If you enjoyed last year's collaboration between Crystal Castles and HEALTH, "Crimewave", then you are sure to like the former's debut full-length. The songs pretty much follow the template set down by "Crimewave": bizarre, erratic, punky, and above all, fun to dance to. A few songs hint at greater versatility soon to be revealed. Portions of "Magic Spells" seem like a lost Boards of Canada track. Influences from recent French indie electronic acts such as Air and M83 seep through on songs like "1991". The album even ends on an unexpectedly somber note with "Tell Me What to Swallow", in which a simple acoustic guitar is bathed in a shoegazy vocal. Considering it was assembled primarily from 7"s released over the past few years, Crystal Castles is a surprisingly cohesive listen from beginning to end.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles
If you enjoyed last year's collaboration between Crystal Castles and HEALTH, "Crimewave", then you are sure to like the former's debut full-length. The songs pretty much follow the template set down by "Crimewave": bizarre, erratic, punky, and above all, fun to dance to. A few songs hint at greater versatility soon to be revealed. Portions of "Magic Spells" seem like a lost Boards of Canada track. Influences from recent French indie electronic acts such as Air and M83 seep through on songs like "1991". The album even ends on an unexpectedly somber note with "Tell Me What to Swallow", in which a simple acoustic guitar is bathed in a shoegazy vocal. Considering it was assembled primarily from 7"s released over the past few years, Crystal Castles is a surprisingly cohesive listen from beginning to end.
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