‘everything is alive’, Slowdive’s fifth album, is exactly what the title suggests: an exploration into the shimmering nature of life and the universal touch points within it.  While there are parts of this record that could sit neatly next to the atmospheric quality of 1995’s ‘Pygmalion’; ‘everything is alive’ also manages to break down the boundaries of what’s come before it.  Spanning psychedelic soundscapes, pulsating 80’s electronic elements and John Cale inspired journeys, the album lands immediately as something made for 2023 and beyond.  For a genre that is often thought of as divisive, and often warrants introspection, here Slowdive show their craft as the masters of it by pushing it outwards, beyond the singular; the end result being a record which feels as emotional and cathartic as it is hopeful.  Slowdive return with their sophomore album on Dead Oceans, produced by Neil Halstead and mastered by Heba Kadry