Slowdive – Souvlaki (CD)

Recorded during a period when shoegaze was already being written off by critics chasing the next thing, Souvlaki quietly ignored the noise and went deeper, layering Rachel Goswell and Neil Halstead's vocals into something closer to weather than song. Brian Eno contributed to two tracks, drawn to the same unhurried emotional frequency that would make this record a touchstone for generations of listeners who found it years, sometimes decades, after its release.