Uploaded January 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
“From their masterpiece, Souvlaki, to what was supposed to be their last album, Pygmalion, ’90s shoegaze icons Slowdive have continually worked to distill their textured sound to its barest core. 22 years after their last record, with a self-titled reunion album on the way, Slowdive seem determined to keep stripping back and evolving past the sound that once defined them.
While their comeback single, “Star Roving,” riffed on the band’s roots, “Sugar for the Pill” is something entirely different—a disarming heartbreak ballad led by singer Neil Halstead in a surprisingly gentle mood. Sparer than their early, fuzzy compositions, and warmer than the equally minimalistic tracks on Pygmalion, “Sugar for the Pill” is simple and delicate, but never frail. The song’s greatest surprise is a smooth, catchy ‘80s soft-rock chorus—a considerable risk for a band that rarely indulged in straightforward pop. But icy needles of guitar and Rachel Goswell’s ghostly backing vocal balance out any hint of effusiveness. An undulating melody and underlying thrum of steady, persistent bass and drums imbues its sad story of a dissolving relationship with a sense of acceptance. It’s gorgeous, but grounded. In their newest incarnation, Slowdive have traded the abject longing of youth—an emotion that suffused so many shoegaze classics—for the wisdom of maturity. Every great band should age so well.” — Pitchfork, Judy Berman, MARCH 29 2017
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Instagram: instagram.com/slowdiveofficial/?hl=en
Twitter: twitter.com/slowdiveband?lang=en
Facebook: facebook.com/Slowdive
Website: slowdiveofficial.com
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Bandcamp: slowdive.bandcamp.com
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/72X6FHxaShda0XeQw3vbeF
SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/slowdive-official
Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/artist/slowdive/528315
♪ lyrics ♪
There's a buzzard of gulls
They're drumming in the wind
Only lovers alive
Running in the dark
Anna rolled awaySaid we never wanted muchJust a rollercoast'Our love was never number one
Sugar for the pill
You know it's just the way things are
Can't abide the sunThis jealousy will break the whole
Cut across the sky
And move a little closer now
Lying in a bed of greed
You know I had the strangest dream
Anna rolled awaySaid we never wanted muchJust a rollercoast'Our love was never number one
Sugar for the pill
You know it's just the way things are
Can't abide the sunThis jealousy will break the whole
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“From their masterpiece, Souvlaki, to what was supposed to be their last album, Pygmalion, ’90s shoegaze icons Slowdive have continually worked to distill their textured sound to its barest core. 22 years after their last record, with a self-titled reunion album on the way, Slowdive seem determined to keep stripping back and evolving past the sound that once defined them.
While their comeback single, “Star Roving,” riffed on the band’s roots, “Sugar for the Pill” is something entirely different—a disarming heartbreak ballad led by singer Neil Halstead in a surprisingly gentle mood. Sparer than their early, fuzzy compositions, and warmer than the equally minimalistic tracks on Pygmalion, “Sugar for the Pill” is simple and delicate, but never frail. The song’s greatest surprise is a smooth, catchy ‘80s soft-rock chorus—a considerable risk for a band that rarely indulged in straightforward pop. But icy needles of guitar and Rachel Goswell’s ghostly backing vocal balance out any hint of effusiveness. An undulating melody and underlying thrum of steady, persistent bass and drums imbues its sad story of a dissolving relationship with a sense of acceptance. It’s gorgeous, but grounded. In their newest incarnation, Slowdive have traded the abject longing of youth—an emotion that suffused so many shoegaze classics—for the wisdom of maturity. Every great band should age so well.” — Pitchfork, Judy Berman, MARCH 29 2017
Follow Slowdive
Instagram: instagram.com/slowdiveofficial/?hl=en
Twitter: twitter.com/slowdiveband?lang=en
Facebook: facebook.com/Slowdive
Website: slowdiveofficial.com
Buy/Stream
Bandcamp: slowdive.bandcamp.com
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/72X6FHxaShda0XeQw3vbeF
SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/slowdive-official
Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/artist/slowdive/528315
♪ lyrics ♪
There's a buzzard of gulls
They're drumming in the wind
Only lovers alive
Running in the dark
Anna rolled awaySaid we never wanted muchJust a rollercoast'Our love was never number one
Sugar for the pill
You know it's just the way things are
Can't abide the sunThis jealousy will break the whole
Cut across the sky
And move a little closer now
Lying in a bed of greed
You know I had the strangest dream
Anna rolled awaySaid we never wanted muchJust a rollercoast'Our love was never number one
Sugar for the pill
You know it's just the way things are
Can't abide the sunThis jealousy will break the whole
______________________________________
Feel free to like, comment or subscribe to our channel for new uploads!
The Tiny Majority's main focus is the promotion of underground artists of many different genres like indie rock, bedroom pop, lofi, hip-hop and more. We publish lyric videos every week of new releases or songs that we like.
If you would like us to make a video of a song you like or just wanna talk about music (because music is life!), drop us a message on Instagram! :)
Follow us on Instagram where we post updates and more: instagram.com/thetinymajority
If you're a new artist and you would like us to promote your work, feel free to send us submissions! Contact: support@thetinymajority.com
We do not own the background picture. All credit goes to Rene Bohmer.
