April 12, 2024

cruush: Nice Things Now, All The Time

photo: Loélia Duboc

Manchester neo-shoegaze quartet cruush are punching holes in empty promises and false advertising on their new EP Nice Things Now, All The Time. They take it slow and slightly muffled, which may lead to missing the quite funny, self-deprecating lyrics during the first listen. With wall-to-wall guitars and a pondering rhythm section, the inner tension of trying to make the most of it with empty pockets is almost palpable.

The sound of the late Eigthies and early Nineties is fashionable again, with Old Blightly in the midst of yet another economic crisis again. The Tories are wearing sneakers now, but their improved dress sense can't hide the fact that things are only getting worse.

cruush:
Amber Warren: vocals, guitar
Arthur Boyd: guitar
Ru Cowl: bass
Fotis Kalantzis: drums

cruush: Nice Things Now, All The Time

Nice Things Now, All The Time is released via Heist or Hit. The translucent green vinyl version (200 copies) has their previous EP Wishful Thinker on the B-side.

Tracks:
  1. Water Breathers
  2. As She Grows
  3. Cotton Wool
  4. Ladybird Song
  5. Headspace

UK live dates:

  • 05/12 EBGB’s, Liverpool*
  • 05/15 Esquires, Bedford*
  • 05/29 The George Tavern, London
  • 06/01 Gullivers Ballroom, Manchester

» cruushband.com

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