Posted October 16, 200816 yr Crystal Stilts 'Alight of Night' Slumberland Records // Feathery Tongue // Woodsist October 28 Myspace http://a982.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/45/l_b53b84170c4b84146601f87576c8e85d.jpg Crystal Stilts Synopsis (last.fm) October 28 is a mighty big day for us, seeing the release of two great albums: caUSE co-MOTION!'s "It's Time!" singles compilation CD and Crystal Stilts' eagerly-anticipated debut album, "Alight of Night." Cause Co-Motion! has released some pretty impressive singles over the last few years, and we couldn't be any happier to be able to bring them to you on one handy CD. Packing fourteen crash-pop classics into one budget-price 21 minute disc, this is a pure distillation of the joy of pop, music-making and DIY attitude. Just too cool. Crystal Stilts have deservedly been the topic if a huge amount of internet/blog buzz lately, and "Alight of Night" will illustrate why the attention is so well-deserved. Blending together influences as correct and far-ranging as VU, early Mary Chain, Suicide, first-wave post-punk (Factory, Rough Trade) and early, weird Flying Nun (think Pin Group, Plagal Grind), Crystal Stilts have created a totally unique sound that's dark and melodic, primal but still poppy, elemental and timeless but also bang up-to-date. Mysterious and totally compelling, "Alight of Night" digs deep into the foundation material of post-punk pop and mines diamonds of classic simplicity. So, yeah, we dig it, and we think you will too. Now augmented by former Vivian Girls drummer Frankie, look for Crystal Stilts and Cause Co-Motion! on tour on the west coast in October and November. Crystal Stilts Live http://a750.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/52/l_210b74d7e09880540079d95505172865.jpg Alight of Night Tracklisting 01 Prismatic Room 02 The Dazzled 03 Verdant Gaze 04 Spiral Transit 05 Departure 06 The City In the Sea 07 Shattered Shine 08 SinKing 09 Graveyard Orbit 10 Bright Night 11 Crystal Silts The album is just nothing short of amazing *_* Considering they're from Brooklyn they evoke such strong quintessentially British imagery. Industrial late 70s Manchester. Destitution and bleak. Fantastically constructed album. Blending noise-pop, new wave, baroque, psychedelia and more into one brilliant album. :wub:
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