A quietly powerful live band reforms after 20 years playing to critically acclaimed sold out gigs around the globe, silencing the critics from their original mid-90s run. The music press thought they'd have another chance to pile on when news came a new album was indeed on the way. But then 'Slowdive' was released to rave reviews, and it surely will end up on many best of 2017 lists. It's a rare achievement, being able to sound as new and fresh as any other record or band labeled as such, while at the same time possessing the sounds of the past that any fan would be hoping for on a reunion record. It delivers on all fronts; a beautiful, glowing work of art that lends the thought this band clearly has unfinished business, and by the looks and sounds of it, the best is still yet to come.