SLOW CRUSH recently announced their new album, 'Thirst', set for release on August 29th through Pure Noise Records - on which the dynamic four piece further cement themselves at the forefront of rock and shoe-gaze. The band can now announce they will be heading out on a UK tour this October in support of the new album, their first UK dates in - ?????
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 from 22nd May HERE
On the upcoming album Thirst, SLOW CRUSH's dynamic textures, propulsive rhythms and gauzy riffs glow bright as ever, but this time with more grit. They’ve shared the album’s leading single and title track which emerges as the defining anthem. The band explain, “‘Thirst’ 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."
Watch “Thirst” Official Music Video | Playlist / Listen Here
The past few years off the road have given SLOW CRUSH 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. 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 theme is 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' 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
