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Hush

by SLOW CRUSH

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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      £9.99 GBP  or more

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Limited to 500 copies

    'Hush’ is the gloomy & dreamy sophomore album by
    Belgium based and internationally celebrated
    shoegazers.
    Radiating moonlit warmth through a haze of
    abrasive whirling layered guitars
    and soul soothing vocals by Isa Holliday.
    The lull of wistful longing and tranquil bearing,
    contrasting cascading echoes of beautiful noise
    surpassing their highly acclaimed debut album
    ‘Aurora’ in both song writing and musicianship.
    Be sure to catch them on tour all over Europe and
    the USA in 2022.



    After touring pretty much non stop all over the world
    from the end 2018 til January 2020 including tours
    with bands like Pelican, Torche, Soft Kill, Gouge
    Away and playing festivals like Road Burn,
    Arctangent, 2000Trees, Groez Rock,.... Slow Crush
    was forced to take a touring break when Covid-19
    hit.
    Having to cancel two European tours and one US
    tour last minute was actually a blessing in disguise,
    allowing the band centred around Isa Holliday &
    Jelle Harde Ronsmans to regroup & rethink.
    Despite the lack of live shows, 2020-2021 was
    anything but “calm” for the band. Unexpected
    success of their debut album ‘Aurora’ and the impact
    that heavy touring had already taken on their
    private lives was intensified with the departure of
    two band members and the need to train/work in
    their replacements. Shortly after, their label ‘Holy
    Roar Records’ imploded, leaving the band without a
    home.
    ‘Hush’ is the result of songs written in between
    tours, unexpected downtime during a pandemic and
    turbulent times.
    At the end of 2020, focus was shifted towards
    finishing their 2nd album and this resulted in an
    album with stark contrast. Some of their darkest but
    hope filled music to date was recorded

    Includes unlimited streaming of Hush via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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    Purchasable with gift card

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Church Road exclusive

    Includes unlimited streaming of Hush via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 5 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      £25.99 GBP or more 

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    deluxe digipack

    Includes unlimited streaming of Hush via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 7 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      €12 EUR or more 

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    limited to 700 copies
    Comes from the band.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Hush via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 1 day
    edition of 700  3 remaining
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  • Transparent with black and blue splatter - 2nd press
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    limited to 200 copies
    Gatefold vinyl

    Includes unlimited streaming of Hush via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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  • ‘Hush’ grape burst vinyl
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Limited gatefold edition

    Includes unlimited streaming of Hush via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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  • Gold Bundle - Vinyl + longsleeve
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Golden vinyl variant with gold album art longsleeve
    Vinyl limited to 700 copies.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Hush via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Sold Out

  • Blue bundle - Hush vinyl + T-shirt
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Most limited vinyl variant with album art shirt.
    Black trapped in sea blue vinyl limited to 300 copies.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Hush via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Sold Out

  • Blue bundle - Hush vinyl + longsleeve
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Most limited vinyl variant with album art longsleeve.
    Black trapped in sea blue vinyl limited to 300 copies.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Hush via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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  • GLOW FUZZ - pedal - last 5 ever

    "In search of the perfect fuzz sound before hitting the studio late 2017 to record ‘Aurora’, we sat down with our old friend and pedal geek Werner Roozen from the band ‘Forest Mountain’.
    We wanted to create a fuzz pedal that was reminiscent of the warm 90s Corgan-esque all out grungyness but with a little more versatility.
    A fuzz with just the right amount of sputter and low end without getting muddy, without sounding harsh but still really messed up nonetheless.
    Trying out different circuits we ended up with a circuit based around the ‘Skreddy Mayo’ which is considered one of the best fuzzes of it’s generation -
    now heavily sought after and will break your bank.
    We fine tuned it to our liking, adding extra clipping stages and an extra bias option to make it sound like your amp or pedal is losing its grip on all things real.
    Sourced really rare Russian Germanium NOS transistors to give it an extra twist, taking it even one step further into sweetness and making it truly unique.
    You can take this pedal from a slight fuzzy warm boost to sputtery mayhem without losing clarity or definition."

