Holding Our Breath

The English shoegaze band Slowdive formed in 1989 and primarily consisted of Nick Chaplin (bass), Rachel Goswell (vocals, guitar), Christian Savill (guitar), Simon Scott (drums) and the band’s primary songwriter Neil Halstead (vocals, guitar). Holding Our Breath is undoubtably Slowdive’s best EP, featuring some of their best pre-Souvlaki recordings including Catch The Breeze, Shine and their cover of Syd Barrett’s Golden Hair. The finale is Albatross. This uses atmospherics in a dark and haunting way, which contrasts the rest of the EP which is dreamy and floaty.