Today Crystal Castles have revealed the official video for "Affection" , taken from last year's third LP III . As with their previous videos for "Sad Eyes" and "Plague" , there's not a whole lot to get, other than Alice Glass still terrifies the shit out of me, and they love that old VHS feel to their videos. The band are currently on tour, including dates in September and October with [...]
Performing under the name Mozart's Sister , one-woman electro pop artist Caitla Thompson-Hannet is at once self-effacing and awkwardly sincere. Hailing from Montreal, Hannet formerly played with chamber rock outfit Shapes And Sizes , before branching out to pursue her solo material in 2011. Similar in delivery to the likes of vocal powerhouse Jenny Wilson and Pat Benatar , Thompson-Hannet needs no convincing that "love is a battlefield." Her self-recorded and released debut EP [...]
Blue Hawaii have been around for a couple of years now, but their upcoming first album represents a fresh start for the Montreal-based duo. Untogether is out on March 4/5th under Canadian record label Arbutus , but can already be pre-ordered . And trust me, you don't want to miss this release. First of all, because Arbutus is one of the coolest record labels around these days. It's home to one of the best discoveries of 2012 (does [...]
by Tiana Feng Crystal Castles released this video for Sad Eyes . Strobe lights and the weirdness of Alice Glass galore.
There have been some screenshots of this video floating around the web for a little while now, but Crystal Castles just unveiled the video for "Sad Eyes" . The track is one of the biggest from their latest album (III) , and like some of their other videos it's fittingly dim and VHS-themed, distorted and jumpy. Filmed between Berlin and Toronto it features live footage along with staged, masked villainy. Connect with Crystal Castles : Facebook | Twitter | Last.fm | [...]
The third installment of the songs that rocked my world in 2012 is definitely a charmer. For those coming late to the party, here's the deets: I'm giving you the 75 songs, split into five collections of 15 songs each, that soundtracked the year for me. There will be a post a day this week from Monday to Friday (You can click back to Monday's post to get the first part, and Tuesday's post for part 2) , and you can collection them all to get a pretty awesome compilation that I think is a good [...]
Halloween may have just left, but with CRYSTAL CASTLES pumping out new album III , everyday can become a menacing nightmare. Ethan Kath and Alice Glass have coming a long way since releasing their CRYSTAL CASTLES debut back in 2008. To regular music lovers who would rather listen to the poppy mainstream of today, CRYSTAL CASTLES would have seemed like the weirdest thing in the world with their unique electronic melodies creeping their way out of the speakers, [...]
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Entre mas vueltas le doy al nuevo disco de Crystal Castles , me voy dando cuenta que realmente tiene momentos que son oro dentro de su carrera, ya que en " (III) " por fin han encontrado el balance perfecto entre su lado ruidoso portador de todo el caos que componen sus shows en vivo, y esta otra parte mucho mas melódica en la que han decidido incorporar los sonidos oscuros que se han ido apoderando de la música a base de synths en los últimos años. "Pale Flesh" es uno de mis momentos favoritos de este álbum de [...]
The album art of the new Crystal Castles album features Samuel Aranda's photograph of a woman holding her son, who is suffering from tear gas. Not only does this dark, horrifying image represent the overarching feeling of bleakness found in the music on this LP, but its use of color and blur also correlate to the general sound of the album. III does not immediately attack you, but surrounds you slowly until you can see nothing; it exists in a world of it's own, which is gloomier, hazier, and [...]
"A record lacking in any real standout moments, with the duo opting for a more meticulous sound..." Crystal Castles | III The third album from Toronto's highly charged, intensive synth-rock duo Crystal Castles comes along at a time when it seems almost half of the new bands arriving on the scene are using similar tools. While Crystal Castles were somewhat a breath of fresh air back in 2007-08, they no longer have the element of surprise, or even moderate innovation. And yet a good record, a catchy collection with just enough oddball twists and [...]
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by Tiana Feng Crystal Castles have pushed back their release of (III) again this time to November 13th. They make it up to us by revealing the track Affection . The song has breathy vocals and a dreamier atmosphere than some of the other tracks we have previewed so far.
Oh yes, some new Crystal Castles for everyone and it is a hell of a tune to listen to on this holiday. They bring back the heavy bass with some solid synths that keep their sound fully intact, plus the haunting vocals, which add to the greatness. Crystal Castles, "Affection," might be one of my favorites of theirs so far and it will also be on their upcoming new record (III), out November 12th. Fresh? [...]
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OMG! Debo decir que no pense que alguno de los tracks del nuevo álbum de Crystal Castles estuviera creado bajo este estilo que ha estado predominando en los últimos años dentro de los terrenos electronicos, pero por fortuna "Affection" viene a darle un giro bastante interesante al sonido de este dúo, en comparación a los dos adelantos que nos presentaron desde hace unos meses de lo que será su tercer álbum de larga duración. "(III)" de manera oficial estaba contemplado para ser editado la próxima semana, pero por alguna extraña razón, este nuevo material de Crystal [...]
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by Tiana Feng Crystal Castles unveiled their new single Wrath Of Good off their upcoming album which is simply named III . While the album name isn't very exciting this new single is electronic bliss. The new album deals with the feelings of oppression and you definitely hear it in the shriek like vocals that are under the layers and layers of electronic textures.
Crystal Castles drops a new jam, teasing toward what should be the band's third full-length album-which may be titled III . Again, like the track " Plague " that was dropped earlier this year, vocalist Alice Glass' vocals are obscured by a low mix and loads of effects. A driving house beat brings the tempo, and bright synths swirl with hurricane force over it all. The image paired with the video above seems to be a woman in a niqab holding a man who is going through some sort of painful trauma-whether it be emotional or physical.
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Esta semana Crystal Castles dio a conocer un peculiar video para " Plague ", el primer adelanto que presentaron de lo que seria su nuevo material, del que por fin el dia de hoy ya han dado a conocer cada uno de los detalles de su lanzamiento y que creen? este tercer album de larga duracion de la dupla llevara por titulo.... "(III)". Asi es, este nuevo material estara siendo editado en su formato digital el proximo 5 de Noviembre, y un dia despues sera cuando Fiction se encargue de hacerlo llegar a las tiendas en [...]
Two days ago Crystal Castles dropped their video for "Plague" , a "fan-made" exploit that took scenes from a film about possession, but at the same time they announced their new track "Wrath Of God" would be released today. They've announced that their new album will be out on November 5th, the artwork is above, and will be called (III) , though there's no tracklist yet so we're only left to guess whether this will be on the [...]
This video for "Plague" been coming for a while, with screenshots being leaked months and months ago after it was being filmed in Berlin. With the announcement last week that Crystal Castles ' new, as-yet-untitled album will be out in November, this video is the first we've had from the band for a wee while so expect more actual new music from the band pretty soon (like the "Sad Eyes" track they promised us a few weeks ago).
Indie electronic duo Crystal Castles drops a new song that I'm guessing will show up on the next album they release, which should be out later this year. WATCH THE REVIEW
Last week outta the blue Crystal Castles announced that they'd be releasing a brand new track called "Plague" this week. At the time it was unclear as to whether it'd be released as a single, a standalone track, or if it'd be the first cut from their rumoured new album, and now that it's here there's still no word on its official stance, but it's presumably from their upcoming album. "Plague" has now hit the shelves and shows off a slower, resonating, more rave-induced sound [...]
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