Slowdive - Everything Is Alive

Dignity as one reaches middle age is a tricky thing to manage, especially for musicians.

The feverish clamour to act as if the rigours of time don’t exist is all too tempting, to say nothing of the risk of alienating your fanbase with a new sound.

For example, despite all their value and historic importance, expectations aren’t particularly high for the forthcoming Rolling Stones album, which will undoubtedly come with video packages of Mick Jagger prancing around in a way unbecoming for someone half his age, but when he’s giving the people what they want, who can argue?

For reformed bands it becomes even trickier to negotiate as the whole appeal of their comeback is geared towards nostalgia. God bless Shed Seven, but for them to release an album of jazz instrumentals would be a bold step, to say the least.

Slowdive don’t care about that. Evolution has always been their watchword, and to disregard the progression in electronic music since their early 90s heyday would be churlish to the point of ignorance.

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