Crystal Stilts
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Discography
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Their much-anticipated debut album, Alight of Night, came out late October, and I’ll have to say if you’re a fan of Joy Division and early Jesus and Mary Chain, you’ll absolutely LOVE
these guys. They also seem to have a lo-fi indie quality to their
recording too, and the singer, JB Townsend (?), kind of have a bit of a dark tone to him.
My favorite songs on the album is actually the more energetic
jangy guitar numbers like “Departure”, because they sound like the song
was written in the 60s. Actually, most of their songs seems to be in
that 60s vein, but they are not quite as poppy… again, probably to do
with the dark brooding singing and lyrics. The free song they are
offering is “Crystal Stilts”, which they evidentially wear their
influences like a badge of honor.
Here are those tour dates:
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Nov. 21 New York, NY Less Artists, More Condos
Dec. 07 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom #
Dec. 08 Boston, MA Great Scott #
Dec. 10 Montreal, QC La Sala Rossa #
Dec. 11 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern #
Dec. 12 Detroit, MI Magic Stick #
Dec. 14 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle #
Dec. 17 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge %
# = w/ Love is All
% = w/ Vetiver
The album is available in vinyl and compact disc for an inexpensive $10 at Slumberland,
and if you’re still not convince, you can preview the album on that
page. I am going to recommend getting the 12″ as for a limited time
only they come in a silk-screened jacket.
If you want to get their debut EP, you can get it for $10 on Woodsist Records (amazon is selling it used for a ridiculous amount of $50, so I do not recommend that).
