“Slowdive’s reunion in 2014 didn’t just spawn a great fourth album and sensational victory-lap tour. The band’s singer-guitarist Rachel Goswell met her husband Steve Clarke when he tour-managed the reformed act and the pair have now created their own album as The Soft Cavalry, exploring the same spacey, effects-heavy pastures as Slowdive but with licence to roam further. The album starts with the ”
“The Soft Cavalry’s eponymous debut is borne out of an old-fashioned love-story. Until 2014, Steve Clarke – the group’s mastermind, lead vocalist and guitarist – was working as a jobbing musician, providing backing vocals for various musicians whilst also balancing work as a tour manager. In 2014, Clarke was asked to work with the newly reformed Slowdive, where he met their vocalist and guitarist, ”
“The Soft Cavalry's debut is a stately, heartfelt gem”
“General wisdom suggests that going into business with family is a major personal foul, but when your business is music, working with loved ones is a bonus. They know and understand your feelings better than anyone else, a dynamic in full swing on The Soft Cavalry’s self-titled debut album, a project orchestrated by Steve Clarke, husband of Slowdive’s Rachel Goswell, his collaborator-cum-guiding st”
“Though the ethereal presence of Slowdive’s Rachel Goswell is unmistakable, the UK band’s self-titled debut is often tedious.”
