Slowdive has officially released their fifth studio album, everything is alive. Stream the record and the new music video for the single “alife” below.
The dream pop band first indicated that they were working on everything is alive in February 2022, and shared news this past April that they had finished it. In June, they officially announced the album and unveiled its lead single, “kisses,” which was named Consequence’s Song of the Week. This was followed up with more singles, “skin in the game” and “slab.” Now, the record as a whole has arrived. Listen to it below.
The album release comes a day after the band shared its final single, “alfie,” along with a new music video. Speaking about the song in a statement, the band’s Neil Halstead explained that producer Shawn Everett helped bring it to life. “‘alife’ is one of the first tunes we finished for the record,” Halstead said. “We tried so many times to figure out a good mix by ourselves and couldn’t do it… it sort of had us beaten until Shawn stepped in. We decided if he could handle that one, he could probably do the whole record.”
Touching on the music video, Halstead added: “Our friend Jake Nelson did a really nice animation for this song; it takes some of the imagery from the artwork and digs a little deeper into that.” Watch the video below.
Additionally, Slowdive also shared a new batch of European dates that’ll come after the first leg of their ongoing tour. The new run of shows will take them across the continent, stretching into early 2024. They’ll also be heading to South America for a few dates, including performances at iterations of Primavera Sound. Check out the full list of dates below, and grab your tickets here.
everything is alive is out now via Dead Oceans. In addition to being available to stream, the album is also offered on 1xLP, CD, and cassette formats. Orders are ongoing.
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everything is alive Tracklist:
01. shanty
02. prayer remembered
03. alife
04. andalucia plays
05. kisses
06. skin in the game
07. chained to a cloud
08. the slab
Slowdive 2023 – 2024 Tour Dates:
09/23 – Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
09/25 – Boston, MA @ Citizens House of Blues Boston
09/27 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
09/28 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
09/29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
09/30 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
10/02 – Cleveland, OH @ The Roxy @ Mahall’s
10/03 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
10/04 – St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
10/06 – Denver, CO @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom
10/07 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union
10/09 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
10/10 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
10/12 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
10/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether
10/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether
10/16 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
10/30 – Glasgow, UK @ QMU
10/31 – Manchester, UK @ Ritz
11/01 – Bristol, UK @ SWX
11/03 – London, UK @ Troxy
11/05 – Belfast, UK @ Mandela Hall
11/06 – Dublin, IR @ National Stadium
11/25 – 11/26 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Primavera Sound
12/04 – Santiago, CL @ Teatro Coliseo
12/07 – Asunción, PY @ Primavera Sound
12/09 – Bogotá, CO @ Primavera Sound
01/16 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
01/17 – Paris, FR @ La Cigale
01/18 – Cologne, DE @ Live Music Hall
01/20 – Hamburg, DE @ Grosse Freiheit 36
01/21 – Copenhagen, DK @ VEGA
01/22 – Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene
01/23 – Stockholm, SE @ Munchenbryggeriet
01/25 – Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle
01/27 – Warsaw, PL @ Progresja
01/28 – Prague, CZ @ Divaldo Archa
01/29 – Munich, DE @ Muffathalle
02/16 – Brighton, UK @ Brighton Dome
02/17 – London, UK @ Eventim Apollo
02/18 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute Birmingham
02/19 – Norwich, UK @ LCR UEA
02/21 – Liverpool, UK @ O2 Academy Liverpool
02/22 – Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK @ NX
02/23 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland Ballroom
02/24 – Edinburgh, UK @ Liquid Rooms
02/26 – Cardiff, UK @ Cardiff University Great Hall
02/27 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy
