The name "Slowdive" was inspired by a dream Chaplin experienced, and was chosen against the wishes of Goswell, who was outvoted after protesting the fact that it shared the same name as the single " Slowdive", from one of her favourite bands, Siouxsie and the Banshees. The ad called for a female guitarist, but Savill wanted to join so badly he offered to wear a dress. A third guitarist named Christian Savill, previously of the band Eternal, joined when he became the only person to answer an advert from the band. When the Pumpkin Fairies disbanded, Slowdive formed, also including drummer Adrian Sell and Sell's friend, bassist Nick Chaplin. At a Sunday youth group, they began making music in an indie pop band called the Pumpkin Fairies, with bassist Mike Cottle and drummer Adrian Sell. The two sang and played guitar, and had been friends since they were 6 years old. Slowdive was formed in Reading, England, by Neil Halstead and Rachel Goswell in October 1989. History 1989–1991: Formation and early EPs Slowdive reunited in 2014 to play the Primavera Sound festival, and released a self-titled album in 2017, their first in 22 years. The remaining members continued under a more folk and country-influenced direction as Mojave 3. The band broke up soon after the release of their third album Pygmalion in 1995, having seen Scott, Savill and Chaplin all depart the band prior. While the band's second album Souvlaki initially received mixed reviews upon release, it has since been recognized as one of the best releases of the 1990s and one of the greatest shoegaze albums of all time. The band is one of the most prominent within the shoegaze scene, which rose to prominence in England during the early 1990s. Goswell and Halstead had known each other since early childhood. Halstead is the band's primary songwriter.
The band consists of Rachel Goswell on vocals and guitar, Neil Halstead on vocals and guitar, Christian Savill on guitar, Nick Chaplin on bass and Simon Scott on drums, all of whom have played on the band's debut Just for a Day in 1991. Slowdive are a British rock band that formed in Reading, Berkshire, in 1989.
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