Slowdive are counting down to the release of their forthcoming album everything is alive on September 1st via Dead Oceans, and they’re giving another preview with the single “the slab.”
While the previous singles Slowdive have shared ahead of everything is alive stayed more in line with their usual schtick of hushed, jangly dream-pop, “the slab” is bigger and bolder, filtering a healthy dose of wall-of-sound guitars with atmospheric production — and just as much reverb as you would expect.
“This is the heaviest track on the record and as the name suggests we wanted it to feel like a big slab of music,” vocalist/guitarist Neil Halstead explains in a press release. “We wanted it to feel very dense.” Stream “the slab” below.
“the slab” follows previous singles “skin in the game” and “kisses,” the latter of which was named Consequence’s Song of the Week. Slowdive are also currently on a world tour in support of everything is alive, which will run through the beginning of November. Check out the full list of dates, and grab your tickets here.
