"Slow" is a song by English rock band Black Midi, released in 2021 as the second single from their second studio album, Cavalcade.
[3] The song was released as a single on 28 April 2021, with a different mix, under the name "Slow (Loud)" and a music video directed by Gustaf Holtenäs.
Described by Guitar.com as "borne by a sludgy probing bassline and surging to cacophonous summits", "Slow" is one of two songs on Cavalcade sung by bassist Cameron Picton.
[4] According to guitarist Geordie Greep, parts of the song are based on an octatonic scale often used by Olivier Messiaen and Igor Stravinsky.
[5] Pitchfork's review of Cavalcade stated that "Slow" was "among the best in the black midi catalog.