The vocal performances here feel a little flat with the half-hearted exclamation of “I want to see it, I want to feel it” repeated to the point of excess. The only track I had any real gripe with on the album is 'Go Get It '. It is made evident that the band know how to play to their strengths, pulling from the best moments of their discography to present us with something that is at once familiar and refreshing. It goes without saying that there is something here for Slowdive fans and first time listeners alike. The album does call upon some of the more grandiose moments of their other releases, in particular Souvlaki can be heard on tracks such as the ear-worm inducing and upbeat 'Star Roving ' and the almost synth pop 'Sugar for the Pill'. The former featuring a heavenly vocal performance from Goswell, who is barely audible amongst all the distortion. Whilst the latter is subtle and weightless but no less striking, an emotionally devastating track with the hypnotic and repetitious refrain “thinking about love” encouraging us to do just that. Similarities between Slowdive and Pygmalion prevail here in tracks such as 'Don’t Know Why' and 'Falling Ashes'. However, underlying this track is only warmth as it welcomes and beckons the listener the allow themselves to become lost in its reverb drenched soundscape. This track is very much reminiscent of the band’s 1995 album, Pygmalion, a collection of tracks which blurred the line between ambient and dream pop, proving to be divisive among listeners. It is both airy and enthralling, enticing the listener to surrender themselves to its surreal, spacey world. We are introduced to the album with the track 'Slomo ', with its twinkling guitars, subtle percussion and the instantly recognisable vocals of Halstead and Goswell swirling in and out, complementing one another no less than they did 22 years ago.

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