    100 in total were made!
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  • Trapped Black in sea blue - gatefold edition
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Limited to 300 copies.
    Black inside transparent sea blue.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Hush via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Sold Out

  • Sky Blue with purple and white splatter
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    We offer a limited amount of this exclusive variant here on bandcamp.
    Gatefold sleeve.
    limited to 300.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Hush via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Sold Out

  • Transparent blue with purple half and black splat vinyl - Gatefold - 2nd press
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Limited to 300 copies

    'Hush’ is the gloomy & dreamy sophomore album by
    Belgium based and internationally celebrated
    shoegazers.
    Radiating moonlit warmth through a haze of
    abrasive whirling layered guitars
    and soul soothing vocals by Isa Holliday.
    The lull of wistful longing and tranquil bearing,
    contrasting cascading echoes of beautiful noise
    surpassing their highly acclaimed debut album
    ‘Aurora’ in both song writing and musicianship.
    Be sure to catch them on tour all over Europe and
    the USA in 2022.



    After touring pretty much non stop all over the world
    from the end 2018 til January 2020 including tours
    with bands like Pelican, Torche, Soft Kill, Gouge
    Away and playing festivals like Road Burn,
    Arctangent, 2000Trees, Groez Rock,.... Slow Crush
    was forced to take a touring break when Covid-19
    hit.
    Having to cancel two European tours and one US
    tour last minute was actually a blessing in disguise,
    allowing the band centred around Isa Holliday &
    Jelle Harde Ronsmans to regroup & rethink.
    Despite the lack of live shows, 2020-2021 was
    anything but “calm” for the band. Unexpected
    success of their debut album ‘Aurora’ and the impact
    that heavy touring had already taken on their
    private lives was intensified with the departure of
    two band members and the need to train/work in
    their replacements. Shortly after, their label ‘Holy
    Roar Records’ imploded, leaving the band without a
    home.
    ‘Hush’ is the result of songs written in between
    tours, unexpected downtime during a pandemic and
    turbulent times.
    At the end of 2020, focus was shifted towards
    finishing their 2nd album and this resulted in an
    album with stark contrast. Some of their darkest but
    hope filled music to date was recorded

    Includes unlimited streaming of Hush via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ... more

    Sold Out

1.
Drown 03:23
Noise around me drowning out Fade away Still you feel you're growing older Our fight's not over Together we try forever A game we fail We both know we'll be ok Your hand in...
2.
Blue 04:07
Dreams feel unreal When you're here with me Savour the love you're loathing When you're here with me Hold me tightly Dry my lips when I feel blue again Tired eyes Wake me whirring stay here with me Dauntless reeling Smothering when you're here with me Hold me tightly Dry my lips when I feel blue again Tired eyes sinking When I'm with you Lonely loathing Fix me to break me
3.
Swoon 02:28
All alone and no-one's home While we drift I just want to feel again Promise me This weight won't carry me Burden bliss This weight won't carry me Don't carry me Zeal surrounds me Out of tune I sway along To the rhythm of our hips Stuck in your head Swoon to our knees Keep repeating Your voice through my ears This weight won't carry me Burden bliss This weight won't carry me Don't carry me
4.
Gloom 03:04
Stay silent where our bodies ache Air feels smaller today Forgotten how to breathe without you Hold my hand Pull me closer Acres frameless pictures We've wandered into anew Hold my hand Pull me closer to the stars And let me go
5.
Swivel 05:06
Without reason fill in the void Empty and low cornered with you Without reason filling the room Float vividly follow my stride Stretching time Slowing mind Fallen shards Stuck and Swivel I only feel what you want me to feel Here And I'll be who you want me to be You What I have I'm afraid to lose Too close to breathe your words linger Taking my time endless drifting Moving to you, further from me Catching my breath stuck and shiver I only feel what you want me to feel And I'll be who you want me to be What I have I'm afraid to lose Swivel I only feel what you want me to feel I'll only be what you want me to be
6.
Rêve 06:10
Let the dark be your home When the night tires it’s eyes now Nanana she sang low, still Sway as the moon rose While staring into her lost gaze Sing nanana with me Soft whispering Slowly veer away Swans on a lake glide low Echoing under these stars Sing nanana with me Once our tears dry and All memory fade like soft snow Nanana she sang low, still Whispering
7.
Hush 06:29
Cause I'm stray without you Help me, don't close in I ache you to be So drag me under your skin tonight Hush, slow Cause I'm stray without you Under your skin, under your spell (Always your wounds I am bearing) I will close me eyes, fall Wrapped up in my heart My cold dark heart
8.
Lull 06:39
Miss the warmth you radiate Being only seconds away It takes time but when the pain kicks in I feel you feel it too I feel you sense it too Slowly drifting away Drifting away from you Stealing time with our eyes Every word when we sway Every day in tune with you I'm mumbling I sing the same songs as you, softly While I hold you
9.
Thrill 05:02
Paint me your face thrills me Leave traces, I erase time While it Slips through our fingers
10.
Help, I can't breathe Down the rabbit hole I go Bleed hope I can't breathe a final plea Shout loud Truth ringing out Swallow it whole if in doubt Help, I can't breathe Down the rabbit hole I go I go

