I was pretty surprised when Slowdive actually reformed in 2014 after nearly twenty years away. I try my hardest to ‘never say never’, but something in the back of my mind was telling me it wouldn’t happen. Little did I know they would go as far as to make new music in 2017, and to make it even better, ‘Star Roving’ has picked up where they left off.

It traverses through a thick wall of reverb and delay, as Neil Halstead takes the lead with his vocal buried in the mix. It is complimented by the harmonious backing of Rachel Goswell, adding an ethereal layer to this up-tempo track. By retaining their signature sound they have shown the current crop of “shoegaze” chancers how it’s done, and makes 1993 feel like just yesterday. Welcome back, Slowdive.