Slow Crush announce new album Thirst, release title-track

Belgian shoegaze crew Slow Crush have announced their new album, Thirst.

Due out on August 29 via Pure Noise, the follow-up to 2021’s excellent Hush is all about “the romance of being with a loved one”, according to vocalist/bassist Isa Holliday.

Isa goes into more detail: “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.”

They’ve also dropped the title-track, which the band explain is about “an unquenchable desire for what’s next, with focus on essence and balance. Not losing yourself in the ever-growing distractions that surround us. A yearning pulse for renewal, Thirst ripples with a craving for something pure, something vital. It churns with an unrelenting drive, building an electrifying momentum that surges forward and breaks through, offering both release and rebirth.”

Check it out:

See the 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

And the album cover:

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