Slow Crush – Austin Town Hall

Last Week’s Jams (7.21 – 7.25)

July 28, 2025 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

My summer vacation is about to wrap up, so I’ve been trying to cram as much rock n’ roll into the site as I can, and I feel like nearing 30 new songs is a pretty solid outing. There was new stuff from ever-present acts like Gregor, Cate Le Bon, Giant Day and more. Plus, there were some brand newish acts popping up on the scene that I think are certainly worth everyone’s time: The Cords and the Cindys, both UK outfits oddly enough. Some ATX love for Stella and the Very Messed and the Wild Kindness both dropping new tunes. Plus, there are several slow burns that will space out the listen, so you’ve got almost two hours of last week’s jams to enjoy!

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Slow Crush Bring Out Bloodmoon

July 22, 2025 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

While previous singles from Slow Crush have embraced an underlying melody in the band’s cavernous sounds, it seems like “Bloodmoon” purposefully avoids that. The song is punctuated by walls of noise and atmosphere feeding back against the heavy tones of the vocal work; it’s like a slowed march into the abyss, but you’re encouraged to stick it out, as there’s a cathartic release just at the 3 minute mark. The song opens up and the hints of melody slide back into the picture, only for the noise to get louder and more forceful, pushing you to greet the band in their dynamic push towards a huge sound. Another example of taking the tropes of today and pushing them into tomorrow. Thirst is out August 1st via Pure Noise.

<a href="https://slowcrush.bandcamp.com/album/thirst">Thirst by SLOW CRUSH</a>

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Slow Crush Share While You Dream Vividly

June 24, 2025 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

Do not be seduced by the twinkling piano notes of this new Slow Crush track, for as their band name would imply, they’re going to slowly crush your ears with this huge wall of ambient noise; you’ll get to meet those riffs at the 35 second mark, as they crash into you. Despite the thundering sound and huge billowing waves of guitar shrieking, the song feels more like a slowcore adventure, or something of the bedroom pop nature. Sure, the vocals are slightly coated in the echoes of the sonic destruction, but they operate like this gravitational force, pulling the song into this central melody. There’s a slight little mix up in the middle, which I totally applaud; too many folks in this genre get stuck in the monotony of formula. Their album Thirst will hit on August 29th via Pure Noise.

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