets are available now. Ticket links in the sidebar ->Mon. Oct. 23 – Vancouver, BC @ The CommodoreWed. Oct. 25 – Seattle, WA @ The Neptune *SOLD OUT*Thu. Oct. 26 – Portland, OR @ Crystal BallroomSat. Oct. 28 – Oakland, CA @ Fox TheaterSun. Oct. 29 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern *NEW DATE*Mon. Oct. 30 – Joshua Tree, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s * NEW DATE*Wed. Nov. 1 – Denver, CO @ The OgdenFri. Nov. 3 – Kansas City, MO @ The TrumanSat. Nov. 4 – Madison, WI @ Barrymore TheatreSun. Nov. 5 – Chicago, IL @ Vic TheatreTue. Nov. 7 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music HallWed. Nov. 8 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic TheatreThu. Nov. 9 – Buffalo, NY @ Town BallroomFri. Nov. 10 – Toronto, ON @ CANADA @ Massey HallSat. Nov. 11 – New Haven, CT @ College St Music HallSun. Nov. 12 – New York City, NY @ Terminal 5Tue. Nov. 14 – Boston,MA @ ParadiseWed. Nov. 15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union TransferThu. Nov. 16 – Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s HeadFri. Nov. 17 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
Very happy to announce two new dates for our North American Fall tour! We will be playing LA @ The Wiltern and Joshua Tree @ Pappy & Harriet’s in October!
Tickets for LA and Joshua Tree go on sale Friday 28th July at 10am
All other remaining tickets are available now. Ticket links in the sidebar ->
Mon. Oct. 23 – Vancouver, BC @ The CommodoreWed. Oct. 25 – Seattle, WA @ The Neptune *SOLD OUT*Thu. Oct. 26 – Portland, OR @ Crystal BallroomSat. Oct. 28 – Oakland, CA @ Fox TheaterSun. Oct. 29 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern *NEW DATE*Mon. Oct. 30 – Joshua Tree, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s * NEW DATE*Wed. Nov. 1 – Denver, CO @ The OgdenFri. Nov. 3 – Kansas City, MO @ The TrumanSat. Nov. 4 – Madison, WI @ Barrymore TheatreSun. Nov. 5 – Chicago, IL @ Vic TheatreTue. Nov. 7 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music HallWed. Nov. 8 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic TheatreThu. Nov. 9 – Buffalo, NY @ Town BallroomFri. Nov. 10 – Toronto, ON @ CANADA @ Massey HallSat. Nov. 11 – New Haven, CT @ College St Music HallSun. Nov. 12 – New York City, NY @ Terminal 5Tue. Nov. 14 – Boston,MA @ ParadiseWed. Nov. 15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union TransferThu. Nov. 16 – Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s HeadFri. Nov. 17 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
― Bee OK, Thursday, 27 July 2017 00:42 (six years ago) link
Thank you for the reminder, got my Oakland ticket. Will be the first time seeing them since the reunion was announced -- had been waiting on them to do new material first.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 27 July 2017 01:09 (six years ago) link
agh gotta get my oakland ticket as well!!
― joshywinty (josh), Thursday, 27 July 2017 01:43 (six years ago) link
Getting Wiltern tickets too. Probably Pappy & Harriets too since the show is on my birthday but holy hell there were a lot of boring adult hipsters out there last time.
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 27 July 2017 03:22 (six years ago) link
I'm still bemused a bit that a band I last saw at a small show at Cal State Fullerton's pub will be at a rather larger venue.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 27 July 2017 03:28 (six years ago) link
got oakland tix as well... thanks for the reminder
― that's not my post, Thursday, 27 July 2017 04:58 (six years ago) link
They were great at Roskilde earlier this month. Enjoy!
― Frederik B, Thursday, 27 July 2017 08:05 (six years ago) link
Ha! I was at that show too.
