BY JAMIE ROBASH
Arriving on the scene near the tail end of the British shoegaze movement, picaresque dream pop act Slowdive were just teenagers when they released their wandering, atmospheric debut Just for a Day. 1993’s ambient Brian Eno-collaborating encore Souvlaki canonized them at home, but their American label botched its release and poor sales and infighting caused frontman Neil Halstead to record 95’s Pygmalion mostly solo. Beginning their second act with a handful of sold-out London shows in 2015, Slowdive are also finishing up a new record whose first single — the guitar drone-drenched “Star Roving” — clearly has Slowdive back on the slow rise.
