Crystal Castles (2008 album)

This article is about Crystal Castles' 2008 debut album. For the 2010 album, see Crystal Castles (2010 album).
Crystal Castles
Studio album by Crystal Castles
Released 18 March 2008
Recorded 2005-2007
Genre Electropunk,[1] chiptune,[2] noise,[3] synthpop[4]
Length 51:55
Label Lies, Last Gang
Producer Ethan Kath, Matthew Wagner, Squeak E. Clean
Crystal Castles chronology
Crystal Castles
(2008)		 (II)
(2010)
Singles from Crystal Castles
  1. "Crimewave"
    Released: August 13, 2007
  2. "Air War"
    Released: December 17, 2007
  3. "Courtship Dating"
    Released: March 31, 2008
  4. "Vanished"
    Released: June 14, 2008
  5. "Crimewave (re-release)"
    Released: September 21, 2008
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(73/100) [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
BBC(positive)[6]
Drowned in Sound[7]
NME[8]
Pitchfork Media(7.8/10)[9]
Robert Christgau[10]

Crystal Castles is the first studio album by electronic music duo Crystal Castles released on March 18, 2008, through Lies Records. The album is a compilation of the band's previous sold-out singles, early unreleased tracks and three new songs recorded for the album.[9]

Track listing

No. TitleMusic Length
1. "Untrust Us"  Ethan Kath, Death from Above 1979 3:06
2. "Alice Practice"  Kath, Alice Glass 2:42
3. "Crimewave" (Crystal Castles VS. Health)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 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

Japan Version [11]

No. TitleMusic Length
17. "Trash Hologram"    2:17
18. "Air War (David Wolf remix)"    3:21

Personnel

Crystal Castles
Production

Samples

Charts

Album charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
French Albums Chart[12] 175
UK Albums Chart[13] 47
U.S. Top Electronic Albums[14] 6
U.S. Top Heatseekers[14] 13
U.S. Independent Albums[14] 32

Accolades

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
NME UK The 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008 #12[15]
NME UK The Best Debut Album Of The Year 2008 #1
NME UK The Best Albums Of The Decade 2009 #39

References

  1. ↑ Jayasuriya, Mehan (June 4, 2010). "Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles". PopMatters. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  2. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles (II)". Allmusic. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  3. ↑ Hoby, Hermione (November 11, 2012). "Crystal Castles: (III) – review". The Guardian. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Phares, Heather. "Crystal Castles - 'Crystal Castles'". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  5. ↑ Critic Reviews for Crystal Castles. Metacritic. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  6. ↑ Hammer, Sophie. "Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles Review". BBC. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  7. ↑ Kharas, Kev. "Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  8. ↑ Naylor, Tony. "Crystal Castles". NME. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  9. 1 2 Cohen, Ian. "Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  10. ↑ "Crystal Castles". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  11. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Crystal-Castles-Crystal-Castles/release/1971629
  12. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
  13. ↑ Crystal Castles Chart Stats ChartStats. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  14. 1 2 3 Crystal Castles Chart History Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  15. ↑ NME
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