Crystal Castles (2008 album)

Crystal Castles
Studio album by Crystal Castles
Released 18 March 2008
Recorded 2005-2007
Genre Electronic
Experimental
Noise
Length 51:55
Label Lies, Last Gang
Crystal Castles chronology
Crystal Castles
(2008)
Crystal Castles
(2010)
Singles from Crystal Castles
  1. "Crimewave"
    Released: August 13, 2007 (2007-08-13)
  2. "Air War"
    Released: December 17, 2007 (2007-12-17)
  3. "Courtship Dating"
    Released: March 31, 2008 (2008-03-31)
  4. "Vanished"
    Released: June 14, 2008 (2008-06-14)
  5. "Crimewave (re-release)"
    Released: September 21, 2008 (2008-09-21)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
BBC (positive) [2]
Drowned in Sound [3]
NME [4]
Pitchfork Media (7.8/10) [5]
Robert Christgau [6]

Crystal Castles is the first studio album by Crystal Castles released on the 18th March, 2008 through Lies Records. The album is a compilation of the bands previous sold-out singles, early unreleased tracks and three new songs recorded for the album. Before the album's release, the original cover, which featured Trevor Brown's black-eyed Madonna artwork, was "banned" due to distributors in the U.S. refusing to distribute a CD with Madonna's face on the cover, and its use was also not approved by Brown. The current album cover features a picture of Alice with a picture of Ethan cropped in.

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Music Length
1. "Untrust Us"   Ethan Kath, Death from Above 1979 3:06
2. "Alice Practice"   Kath, Alice Glass 2:42
3. "Crimewave"   Kath, Health 4:18
4. "Magic Spells"   Kath 6:07
5. "Xxzxcuzx Me"   Kath, Glass 1:54
6. "Air War"   Kath 4:12
7. "Courtship Dating"   Kath, Glass 3:30
8. "Good Time"   Kath, Drinking Electricity 2:56
9. "1991"   Kath 1:53
10. "Vanished"   Kath, Van She 4:02
11. "Knights"   Kath, Glass 3:13
12. "Love and Caring"   Kath, Glass, Covox 2:18
13. "Through the Hosiery"   Kath, Glass 3:07
14. "Reckless"   Kath 3:28
15. "Black Panther"   Kath, Glass 2:56
16. "Tell Me What to Swallow"   Kath, Glass 2:14

Personnel

Samples

Charts

Album charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
French Albums Chart[7] 175
UK Albums Chart[8] 47
U.S. Top Electronic Albums[9] 6
U.S. Top Heatseekers[9] 13
U.S. Independent Albums[9] 32

Accolades

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
NME UK The 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008 #12[10]
NME UK The Best Debut Album Of The Year 2008 #1
NME UK The Best Albums Of The Decade 2009 #39

References