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Slow Crush drifting weightlessly

Posted by Loren on June 30, 2025

Slow Crush drifting weightlessly
photo by Stefaan Temmerman

August 29 is the scheduled release date for Thirst, the third album from shoegaze artists Slow Crush. The band just shared a new single, "While You Dream Vividly," described as follows:

“We wanted to capture the sensation of being tethered to someone yet drifting weightlessly, lost in the surreal beauty of the moment."

The band previously released Aurora (2018) and Hush (2021). Thirst will release on Pure Noise Records. Catch them on tour in North America this fall.

THIRST TRACK LISTING:

01. Thirst
02. Covet
03. Cherry
04. Leap
05. Hollow
06. Haven
07. While You Dream Vividly
08. Bloodmoon
09. Ógilt
10. Hlýtt

Slow Crush Live Dates:

Jul 05: Breakout festival - Berlin, DE 
Aug 07: Brutal Assault - Okruzni, CZ
Aug 08: Void fest - Waldmunchen, DE

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 - Duck Room
Sep 16: Fort Worth, TX - Tulips
Sep 17: Austin, TX - Radio/East
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

Slow Crush drifting weightlessly
photo by Stefaan Temmerman

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