Holding Our Breath

by Slowdive

Holding Our Breath cover art
  • Type: EP
  • Released: 3 June 1991
  • Label: Creation
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 19:08
  • Community rating: 3.83/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This gorgeous release marks the final prelude before their legendary debut album, famously featuring a heavily reverbed, shimmering cover of Syd Barrett's 'Golden Hair'. The focal track 'Catch the Breeze' beautifully balances aggressive distortion with soaring, angelic vocal melodies. It signaled their absolute mastery of the delicate, dreamlike aesthetic that made them icons of the era.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, dreamy, effects-laden, reverb-heavy, wall-of-sound

Tracklist

  1. Catch The Breeze (4:24)
  2. Golden Hair (4:07)
  3. Shine (5:16)
  4. Albatross (5:21)

Credits

  • Porky - lacquer cut by
  • Maxwell Anandappa - plated by
  • Neil Halstead - written-by
  • James Joyce - written-by
  • Syd Barrett - written-by

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