credits

released October 22, 2021

-Produced by Slow Crush, Sebastian Omerson & Neil D. Kennedy.
-Recorded January 2021 at Number Nine Studios, Ghent by Sebastian Omerson & Mattias Hendrikx.
-Overdubs February 2021 at Larsson Studio, Gelrode by Jelle Harde & Jens Larsson.
-Mixed March 2021 at the Ranch Production House, Southampton by Neil D. Kennedy.
-Mastered April 2021 at Sterling Sound, Nashville by Ryan Smith.

Artwork by Onetricpony.
Pictures by Maria Nemm.

Slow Crush
Isa Holliday, Jelle Harde Ronsmans, Frederik Meeuwis, Jeroen Jullet

www.slowcrush.org

Church Road Records & Quiet Panic Records


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Hush’ is the gloomy & dreamy sophomore album by
Belgium based and internationally celebrated
shoegazers.
Radiating moonlit warmth through a haze of
abrasive whirling layered guitars
and soul soothing vocals by Isa Holliday.
The lull of wistful longing and tranquil bearing,
contrasting cascading echoes of beautiful noise
surpassing their highly acclaimed debut album
‘Aurora’ in both song writing and musicianship.
Be sure to catch them on tour all over Europe and
the USA in 2022.
OUT OCTOBER 22nd 2021 Available on LP / CD / DIGITAL


After touring pretty much non stop all over the world
from the end 2018 til January 2020 including tours
with bands like Pelican, Torche, Soft Kill, Gouge
Away and playing festivals like Road Burn,
Arctangent, 2000Trees, Groez Rock,.... Slow Crush
was forced to take a touring break when Covid-19
hit.
Having to cancel two European tours and one US
tour last minute was actually a blessing in disguise,
allowing the band centred around Isa Holliday &
Jelle Harde Ronsmans to regroup & rethink.
Despite the lack of live shows, 2020-2021 was
anything but “calm” for the band. Unexpected
success of their debut album ‘Aurora’ and the impact
that heavy touring had already taken on their
private lives was intensified with the departure of
two band members and the need to train/work in
their replacements. Shortly after, their label ‘Holy
Roar Records’ imploded, leaving the band without a
home.
‘Hush’ is the result of songs written in between
tours, unexpected downtime during a pandemic and
turbulent times.
At the end of 2020, focus was shifted towards
finishing their 2nd album and this resulted in an
album with stark contrast. Some of their darkest but
hope filled music to date was recorded

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SLOW CRUSH Belgium

A compelling abrasive shoegaze band, dealing with the aesthetics of contrasting sounds.
Heavy like a gloomy dream yet soothingly vibrant.
The vulnerable soft floating voice of Manchester's Isa Holliday underneath layers of grungy shoegaze soaked noisepop, seeking shelter from a f'ed up world.
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