Crystal Castles' long-anticipated self-titled debut album hit stores this morning. Finally.Their previously released singles, "Crimewave," "Alice Practice" and "xxzxcuzx Me" earned many fans through old-school Atari video game beeps and buzzes, obnoxious screaming into the microphone and otherwise low-production recording. I started listening to them over a year ago, so the release of this album was really, a treat.
Crystal Castles' debut album is surprisingly refreshing. One might make the judgment, based on their previously released singles that the album would be filled with interchangeable tracks. But it's not! In fact, their sounds are almost all over the place. The album even closes with an acoustic track titled "Tell Me What to Swallow."
"Untrust Us" and "Magic Spells" are the less aggressive electronic tracks, providing a steady body-bopping track. The essence of Crystal Castles contains repeated and remixed low-fi indecipherable vocals in echoes, subtle remixes of the synthesizer and new wave influences, Atari sound effects and a coolly-modest attitude that I feel from the star-shy Toronto-based duo. The things I'd do to see them perform in Brussels with Yelle. The things. I would do.
Nonetheless I'm definitely looking forward to dancing with them next Tuesday at Studio B.
Currently Listening to:
Crystal Castles - Magic Spells
MP3: Crystal Castles - Crimewave
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