Slowdive. Photo by Parri Thomas.
I watch Gregg Araki’s The Doom Generation for the first time last week and, not five minutes into the ’90s queer Bonnie & Clyde & Clyde thriller, we got the first of two Slowdive needle drops. For the English group, it’s one of the perks of being a leader in the emergence of shoegaze and dream-pop — their history can be traced through the underground in some unexpected and very cool ways. Now, with the sound they pioneered has a new generation in its grasp, Slowdive are back with a new album called everything is alive. Out September 1 via Dead Oceans, Slowdive’s fifth full-length arrives after 2017’s self-titled, which was the band’s first album in 22 years.
The project’s lead single “kisses” arrives today along with the album announcement. In a press statement, guitarist and vocalist Neil Halstead says the song’s breezy tone is reflective of the mood on everything is alive: “It wouldn’t feel right to make a really dark record right now. The album is quite eclectic emotionally, but it does feel hopeful.” Director Noel Paul pulls from Wong Kar Wai’s Fallen Angels in the track’s music video, where a young person drives what appears to be friends, associates, and family around on a motorcycle. Watch below, followed by Slowdive’s upcoming 2023 tour dates.
Slowdive 2023 tour dates
June 24 - Exeter, UK - Phoenix [SOLD OUT]
June 25 - Somerset, UK - Glastonbury Festival
July 17 - Perth, AU - Astor Theatre [SOLD OUT]
July 19 - Brisbane, AU - Princess Theatre
July 21 - Sydney, AU - Enmore Theatre
July 22 - Melbourne, AU - Forum
July 23 - Adelaide, AU - Hindley St. Music Hall
July 26 - Auckland, NZ - Powerstation [SOLD OUT]
July 29 - Niigata Prefecture, JP - Fuji Rock Festival
August 5 - Mysłowice, PL - Off Festival
August 11 - Sicily, IT - Ypsigrock Festival
August 18 - Brecon Beacon, GB - Green Man Festival
September 23 - Toronto, ON - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
September 25 - Boston, MA - Citizens House of Blues Boston
September 27 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
September 28 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
September 29 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
September 30 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
October 2 - Cleveland, OH - The Roxy - Mahall’s
October 3 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
October 4 - St. Paul, MN - Palace Theatre
October 6 - Denver, CO - Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom
October 7 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Union
October 9 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
October 10 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
October 12 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
October 14 - Los Angeles, CA - The Bellwether
October 30 - Glasgow, UK - QMU
October 31 - Manchester, UK - Ritz
November 1 - Bristol, UK - SWX
November 3 - London, UK - Troxy
November 5 - Belfast, UK - Mandela Hall
November 6 - Dublin, IE - National Stadium
