Slowdive tease long awaited new album with ‘the slab’ video

Third single from the first new album in six years surfaces

Slowdive have released a new track and video, ‘the slab,’ from their highly anticipated fifth album everything is alive.

Out on September 1 on Dead Oceans, and their first work work since 2017’s eponymous reformation LP, the album apparently closes with ‘the slab’, a work of “skittering percussion, fuzzed out guitars and ominous synths,” according to their press release. We’d just add that there’s a healthy portion of influence from The Cure added to that mix too.

Of ‘the slab,’ vocalist/guitarist Neil Halstead says, “This is the heaviest track on the record and as the name suggests we wanted it to feel like a big slab of music. We wanted it to feel very dense.”

Dead Oceans has also announced a series of listening sessions in New York and Los Angeles where attendees will get a first listen of everything is alive in Dolby Atmos® and in London with L-Acoustics Creations for an immersive sound experience throughout the new album.

everything is alive Dolby Atmos Immersive Listening Sessions:

Wed. 8/23 – London, UK @ L-Acoustics Creations London

Thu. 8/24 – New York, NY @ Dolby Screening Room NYC

Thu. 8/31 – Los Angeles, CA @ Dolby Screening Room Hollywood Vine

Dedicated to singer/guitarist Rachel Goswell’s mother and drummer Simon Scott’s father, who both died in 2020, it’s an exploration into the shimmering nature of life and the universal touch points within it. “There were some profound shifts for some of us personally,” Goswell says.

Pre-order you copy of everything is alive by clicking here.

Slowdive Tour Dates:

Fri. Aug. 11 – Sicily, IT @ Ypsigrock Festival

Fri. Aug. 18 – Brecon Beacon, GB @ Green Man Festival

Sat. Sep. 23 – Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre [SOLD OUT]

Mon. Sep. 25 – Boston, MA @ Citizens House of Blues Boston [SOLD OUT]

Wed. Sep. 27 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall [SOLD OUT]

Thu. Sep. 28 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall [SOLD OUT]

Fri. Sep. 29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer [SOLD OUT]

Sat. Sep. 30 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club [SOLD OUT]

Mon. Oct. 2 – Cleveland, OH @ The Roxy @ Mahall’s [SOLD OUT]

Tue. Oct. 3 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre [SOLD OUT]

Wed. Oct. 4 – St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre

Fri. Oct. 6 – Denver, CO @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom [SOLD OUT]

Sat. Oct. 7 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union

Mon. Oct. 9 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom [SOLD OUT]

Tue. Oct. 10 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo [SOLD OUT]

Thu. Oct. 12 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield [SOLD OUT]

Sat. Oct. 14 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether [SOLD OUT]

Sun. Oct. 15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether [SOLD OUT]

Mon. Oct. 16 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield

Mon. Oct. 30 – Glasgow, UK @ QMU [SOLD OUT]

Tue. Oct. 31 – Manchester, UK @ Ritz [SOLD OUT]

Wed. Nov. 1 – Bristol, UK @ SWX [SOLD OUT]

Fri. Nov. 3 – London, UK @ Troxy [SOLD OUT]

Sun. Nov. 5 – Belfast, UK @ Mandela Hall

Mon. Nov. 6 – Dublin, IR @ National Stadium

Sat. Nov. 25 – Sun. Nov. 26 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Primavera Sound

Mon. Dec. 4 – Santiago, CL @ Teatro Coliseo

Thu. Dec. 7 – Asunción, PY @ Primavera Sound

Sat. Dec. 9 – Sun. Dec. 10 – Bogotá, CO @ Primavera Sound