Slowdive
United Kingdom, 1989–now
English band formed in Reading in 1989. Souvlaki was poorly received by the British press on release and later widely reassessed; the band reformed in 2014.
MusicRoots documents 3 artists who influenced Slowdive and 1 artist Slowdive influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced Slowdive?
- Siouxsie and the Banshees — The band is literally named after a Siouxsie and the Banshees single — the origin document of their aesthetic allegiance.
- My Bloody Valentine — Halstead has named MBV the standard Slowdive formed against — the genre's text they answered with space instead of density.
- Brian Eno — Eno worked with Slowdive on Souvlaki ('Sing') — the ambient patron the band had studied arriving in person.
Which artists did Slowdive influence?
- Cigarettes After Sex — Slowdive's reverb-soaked hush is the shoegaze parent of Cigarettes After Sex's monochrome mood.