Slowdive are an English rock band that formed in Reading, Berkshire, in 1989. The band consists of Rachel Goswell, Neil Halstead, Christian Savill (guitars), Nick Chaplin (bass), and Simon Scott, all of whom played on the band's debut studio album, Just for a Day (1991). Halstead is the band's primary songwriter.
Neil Halstead and Rachel Goswell performing with Slowdive in Leicester, England, 1992
Slowdive performing at Primavera Sound 2014
Slowdive at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California, 2017
Slowdive at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California, 2017
Rachel Ann Goswell is an English singer-songwriter and musician who rose to prominence as vocalist and guitarist of the shoegaze band Slowdive, which formed in 1989. Goswell, along with Neil Halstead, Ian McCutcheon and former Chapterhouse member Simon Rowe became Mojave 3 when Slowdive transitioned to a more country/folk rock style. She released a solo album in 2004, titled Waves Are Universal on 4AD Records.
Rachel Goswell in concert with Slowdive in 1992
Rachel Goswell performing with Slowdive at Way Back When Festival 2017 in Dortmund