Sooj- Crusher PREORDER OUT 7/24

This is a preorder. Albums can be picked up or will be mailed out upon street date. Order by 7/10/26 to get by 7/24/26.

Label: Numero

Crusher, the debut album from Sooj - a collaborative project between members of Duster and Dirty Art Club  assembled somewhere between Portland, Charlotte, and Santa Cruz. Formed by Clay Parton, Canaan Amber, and Matt Cagle, Sooj grew out of a touring friendship that gradually turned into something more permanent. Early conversations led to shared sessions, with Cagle travelling from North Carolina to Portland, where the bulk of Crusher would eventually take shape. Picking up where their 2024 two-sider Anhedonia II b/w Ecstasy Cowgirl 7" left off, Crusher sees Duster’s slowcore drift dissolve into Dirty Art Club’s sample-heavy, collage-minded production. The result is neither band, nor side project, but something more elusive — a third space built from tape hiss, chopped memory, and late-night signal bleed. Across its runtime, the album avoids the gravitational pull of nostalgia. Instead, it hovers in a liminal present — part collaboration, part escape route.

Track listing:

1. Vers le Couloir de la Perte
2. In The Walls
3. Night Layers
4. Double Clutch
5. Fleece
6. 3,100 Luigis
7. Unfold Me 
8. Lavender
9. Gallo Pinto
10. Moonbag