Slowdive ‎– Just For A Day

My Bloody Valentine’s brilliant ‘Loveless’ is easily the most famous and acclaimed shoegazer record, but this sparkling debut from Slowdive, released the same year (1992) as My Bloody Valentine’s masterpiece, is, in many ways, every bit as moving and beautiful. ‘Just For A Day’ stays true to its title, capturing alien ephemera within its breezy, hazy musical web. Guitars wash in and out like waves, drums and bass creep slowly along, and both Halstead and Rachel Goswell intone their beautifully insightful lyrics over the wondrously droning sea of sound.