Slowdive Slowdive (Indie Exclusive Silver Vinyl)
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SLOWDIVE SLOWDIVE (INDIE EXCLUSIVE SILVER VINYL) CATALOG #: DOC132 ABOUT THE ALBUM RELEASE DATE : MAY 5, 2017 FORMAT: COLORED LP The world has finally caught up with Slowdive. A band whose reach goes far beyond just influencing music is back, with their first new album in 22 years. LP LIST PRICE: $19.98 DISCOUNT: 5% (STANDARD) THROUGH 2 The album is called Slowdive —self-titled in an echo of their debut EP from 1990—and is WEEKS AFTER RELEASE DATE remarkably direct. LP BOX LOT: 24 “We were always ambitious,” says frontman Neil Halstead. “Not in terms of trying to sell records, but in terms of making interesting records. Maybe, if you try and make interesting GENRE: ALTERNATIVE records, they’re still interesting in a few years’ time.” KEY MARKETS: LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK CITY, CHICAGO Now, in 2017, the record is ready and first single from which, “Star Roving,” shot to the top of the Billboard Trending 140 Chart. “There’s a different energy about it,” says drummer Simon Scott. “It took ages to get back NO EXPORTS together and write songs and for it to click in the studio, but this album doesn’t feel like a SILVER VINYL NOT RETURNABLE AND bolt-on – it’s got an energy that’s as vibrant as Souvlaki and Just for a Day . It feels very relevant LIMITED TO 8,000 COPIES WORLDWIDE to now.” SIDE A SIDE B 1. Slomo 5. Everyone Knows 2. Star Roving 6. No Longer Making Time 3. Don’t Know Why 7. Go Get It 4. Sugar For The Pill 8. Falling Ashes COLORED LP UPC: 656605143231 6 56605 14323 1 SELLING POINTS - First album in 22 years - Upon announce of new music, the single “Star Roving” shot to #1 on Billboard Trending 140 Chart, as well as a top 5 trending clip on Youtube - All shows on first reunion tour (2014) sold out, including 3400 tickets in NYC and 3000 tickets in Los Angeles - First leg of US touring in May 2017 includes all sold out shows - “Star Roving” saw immediate airplay at Sirius XMU, KEXP, KCMP, KCRW, World Cafe and more - Extensive worldwide touring planned - 200,000+ followers on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) PRESS CONTACT: JESSICA LINKER & JACOB DANEMAN - PITCH PERFECT PR EMAIL: JESSICA @PITCHPERFECTPR.COM & JACOB @PITCHPERFECTPR.COM PROMO PHOTOS AVAILABLE. DIGITAL PRESS KIT (w/ PHOTOS, ONE-SHEET, THUMBNAILS) AT HTTP://WWW.DEADOCEANS.COM/PRESS/INDEX.