CRUUSH release 'Rupert Giles' single via Heist or Hit (Westside Cowboy, Her's)
cruush - 'Rupert Giles'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_jeyd4TSmY
New Bangers NME
“On Repeat” The Line of Best Fit
“sure to have fans foaming at the mouth for a full-length project” Consequence
“a four-piece who seem to click into place with remarkable ease” CLASH
NOV 5- Fuzzy Manchester quartetcruushrelease new single ‘Rupert Giles’ viaHeist or Hit (Westside Cowboy, Her’s, Nature TV)and announce a special double-A vinyl release for early 2026.
Updating their trademark hazy sound to something a little brighter, bolder, and more solid,cruushembark on their new phase with intentionality at the core - trialling producers, stripping the old sound for parts, and arriving at tracks that are purposely more direct. Allied to this is a perkier presentation - taking in and celebrating a ‘90s MTV’ style, timely, given the recent news of the purely music focused TV channels in their stable’s demise.
This deliberate approach has led to a formidable new single - which came together naturally once their minds were focused:
“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.”
Following the release of ‘Rupert Giles’ and its atmospheric videocruushhave an exciting live plot lined-up for the rest of 2025 and into 2026.
ABOUT CRUUSH
The band comprise Amber Warren (lead vocals/guitar), Arthur Boyd (guitar), Fotis Kalantzis (drums), and Bruno Evans (bass).
Broadcasters and journalists alike are enchanted, withJack Saunders (BBC Radio 1), Steve Lamacq (BBC 6), Emily Pilbeam (BBC 6), John Kennedy (Radio X), The Independent, NYLON, NME, Brooklyn Vegan, DORK, DIY, So Young, The Line of Best Fit, Clash, Rough Trade and Consequences of Soundlining up to call themselves fans. Likewise, their peers are equally captivated, earning the outfit tours and shows withBDRMM, Pale Blue Eyes, NewDad, GIFT, BASHT and Girl Scout.
The pervasive gloaming of Manchester’s suburbs is present incruush’ssonic DNA. Yet there’s more to their sound, an evolutionary gear shift that has ushered in a new era of tightly wound grunge-pop ragers. To enact the change, they enlisted the help of producer Owen Turner at Sickroom Studios in Norfolk (whose most recent credits include the last two Brownhorse records).
cruush’ssound 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.”And quite honestly, that is how a band should be.
LIVE DATES
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 House
07 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)
