Waves Are Universal is the debut solo album from former Slowdive and Mojave 3 singer/guitarist Rachel Goswell.

The songs "Plucked" and "Sleepless & Tooting" appeared on Rachel's EP The Sleep Shelter, released prior to the album in May 2004, and both "Coastline" and "Plucked" were remixed and featured on a special single released in February 2005.

[7] Waves Are Universal was released to generally positive reviews, receiving an overall 66% positive rating on Metacritic.

[8] In December 2004, American webzine Somewhere Cold ranked Waves Are Universal No.

7 on their 2004 Somewhere Cold Awards Hall of Fame list.