STREAM: Crystal Stilts “Shake the Shackles” by Slumberland Records
STREAM: Crystal Stilts “Magnetic Moon” by Slumberland Records
Crystal Stilts’ new album In Love with Oblivion will be released in the US on April 12 on Slumberland (and a day earlier in the UK on Fortuna Pop!). This follow-up to their much loved and critically acclaimed debut Alight Of Night continues their foray into spooky 60s psych and 80s dream pop but this time with more flourishes of melody and a bigger, more expansive sound.
Based in Brooklyn (via Florida), Crystal Stilts emerged alongside the very active local post-punk indie scene in 2008 whilst forging their own unique path. They built up a heady following stateside and by the time Alight of Night was released, a flood of accolades followed. In Love With Oblivion sets the bar even higher as they reach dizzying, fuzzy heights as first class purveyors of haunting, atmospheric post-punk pop.
Press Quotes:
“…this is one of the best garage pop sides since The Chills’ own Brave Words.” – The Wire
“Crystal Stilts make terrific use of their recycled material, appropriating favorite forebears’ brooding moves (and their richly endowed signifiers), and contributing their own deft hooks and stealth energy.” – Pitchfork
“Quite simply, Alight Of Night is one of the most breathtaking records these ears have been partial to in a long while, and even if Crystal Stilts never make another record, their legacy is assured.” – Drowned In Sound
CRYSTAL STILTS
04/29 Austin, TX East Side Drive-In (Austin Psych Fest)
Crystal Stilts
In Love With Oblivion
(Slumberland)
Street date: April 12, 2011
Sycamore Tree
Through the Floor
Silver Sun
Alien Rivers
Half a Moon
Flying Into the sun
Shake the Shackles
Precarious Stair
Invisible City
Blood Barons
Prometheus At Large
Crystal Stilts
Shake the Shackles
(Slumberland)
Street date: Oct. 26, 2010
track listing:
A. Shake The Shackles
B. Magnetic Moon
CRYSTAL STILTS LINKS:
MySpace – http://www.myspace.com/crystalstilts
Press Materials – http://www.slumberlandrecords.com/press/crystal-stilts/alight-of-night.html