Slow Crush release Thirst today on Pure Noise Records, their first album for the label. 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.
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 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’
‘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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‘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