Slow Crush - "While You Dream Vividly"

Photo by Stefaan Temmerman

Belgian shoegaze band Slow Crush have a new single out that helps define the heavy shoegaze genre. "While You Dream Vividly" starts out as quiet as a lullaby before it kicks in with enough force to knock a listener backwards. The traditional wall of sound blasts you back with fuzzed out guitars and pounding drums before occasionally relenting to let you catch your breath. It's also the type of song that is loud and heavy without being fast. Despite all the noise and volume, "While You Dream Vividly" is a gorgeous song for those that find beauty in noise. Slow Crush always seem to provide us with special auditory treats in the way that only they can. Even by their usual standards, this one is a delight.

Slow Crush says of their latest single:

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

You can watch the video for "While You Dream Vividly" below. Thirst is due out August 29 on Pure Noise Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Slow Crush, check out the band on Facebook and Instagram. Upcoming tour dates are below the video and include a September 6 date at The Sinclair in Cambridge, MA.

Jun 27: Resurrection fest - Viveiro, ES
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