Belgian shoegazers Slow Crush are back with their first new music in three years, and it’s a stunner. Their latest single, While You Dream Vividly, is a slow-motion plunge into emotional freefall—a shimmering swirl of longing, surrender, and otherworldly calm. It’s the sound of floating just beneath the surface, tethered to someone you can’t quite reach, but wouldn’t dare let go.
“We wanted to capture the sensation of being tethered to someone yet drifting weightlessly,” the band shares. And with Isa Holliday’s dreamy vocals echoing like a gentle lullaby over gauzy guitar textures, the track does just that—it lingers, it soars, it haunts.
While You Dream Vividly arrives ahead of the band’s new album ‘Thirst,’ due out August 29 via Pure Noise Records. It’s their third LP and first for the label, following the underground cult-faves ‘Aurora’ (2018) and ‘Hush’ (2021), which quietly helped define the modern shoegaze revival. Now, with ‘Thirst,’ Slow Crush are leaning further into the haze, but also turning up the volume.
Recorded at The Ranch in Southampton, UK with producer Lewis Johns (Loathe, Employed to Serve), ‘Thirst’ builds on their signature wall-of-sound, mixing in heavier riffs and deeper emotional currents. According to Isa, it’s her most vulnerable vocal work yet—there were moments in the booth when she couldn’t sing through the tears.
Thematically, the album dives deep into what Isa calls “the romance of being with a loved one”—the strain of separation, the joy of reunion, and the surreal stillness of simply being together. “We want people to let themselves go and feel embraced by the music,” she explains. “It’s about giving yourself a moment to just be, in a world that constantly demands your attention elsewhere.”
‘Thirst’ track list
- Thirst
- Covet
- Cherry
- Leap
- Hollow
- Haven
- While You Dream Vividly
- Bloodmoon
- Ógilt
- Hlýtt
‘Thirst’ is available for pre-order now. Pre-Order / Pre-Save
The band will take that immersive experience on the road this fall with a full North American headline tour kicking off September 4th in Pennsylvania and wrapping October 5th in D.C. Expect swirling lights, big sounds, and a chance to get blissfully lost in the noise.
Fall 2025 North American Tour:
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
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Dream vividly. Drift often. ‘Thirst’ is coming.
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