Undoubtedly, Alice Glass was integral to Crystal Castles’ foundation and rise. Her visceral, secretly-recorded vocals on glitchy debut single ‘Alice Practice’ saw record deals come pouring in, and she made a mesmerising front woman, as unrestrained live as she was difficult and impenetrable in interview. But when she announced her departure in October 2014 and […]
*Guest Editor Pick After the recent departure of enthusiastic singer Alice Glass, Crystal Castles have announced the details for their fourth album titled ‘Amnesty (I)’. Despite a recent spat between the two, Glass claiming her ex band mate was “manipulative”, Ethan Kath has elected to continue as CC. Due out on 19th August via Fiction […]
Baptism not Celestica was the obvious choice of début single from Crystal Castles part deux. It serves up the elements of Crystal Castles we already know and love. Namely, Alice shrieking unforgettably, Morse code verse bleeps that are as hooky as Leatherface‘s larder, and something new in the pounding trance overtones that are more grievous bodily harm […]
GIG GUIDE
Between September 2011 and March 2020 we provided a handpicked gig guide every month without fail. It's painful for us that there are currently no gigs to recommend. We hope gigs will return soon to bring you new recommendations, but if you want to reminisce you can still see nine years worth of old gig guides.
SAN HOLO SHARES DOUBLE SINGLE ‘BLACK AND WHITE’ & ‘MY FAULT’ FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM 'BB U OK?'
LIVERPOOL'S SEPRONA SHARE NEW INDIE-ANTHEM 'PHONE ME BACK'
QUICKSAND SHARE NEW SINGLE 'INVERSION'
THIRD ALBUM FROM LUCY DACUS ANNOUNCED ALONGSIDE THE RELEASE OF ITS LEAD SINGLE 'HOT & HEAVY'
NEW ALBUM TO BE RELEASED BY MAPLE GLIDER, BUT FIRST COMES HER NEW SINGLE 'SWIMMING'
BERLIN BASED THREE-PIECE SHYBITS RELEASE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE 'SUNSHINE'
UK-BASED DAYTIME TV HAVE STEPPED OUT WITH THEIR FIRST NEW MUSIC OF 2021 WITH 'ZOMBIE'
INTERVIEW: CATHAL COUGHLAN
ELI SMART SHARES 'HIGHSCHOOL STEADY'
LISTEN TO ALICE MERTON'S 'VERTIGO'