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 27 July 2017 17:34 (six years ago) link
I figured! The three times I saw them back then would have been opening for Ride mid-92 (this was after they had first cancelled opening for Blur in 91, then the falling through of the joint tour with Cranes earlier in 92), then opening for Catherine Wheel mid-93 and finally said Fullerton show. Great each time, it must be said.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 27 July 2017 17:38 (six years ago) link
First time for me since LA show at the Roxy in 93!
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Friday, 28 July 2017 14:28 (six years ago) link
i just bought six tix to the Wiltern, happy!
― Bee OK, Saturday, 29 July 2017 00:48 (six years ago) link
baaderonixx i was also at that show. they are so, so good live. it was the drummer that made Slowdive special live. i hope it is the same guy this time around?
― Bee OK, Saturday, 29 July 2017 00:52 (six years ago) link
I'm still bemused a bit that a band I last saw at a small show at Cal State Fullerton's pub will be at a rather larger venue.Ha! I was at that show too.
lol i think i was too
anyways i'm obsessed with Don't Know Why atm
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Tuesday, 29 August 2017 16:36 (six years ago) link
I think the drummer is really creative with the way his part supplements the shift in feeling without changing too much about his approach. Namely his snare is really nervous and antsy as the song builds towards a release, and when that happens it retains a similar shuffle but feels more triumphant in the same way the rest of the instrumentation loosens up as well at that moment. Like the feeling of rushing towards the end of the tunnel and then suddenly hitting the sunlight.
― Evan, Tuesday, 29 August 2017 17:08 (six years ago) link
Hollywood, California October 29, 2017:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4CWB3oOZLRVptFpkFjTMd_ExqRVxsHLXG9GVamY0HQPvDr67epOAptkTVHF3t6NPbSBDjju6QbKSTMN9xCJMkxXyQHVCtVSWgPj4oKYFiV0lTcCOgzb_Hr65yPasnzbK3hNE31uYj1UN8uqJ1sREqQlRbfuWlHJ-yxEFcZkdz_I7i-xCfbSSUJ4-FkDTzTCXN-MAWBh67kRQPx9Ou2vZvlk5MS5KzomjXGZWVFZfRgegRLIR3tiAcwj58CdHyBmMwZKpnuTSw06XGpIy3lCt9xBDT5rcf3fk7AjgU7Un-1EA9BZKQYEqVEBDJhG1MmSaLWcatnlg4TIAiW_wQpP53CaGQQlERwaV42u3obpGmKWRZLMPg-DdJH9SYJSzzXj2lBUgz8zt8QVQYRxL9mfErrC3YeLt0fKhc1skFRwp2tkyw8uf0OApdwSMd5dgRvuKQ-TIVB5hxCR2RePDxPjf0HNitDVDpQk9qcUy-v4uQnXKS0vp3mu7isA_0HsvoKu0cdtmm2fCbi9SiDhCWICTFAKpZoecMpPbOkl45czZqnlBXTSnxl9lchO4xYccZJlzgAHmy-JxluwXY1FOAQyni96uDt93zT7KL3OPCwe1HQ=w507-h901-no
― Bee OK, Thursday, 14 September 2017 02:33 (six years ago) link
try again:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/OnvQEKpEktkWARgbhhm4WMzwybo9WEfQyPR2ohVlLbJQBm94C6Qdh40xSbmalFXxlCmfm7yfu9NzltcSayhvz9S4uVtFXJ-W-AN4mfGSzLx4TNP9dPJZrrNPi6fwp4UJZI5PFDnWn2a-BvAqptxRMVdNEmvpyPnpwmDMuK3xUSv3FkPAxwn2sch_rATSF7bWeHV861wgnAjlJ3eCdmRuPobzcQ4wJcIlk9AvfWqVstH4H-FufMG__gRg8l1c8vrBBSVDqOQShsIu4TOUwo_-U1nR5tKuRsXsfJeetmV6R6JJnoKHhCns1NQCTW8ysEsC6VMef7yfmEQJWYbDEOHS1z4hokjUrXB_wwr6JIq5yi0tmx2U8EN23tL_s90Cwt2H8PenGWhcPYcirHJheo5-Eh6CuFJhc_Gi5B8qKiNqbz9OBAKQsh8cSvp8-KkOvFz7NQsmS5dH_XIpEr2LSzGdS7sBwe_RmrhOpY2WDR1wlsgepkrmquWQiMYuAWi1a-78_6aMJoZkNygCh44Wla5SXgmblK8eaC0S6rchtqDoNM0xsFg2dhClnWVZUy9AZr_LMvZL07_LX8RLfSkNmHypm_mz-916yhMbHPE4zZ5oysVD0MyKR_tazC5ZPDovI3U4rVEDwnk9mnbGqY08koG3OyJH1eB4LOKaeHw=w535-h950-no
― Bee OK, Thursday, 14 September 2017 03:44 (six years ago) link
Finally heard this album, it's quite lovely. "Slomo" is one of their best ever tracks I think, it has such a restless, haunting air to it. I could listen to it for a long long time
― Vinnie, Thursday, 14 September 2017 05:31 (six years ago) link
I haven't listened to this album for ages... gonna have to sort that today!
