Slow Crush release new album ‘Thirst’ on Pure Noise
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.”
Slow Crush return to North America next week for their extensive Fall headlining tour which kicks off on the East Coast. The run includes performances at NYC’s Music Hall of Williamsburg, LA’s Teragram Ballroom and more – see below for a full list of dates. Tickets are on sale now.
Slow Crush Live Dates:
North America
Sep 04: Allentown, PA – Arrow
Sep 05: Philadelphia, PA – The Foundry
Sep 06: Boston, MA – The Sinclair
Sep 07: Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
Sep 09: Montreal, QC – Bar Le Ritz
Sep 10: Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground
Sep 11: Detroit, MI – El Club
Sep 12: Chicago, IL – Reggie’s
Sep 13: Indianapolis, IN – HiFi
Sep 14: St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
Sep 16: Fort Worth, TX – Tulips
Sep 17: Austin, TX – The Ballroom
Sep 19: Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
Sep 20: Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
Sep 21: Oakland, CA – Crybaby
Sep 23: Seattle, WA – El Corazon
Sep 24: Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
Sep 26: Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
Sep 27: Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre
Sep 29: Kansas City, MO – RecordBar
Oct 01: Nashville, TN – The ’58
Oct 02: Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
Oct 03: Durham, NC – The Fruit
Oct 04: Richmond, VA – The Broadberry
Oct 05: Washington, DC – Union Stage
UK, Ireland, Europe
Oct 16: Bristo – The Fleece
Oct 17: Milton Keynes – Craufurd Arms
Oct 18: London – Oslo
Oct 20: Glasgow – Classic Grand Lounge
Oct 21: Belfast – Black Box
Oct 22: Dublin – Grand Social
Oct 23: Manchester – Rebellion
Oct 24: Newcastle – The Grove
Oct 25: Leeds – Key Club
Oct 26: Nottingham – Bodega
Oct 27: Birmingham – Hare & Hounds
Oct 28: Southampton – Joiners
Oct 31: AB Ancienne Belgique – Brussels, BE
Nov 01: Rotown – Rotterdam, NL
Nov 02: Ekko – Utrecht, NL
Nov 04: Headcrash – Hamburg, DE
Nov 05: Beta2300 – Copenhagen, DK
Nov 06: Badehaus – Berlin, DE
Nov 08: Dürer Kert – Budapest, HU
Nov 09: Das Werk – Vienna, AT
Nov 11: Kranhalle – München, DE
Nov 12: ISC Club – Bern, CH
Nov 13: Bronson – Ravenna, IT
Nov 14: Slaughter Club – Milan, IT
Nov 15: O Totem Live – Lyon, FR
Nov 16: Le Rex – Toulouse, FR
Nov 18: Upload – Barcelona, ES
Nov 19: Nazca – Madrid, ES
Nov 20: Stage Live – Bilbao, ES
Nov 22: Sortie 13 – Bordeaux, FR
Nov 23: Le ferrailleur – Nantes, FR
Nov 25: Backstage by the Mill – Paris, FR
Nov 26: Jubez – Karlsruhe, DE
Nov 27: Stummsche Reithalle – Neunkirchen, DE
Nov 28: Café Wagner – Jena, DE
Nov 29: UT Connewitz – Leipzig, DE
Nov 30: Helios 37 – Köln, DE
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