Crushingswans

Crushingswans is a shoegaze project from Dresden that describes its own sound as "post-DDR east-german shoegaze." The band moves between loud, intense moments and quiet, dreamy passages, drawing on influences like Slowdive, Nu-Gaze and noise acts such as Julie and Lovesliescrushing. Their album "corrupted display of affection" was released in February 2026.