The weird, slow-burn emergence of Slowdive from the general rock morass is one of the bigger rock stories of 2021; including the magnetic appeal of Rachel Goswell, lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist, as a rock goddess or icon. In this number, Rachel shares the lead vocals. So: during their heyday in the UK in the late 80s to early-to-mid 90s, Slowdive did the useful task and performed the useful function of adding melodic richness, and solid song structures, to what was then sweeping England as "shoe-gazer." Ride and the rest didn't find a wide audience in the States (nor did the bands born from Ride and the rest, like Spiritualized), but they were dominant where they were. Rachel Goswell and Slowdive became a cult band within the movement, but got lost in the shuffle somehow, and never made it to the States. Now, they have: and the shoe-gazer with sharply written, catchy tunes approach is set to resonate with those looking for something new and exciting, or, as is the case here, something they missed.