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Thursday, 14 September 2017 06:01 (six years ago) link
I'll be at that Wiltern show too.
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 14 September 2017 09:47 (six years ago) link
Saw them live recently. One of the best shows i've seen. Fantastic.
― nostormo, Thursday, 14 September 2017 10:40 (six years ago) link
countdown four days and counting...
― Bee OK, Thursday, 26 October 2017 01:18 (six years ago) link
I re-listened to this today and enjoyed it quite a hell of a lot.
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Thursday, 26 October 2017 17:34 (six years ago) link
i know, i'm really looking forward to this show. i also got like eight of us going too, going to be a fun night. Cherry Glazer is opening and she opened for Spoon earlier this year. she rocked thou i only caught like three songs.
― Bee OK, Friday, 27 October 2017 01:15 (six years ago) link
this album sounds beautiful on a sunny, crisp fall morning
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Friday, 27 October 2017 04:22 (six years ago) link
this is my Slowdive weekend in 2017
― Bee OK, Saturday, 28 October 2017 03:58 (six years ago) link
Seeing the show tomorrow, should be fun!
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 28 October 2017 04:27 (six years ago) link
Missed the show. When I was 20 I used to listen to souvlaki at a brick house in the suburbs of Langley. UsedTo write there. That album saved me
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Saturday, 28 October 2017 08:03 (six years ago) link
Going to see them tonight. Guessing Ned will also be there! Saw them a couple years ago at the Warfield in SF and they were amazing, but definitely broke a few guitar strings in the process.
― octobeard, Saturday, 28 October 2017 08:07 (six years ago) link
Enjoy octo
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Saturday, 28 October 2017 08:08 (six years ago) link
awesome show at the fox in oakland tonight. never seen them live ... pretty overwhelming sonic and visual experience. more please.
― that's not my post, Sunday, 29 October 2017 06:44 (six years ago) link
Yeah while it was a real treat to see them back when (92, 93, 94), they were either openers or in a very tiny venue. Seeing them with a big crowd and that really great light/film setup felt so well deserved. And yes, great show indeed.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 29 October 2017 07:04 (six years ago) link
agreed, fantastic. that warfield show was only last year btw (with Low opening); low were obv a better opener than cherry glazzer (who I do not like aside from their keyboardist); but this set from slowdive I think was much better than that one, they seem very baked in, much more comfortable being slowdive again.
― akm, Sunday, 29 October 2017 16:56 (six years ago) link
also the s/t album rules, anyone who derided it above is crazy
― akm, Sunday, 29 October 2017 16:57 (six years ago) link
Yeah I missed the earlier reunion tour but I wasn't too fussed because I'd already see the band do most of that stuff already -- I wanted to get a sense of where they were at now instead. So the combination of a great new album -- and the generally more uptempo feel of five or six songs they played from it helped leaven the set's generally stately progression -- plus being settled into a 'okay we are back and doing stuff we're now immediately engaged in,' combined with how they played with the arrangements of the classics -- "Crazy For You," "Dagger" and "Golden Hair" were particularly transformed -- paid off.
