Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles Vinyl 2LP
$34.95
<p><i>Sending this one out to all the ex-American Apparel models and layered hoodie/leather jacket bros in the back;</i> this album cover says pretty much all you need to know about 2008. This hotly anticipated debut from the duo of <strong>Ethan Kath</strong> and <strong>Alice Glass</strong> was a hodgepodge of blog-tested favorites like their remix of <a href="uct&q=HEALTH&_=pf&pf_v_artist_manufacturer=HEALTH" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>HEALTH</strong></a>’s “Crimewave,” the perverse Italo of “Air War” and the alleged happy accident “Alice Practice,” alongside a gang of new joints that have since become certified skinny jeans classics: post-electroclash singalong “Courtship Dating,” the <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=boards+of+canada" target="_blank"><strong>BOC</strong></a>-on-PCP stylings of “Magic Spells” and the unsettling intro track “Untrust Us.” But in retrospect, it’s the album’s lesser-played fourth side that has aged the finest: “Through The Hosiery,” “Reckless,” “Black Panther,” and the tender slowcore of “Tell Me What To Swallow.” TBH, I traded my original copy of this record, but I might fuck around and buy it again. 16 tracks altogether on double vinyl released by <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=Last+Gang" target="_blank">Last Gang</a>; this hasn’t been available in a minute so get it while you can. Recommended.</p> <ul> <li>black double vinyl pressing</li> <li>original release year: 2008</li> <li>music label: Last Gang Records 2023</li> </ul> <h6>reviewed by military 2step 09/2018</h6>