Updating their trademark hazy sound to something a little brighter, bolder, and solid, cruush release Rupert Giles and announce Double A Vinyl.
Cruush’s sound is potent and tender, and sincere to the point of snot-crying. Or as the band themselves put it, “gross, awkward but pretty fucking rockin’!” Its music forged in the drudgery of service jobs and rainy Manchester nights, buried in cosy blankets of indie-rock fuzz, yet somehow sprouting through the rusty layers of sheet metal that should prevent it from blooming. Collectively, they have a kind of sonic survival instinct. “Over the last 12 months, we’ve had a lot of letdowns. We felt it was a pretty dull year with creative setbacks. However, it made us realise how much we can depend on each other. That’s how a band should be.”
“On a writing retreat to Wales we took a sunrise hike up Penygader. We listened to nothing but Neil Young, Brownhorse, and the Van Halen song ‘Panama’ We were sitting by this lake at 6am, with the sun rising, listening to it and all felt well. We knew we had a great song written, we were all sleep deprived and sweaty, the stars were aligning.”
LIVE DATES
18 OCT 2025 – Southampton – Heartbreakers (Heart Broken Fest)
25 OCT 2025 – Sheffield – Sidney and Matilda (Jarred Up Fest)
30 OCT 2025 – London – The Old Blue Last w/ Lemondaze
07 NOV 2025 – Manchester – Deaf Institute w/ CIEL
30 NOV 2025 – Leeds – Brudenell Social Club w/ Bug Teeth
05 DEC 2025 – Manchester – Levenshulme Old Library
25 FEB 2026 – Bristol – The Lanes (Free entry)
26 FEB 2026 – London – The Grace
28 FEB 2026 – Southampton – Heartbreakers
05 MAR 2026 – Leeds – Headrow House07 MAR 2026 – Manchester – Gullivers
10 MAR 2026 – Hull – The Polar Bear
12 MAR 2026 – Sheffield – The Washington
15–16 MAY 2026 – Paris – Supersonic (Block Party)
Rupert Giles, out now. Find out more by clicking here.
