Slow Crush’s “While You Dream Vividly” is a hauntingly ethereal journey through the layers of longing and surrender. “We wanted to capture the sensation of being tethered to someone yet drifting weightlessly, lost in the surreal beauty of the moment,” the band reveal. With its slow, hypnotic rhythm and melancholic tones, the song pulls listeners into a dreamscape where time fades and only connection remains. Frontwoman Isa Holliday’s gorgeous “true blue” lyrics echo like a timeless promise, leaving you floating, falling, and forever yearning.
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On Thirst, Slow Crush’s dynamic textures, propulsive rhythms and gauzy riffs glow bright as ever, but this time with more grit. The past few years off the road have given the four-piece space to breathe and create since the release of their two critically acclaimed albums, Aurora (2018) and Hush (2021), which have sold over several tens of thousands physical copies, cementing them on the forefront of rock / shoegaze. When the time came to head into the studio, vocalist / bassist Isa Holliday, drummer Frederik Meeuwis, guitarists Jelle Ronsmans and Nic Placlé decamped to The Ranch in Southampton, U.K., to work with producer Lewis Johns with no expectations in mind, aside from a metamorphosis.
Thirst’s ten tracks are a thematic cascade of noise that echoes the end and bursts into new life. The riffs are heavier, the vocals are dreamier and more emotional than ever. Isa broke new ground in her vulnerability when while in the recording booth. There were several songs she couldn’t record without dissolving into tears – her deepest excavation of feelings yet.
Thirst’s overarching themes are what Isa describes as “the fragility of human connection, and the complexity of love and self-identity.” In the depths of distance and absence, the heart trembles, torn between love and loneliness, as if clinging to the fragile thread of a connection that may unravel at any moment. The reunion can feel glorious, the connection sparkling new again for a while.
Isa explains, “We want people to let themselves go and feel embraced by the music, so that they can experience it in 4D. That’s what we hear a lot from people who come to see us live, or people who’ve listened to our previous albums, is that we take them to another dimension. I think that’s something that we miss in this day and age with everything that’s going on in the world, making us very aware of everything outside, but not allowing us to just be in the moment as much as you should. We want to let people take a moment for themselves and let the music take them wherever they would like to go.”
Thirst sees its release 29th August 2025 via Pure Noise Records, their first for the label. Slow Crush are set for a headlining Fall run which kicks off on the East Coast in early September and covers both coasts, the midwest and more. Tickets are on sale now. See below for a full list of dates and artwork.
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SLOW CRUSH recently announced an upcoming headline UK tour this October in support of the new album.
Speaking about returning to the UK this autumn the band said, “We’re excited to be presenting our new album ‘Thirst’ with a fresh new and special live set (more info on this later).
We feel these new songs translate really well in band setting and just can’t wait to bring this wall of sound the UK. We’ve personally curated two great support bands for this tour, SOM who recently released a new album and the other band is to be announced later.”
‘Thirst’ Album Release Tour Dates:
16th October 2025 – Bristol, The Fleece
17th October 2025 – Milton Keynes, Craufurd Arms
18th October 2025 – London, Oslo
20th October 2025 – Glasgow, Classic Grand Lounge
21st October 2025 – Belfast, Black Box
22nd October 2025 – Dublin, Grand Social
23rd October 2025 – Manchester, Rebellion
24th October 2025 – Newcastle, The Grove
25th October 2025 – Leeds, Key Club
26th October 2025 – Nottingham, Bodega
27th October 2025 – Birmingham, Hare & Hounds
28th October 2025 – Southampton, Joiners
Tickets on sale now HERE
‘Thirst’ is set for release 29th August 2025 via Pure Noise Records, their first for the label.
‘Thirst’ Tracklist:
1 – Thirst
2 – Covet
3 – Cherry
4 – Leap
5 – Hollow
6 – Haven
7 – While You Dream Vividly
8 – Bloodmoon
9 – Ógilt
10 – Hlýtt
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