Review: Sensational rock act continues to prove detractors wrong

Slowdive continues to rise like a phoenix.

The British indie-rock outfit — which got caught up in the U.K. press’ backlash against shoegaze music at the start of its career — has outlasted all detractors and is now pretty much beloved everywhere it goes.

That was certainly the case on Sunday night as a big crowd turned out to witness the Reading-born quintet — consisting of vocalist-guitarist Neil Halstead, vocalist-keyboardist Rachel Goswell, guitarist Christian Savill, bassist Nick Chaplin and drummer Simon Scott ...