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Click here to view the embedded video. Crystal Castles just released a new video for their song "Not in Love" ft. Robert Smith of the Canadian new wave band Platinum Blond . The Crystal Castles version blows the dust off this old 802s relic and gives it new life. This is a match made in heaven as far as I am concerned. Being a sucker for 802s music, I hope other bands take a ride on this train and do some more 802s revivals. I am all for [...]
Crystal Castles - Not In Love from Video Marsh on Vimeo . Crystal Castles and Cure frontman, Robert Smith, have covered Platinum Blonde's 1984 Canadian hit and just recently added the visuals from the cinematography of Nic Brown. What do you get with that kinda talent? Near perfection! Check it out above.
+MP3: Crystal Castles (featuring Robert Smith) - Not In Love ~ Being neither a Crystal Castles fan, nor one of The Cure , I was surprised by how quickly I fell in love with this track. The song is actually a cover of the 80s new wave band, Platinum Blonde , but modern technology takes the synths to an entirely new level, and the addition of Robert Smith turns this cut into something I just can't help being enamored with. MySpace +MP3: Young [...]
If you even attempt to keep up on the blogging world at all, you've inevitably heard of Crystal Castles. Moreover, you've probably heard their recent collaboration with vocalist Robert Smith. In case you HAVEN'T, here it is. Crystal Castles Ft. Robert Smith - Not In Love [click to download] Now clearly, this is a pretty epic track. It has a great 'I Listen [...]
... e se tal como aqui havia dito, Alice Glass (Crystal Castles) gostaria de fazer a máquina do tempo andar para trás, a verdade é que, mesmo já não sendo novidade (isto já foi anunciado há 1 mês), os electro-punk Crystal Castles conseguiram criar uma remistura do tema "Not in Love" dos canadianos Platinum Blonde, de uma forma genial, na companhia de Robert Smith (The Cure). O tema será o
"Won't give you my heart - no-one lives there anymore" Yes, they may look fucking ridiculous but no-one can deny that Platinum Blonde 's 'Not In Love' is an epic, underrated beast of a tune. In fact, I may just prefer it to the Crystal Castles cover (more about that here ). Sadly I've only been able to get my grubby hands on a live recording so if anyone happens to have a good quality mp3, please [...]
I recall briefly listening to Crystal Castles back in '08 and thinking "Boy, I just don't get this". I was ashamed. They where everything I was supposed to like; I mean NME featured the bands eponymous release in their top 100 albums of the decade list, and heck, those guys know a thing or two about music, don't they? So, you understand my slight apprehension at giving the bands latest offering Not In Love a whirl. Interestingly this [...]
I'm of a certain age that allows me to proudly say that I not only own a copy of Platinum Blonde 's debut LP, Standing in the Dark on the original vinyl I bought it on, but also a copy of the 73 single single for "Not In Love", one of the album's stand-out tracks. For any self-respecting new wave loving kids growing up in Canada in the 80s, Platinum Blonde represented the ultimate musical epoch: the Canadian band led by a charismatic Mancunian named Mark Holmes, exotically-monikered guitarist Sergio Galli and awkward-looking drummer Chris Steffler (just [...]
Crystal Castles , a band that divide genres and split fan bases. Their debut album was a huge disappointment for me, underwhelming and lacking the mystery that surrounds their epic live shows, however their most recent record, merely titled II , is a much welcome grandeur progression. So it was no surprise that their dark, all encompassing sound caught the ear of The Cure frontman Robert Smith , at which point he expressed his desire to perform on a remix of the duo's upcoming single Not In Love . After recording the track with the [...]
This lil' number is the talk of the town today it would seem. Maybe because it has none other than The Cure's Robert Smith singing on it? It's a nice remix of Crystal Castles' original "Not in Love" which is actually a remix of a Platinum Blonde song. Yea, that's right, a remix of a remix. Whoa. The original "Not in Love" was the fav for many off of the recent Crystal Castles (ll) . This baddie will be released on the A-side of a single feature to be released [...]
Crystal Castles covered Platinum Blonde's "Not in Love" on their recently released self-titled album and now they're sharing a new version of the track featuring Robert Smith. This 1980s new wave song is a perfect fit for The Cure's frontman. Crystal Castles - Not in Love (feat. Robert Smith) (mp3)* *mp3 provided by & posted w/ permission of Biz3 Publicity on behalf of record label You can get the original cover by Crystal Castles on their self-titled album at Amazon and the new 3-track single feat. Robert [...]
This new version of Crystal Castles ' Platinum Blonde cover has been floating around for a few days, and now the band has made the song available for free download . I didn't think I'd love it so much, but this is way better than it has any right to be in 2010: mp3: Crystal Castles :: Not In Love (ft. Robert Smith)
In 1984, Canadian New Wave group Platinum Blonde released the catchy glam rock anthem "Not In Love." This year, Crystal Castes took on the song for their magnificent second album , digitizing it appropriately. Their rendition seemed good enough, providing the record with a strong highlight near the end. Still, if you have the opportunity to work with one of the most iconic singer's from the 80s, you should probably take it. The Cure's mastermind Robert Smith improves the track even more by lending his vocal chords. He helps us find the perfect middle ground between Crystal Castles' computerized [...]
The original "Not In Love," off of Crystal Castles ' latest album, Crystal Castles II , has gotten the remix treatment from none other than Robert Smith of the Cure . The song, which was actually a Platinum Blonde cover, will be featured on the duo's 7" of the original version, due out Dec. 6, via Fiction Records. Grab the amazing mix below. Crystal Castles (ft. Robert Smith) - Not in Love (Platinum Blonde Cover) - MP3
Dentro de poco, Crystal Castles estará lanzando el tercer single de su segundo álbum homónimo . La canción elegida fue "Not In Love" , y la versión que aparecerá en el sencillo será muy especial. El legendario frontman de The Cure, Robert Smith , estará poniendo su voz en ella como invitado especial. A través de uno de los numerosos sellos asociados a la banda, Fiction, estará disponible digitalmente a partir del 6 de diciembre. Su tracklist incluirá, además del tema principal con esta participación (que según Lies Records, [...]
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