Alice Glass of the Canadian Electronic duo Crystal Castles is known to be a bit of a jerk. Being well aware of her propensity to suck, it is no surprise here to see that they named their second LP “Crystal Castles” ….the very same title of their first LP….thus fucking with my iTunes. Pretty obnoxious behavior right there. I tried to stay mad at them while i listened to CC 2.0, but I couldn’t. The album is too good. They may not have grown up as people, but their sound sure has. Their prima donna jerk-faced behavior in the past can all be forgiven with this album full of toned down (in comparison to CC 1.0) electro experimental noise. In some songs the sparse (again in comparison to CC 1.0) arrangements make you forget that you’re listening to Crystal Castles altogether. Perhaps with the new sound they should go with a name change to exorcise all of their demons and detractors. Might I Suggest “Castle Greyskull?”
Highlights: “Not In Love,” “Celestica,” “Baptism,” “Vietnam”
Catch them this August @ The Hard Summer Fest