Arrived right when the opening band was finishing up so sounds like I timed it well.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 29 October 2017 17:21 (six years ago) link
Muttered this on Facebook as well but:
* a very young crowd! Not entirely but the vast majority of people around me up front clearly were born around when the band was first touring/releasing things.
* Having Eno cuts from Apollo opening and closing the set was a nice touch -- and fully earned given his work with them on Souvlaki
* As soon as "When the Sun Hits" started most of the people around me immediately proceeded to light up/vape. Which even though I've never done either actually did seem like the right move at the time.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 29 October 2017 17:23 (six years ago) link
(Also, last year? The first reunion tour was 2014, I wasn't living here yet.)
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 29 October 2017 17:25 (six years ago) link
Also: I was amused by the blatant pill/drug animation at one point -- almost seemed more Spiritualized -- due to the markings on the capsule: 'SD 1-989' -- ie, Slowdive 1989, when they formed.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 29 October 2017 17:38 (six years ago) link
Jealous. Had my tickets but gig coincided with arrival of new baby. Hope I’ll get another chance
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Sunday, 29 October 2017 17:48 (six years ago) link
i was at the oakland show last night as well! made this 25-year-old's teenage dream come true seeing them! wept all of my tears when they opened the set with "slomo." would've been even more incredible if low were the openers (no shade to cherry glazerr).
― joshywinty (josh), Sunday, 29 October 2017 17:49 (six years ago) link
Yeah I really appreciated how they started the set with that -- exactly what I would have done, don't bother with an old favorite first. And it was very well done.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 29 October 2017 18:33 (six years ago) link
Saw them in Israel about 2 months ago and it was one of the best showsi've seen
― nostormo, Sunday, 29 October 2017 20:29 (six years ago) link
a very young crowd! Not entirely but the vast majority of people around me up front clearly were born around when the band was first touring/releasing things
I saw them at The Roundhouse (in London) the other week and overheard a couple of people talking - one said he hadn't seen them since 1991 and the other replied that he hadn't even been born then. Also, I don't remember them ever headlining such a big venue first time around, so they've definitely picked up a lot of new fans.
― mothfrogs and homicidal smoking haikuists (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 29 October 2017 21:55 (six years ago) link
Just bought tix for Chicago - stoked - last time I saw them was Town & Country in London while studying abroad in 1990.
― BlackIronPrison, Sunday, 29 October 2017 21:58 (six years ago) link
Which gig? I saw them twice at the Town & Country in 1990, both times they were the support group (for Ride and then for the Pale Saints).
― mothfrogs and homicidal smoking haikuists (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 29 October 2017 22:11 (six years ago) link
With Ride - I literally re-turned in papers from my previous American college semester at my school - Christchurch college in Canterbury - just so I could go to shows and travel!
― BlackIronPrison, Sunday, 29 October 2017 22:16 (six years ago) link
wow i guess that show was three years ago. it didn't seem that long to me. yikes.
― akm, Monday, 30 October 2017 22:23 (six years ago) link
OCT 29, 2017
at Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
intro.) Deep Blue Day (Brian Eno song)1. Slomo2. Slowdive3. Crazy for You4. Star Roving5. Souvlaki Space Station6. Avalyn7. Catch the Breeze8. Don't Know Why9. Blue Skied an' Clear10. When the Sun Hits11. Alison12. Sugar for the Pill13. Golden Hair (Syd Barrett cover)
Encore:
14. No Longer Making Time15. Dagger16. 40 Days
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 31 October 2017 00:16 (six years ago) link
it was such an amazing night, it made my heart burst. was my favorite gig of this year over The Jesus and Mary Chain. they were so much more psychedelic this time around or after twenty something odd years. one thing i will say is that i'm so happy for Slowdive. they have come such a long way. as others have said in this thread, they had a bunch of young kids at the show, meaning they are gaining new fans. well deserved. i can't really explain how incredible this night was, special time to be alive.
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 31 October 2017 00:20 (six years ago) link