Blog: Beats Per Minute

Crystal Castles are no strangers to desolate, hard-hitting sounds, and their new track “Plague” is no exception to this rule. As Crystal Castles have become famous for, “Plague” features minimalistic beats and a soft-heavy dynamic that reaches a boiling point during its chorus. Layered above it all is Alice Glass' powerful voice, which seems to be waging a war that can only be won through a vicious, formidable delivery. It's not always a welcoming or easy experience to listen to Crystal Castles, and “Plague” does little to change this fact. It's a brooding, messy track with a [...]