Pop music is often considered to be synonymous with escapism, but it can also be cathartic, and many records this year have shared (III)'s apocalyptic bent. So how is this popular, exactly? Fair question.
At the end of the tightly coiled "Kerosene", Glass reveals a desire to connect, breathing a promise of equal menace and love: "I'll protect you from all the things I've seen." Glass' lyrics are often addressed to children facing horrors they can't quite process or future atrocities they can't imagine- references to blood, wounds, antiseptics, and soil are frequent, as well as a warning to "sell your bones for ivory." Shortly after the release of Crystal Castles (II), they re-cast its cover of Platinum Blonde's "Not in Love" with Robert Smith on lead vocals, resulting in their most successful single to date, but it had the unintended effect of making the emotional illegibility of their own version more apparent. Insularity is nothing new for Crystal Castles, as both of their self-titled records existed in a sort of personal airlock. Even the all-texture tracks ("Telepath", "Insulin") are more driven by rhythm than abrasion they contribute to the overall flow rather than hijacking it. Crystal Castles songs could once be split into two camps, the "pretty" ones and the "aggressive" ones (III) is the duo's most focused record, and the fact that it avoids assaults like "Doe Deer" or "Alice Practice" demonstrates an alluring confidence. While not as immediately striking as either Crystal Castles (I or II), the streamlined sound allows more maneuverability and subtle variety in the actual songwriting. "Pale Flesh" exhumes witch house for just long enough to beat it at its own game, "Sad Eyes" is pure rave throwback, and the call-and-response hooks that materialize as scrambled vocal transmissions ("Kerosene") and longing synth countermelodies ("Affection") come off like power-pop played by catatonic automatons. As promised, it is unyieldingly "bleak." Even the catchy songs are filtered through a forbidding darkness. The music now conveys a sense of unease somewhere between waiting for the drugs to kick in and wanting to leave the club as soon as possible.
It retains Ethan Kath's trademark staggered synths and Glass' acute wail still pierces through thick reverb. August 19, 2016, marked the release of their fourth and most-recent album, Amnesty (I).Though the duo claims to have overhauled their recording process for (III), trading in all of their gear and disallowing the use of computers in the studio, the album couldn't be mistaken for the work of anyone else. In April 2015, a new Crystal Castles track, "Frail", was released featuring new vocalist Edith Frances.
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Glass announced her departure from the band in October 2014, citing personal and professional reasons. The album included four singles: "Plague", "Wrath of God", "Sad Eyes" and "Affection". Their third album, (III), was released on November 12, 2012, and was the number one album of 2012 on Tumblr and Hype Machine. 39.In 2010, their second album, titled (II), charted on the Billboard 200, and includes their first worldwide charting single, "Not In Love", featuring vocalist Robert Smith of The Cure. In 2009, it was listed on NME's "Top 100 Greatest Albums of the Decade" list at No. Their debut album, Crystal Castles, was released in 2008. In 2006 the group released their first physical four-track EP Alice Practice on vinyl. After being posted online, this track garnered attention and the duo decided to re-form for a formal release. Producer Kath and vocalist Glass first collaborated in 2006 on the track "Alice Practice", a proof-of-concept which was initially shelved for six months. They released many limited vinyl singles between 20 before releasing a trilogy of critically acclaimed albums between 20. Crystal Castles are known for their chaotic live shows and lo-fi melancholic homemade productions. The current band members are Ethan Kath and Edith Frances. Crystal Castles is a Canadian electronic music group formed in 2006 in Toronto, Ontario, by songwriter-producer Ethan Kath and singer-songwriter Alice Glass.
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