(III)
Crystal Castles songs could once be split into two camps, the "pretty" ones and the "aggressive" ones. (III) is by a large margin the most focused record by the band, and frontwman Alice Glass' lyrics take on a new importance.
Crystal Castles songs could once be split into two camps, the "pretty" ones and the "aggressive" ones. (III) is by a large margin the most focused record by the band, and frontwman Alice Glass' lyrics take on a new importance.
Unhinged synth terrorists Crystal Castles have never been the most chipper band, but Alice Glass’ comments on what inspired their new record, (III), hint at even darker influences. “I didn’t think I could lose faith in humanity any more than I already had,” the frontwoman said in a press release. “But after witnessing…
Unhinged synth terrorists Crystal Castles have never been the most chipper band, but Alice Glass’ comments on what inspired their new record, (III), hint at even darker influences. “I didn’t think I could lose faith in humanity any more than I already had,” the frontwoman said in a press release. “But after witnessing…
Further distancing themselves from the early noisemongering, Crystal Castles' third LP is their clearest and most confident statement to date.
Further distancing themselves from the early noisemongering, Crystal Castles' third LP is their clearest and most confident statement to date.
Crystal Castles were one of the central influences on the producers and bands who would go on to be grouped under the genre tag of 'witch house.' In a remarkable and somewhat disappointing move, their third album sees the band calling in that debt, and aping the sound of several bands who followed in their wake. The worst offender, first single Plague sounds uncannily like London's CRIM3S, with Alice Glass pushing her vocals into a distorted punk howl.
Crystal Castles were one of the central influences on the producers and bands who would go on to be grouped under the genre tag of 'witch house.' In a remarkable and somewhat disappointing move, their third album sees the band calling in that debt, and aping the sound of several bands who followed in their wake. The worst offender, first single Plague sounds uncannily like London's CRIM3S, with Alice Glass pushing her vocals into a distorted punk howl.
Alice Glass and Ethan Kath of Crystal Castles are feeling the weight of the world, and III is their response.
Alice Glass and Ethan Kath of Crystal Castles are feeling the weight of the world, and III is their response.
The third album from Crystal Castles finds them swapping experimentalism for boring and abrasive trance, writes <strong>Hermione Hoby</strong>
The third album from Crystal Castles finds them swapping experimentalism for boring and abrasive trance, writes <strong>Hermione Hoby</strong>
Crystal Castles's 'III' is an album of earnest, expansive electronica from a duo few are expecting such sincerity from. Read our review.
Crystal Castles's 'III' is an album of earnest, expansive electronica from a duo few are expecting such sincerity from. Read our review.
<p>The most affecting songs on III sound like a band experiencing a very personal kind of misery, writes <strong>Tim Jonze</strong></p>
<p>The most affecting songs on III sound like a band experiencing a very personal kind of misery, writes <strong>Tim Jonze</strong></p>
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles III review: We demand to be taken seriously
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles III review: We demand to be taken seriously