Twisted Crystal

Guerilla Toss - Twisted Crystal
Critic Score
Based on 9 reviews
2018 Ratings: #324 / 890
User Score
Based on 185 ratings
2018 Rank: #312
Liked by 14 people
September 14, 2018 / Release Date
LP / Format
DFA / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
Northern Transmissions

Though it’s admittedly not going to be an album for everyone, this is simultaneously Guerilla Toss’s most accessible but also ambitious record in some time.

80
AllMusic

As wacky as their previous efforts but driven by a greater purpose, Twisted Crystal finds Guerilla Toss hitting a new high.

80
No Ripcord

Twisted Crystal is not pastiche, but it’s a stylistic reminder that music can be exciting, that pop music can be thoughtful and creatively liberating, and that being “catchy” isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

80
Exclaim!

By continuing to pare down their approach, Guerrilla Toss have crafted one of the year's most playful and beguiling pop records, an album that can claim a place with GT Ultra at the top of their catalogue.

80
GIGsoup

‘Twisted Crystal’ proves the potential of Guerilla Toss as more of a pop-minded band. Not to say it’s definitely their best, or most refined work, but GT are a tour de force here.

80
The Needle Drop

Twisted Crystal is all the zany pop fun of GT Ultra, but set in space and on LSD.

73
Pitchfork

On Twisted Crystal, Guerilla Toss journey to the edge of the universe and grapple with the mysteries of human existence. Such adventures can be panic inducing, but here they conquer anxiety through curiosity, finding excitement and even solace in abstruseness.

60
Tiny Mix Tapes

They’ve left the cutting edge musically, which can have valuable results, but here it feels ambivalent and a little tidy.

60
Under the Radar

On their third DFA release, Twisted Crystal, Guerilla Toss embrace the candy colored cacophony of their own rules with mixed results.

SnowyFighter
72

Funky jams

Who knew dance punk and indietronica could work? I didn’t really know until now. This is a pretty good album. Had me boppin and noddin. I had a good time with it. There are a lot of sounds and bits and pieces to this that make some of the songs stand out a bit more. The bass is absolutely NUTS the whole time as well, giving the entire sound a lot of flair. With all that being said, I think that the second half is quite a bit better than the first. I just think the songwriting ... read more

Jlepileo03
82

Guerilla toss follow up their fantastic 2017 LP with a project that's just as weird and catchy.

Quet
86

Small in size but large in mania, Twisted Crystal keeps the Guerilla Toss momentum going for one year longer.

Jlepileo03
82

Guerilla toss follow up their fantastic 2017 LP with a project that's just as weird and catchy.

80

cool sounds going on here. Favorite song Jesus Rabbit.

SnowyFighter
72

Funky jams

Who knew dance punk and indietronica could work? I didn’t really know until now. This is a pretty good album. Had me boppin and noddin. I had a good time with it. There are a lot of sounds and bits and pieces to this that make some of the songs stand out a bit more. The bass is absolutely NUTS the whole time as well, giving the entire sound a lot of flair. With all that being said, I think that the second half is quite a bit better than the first. I just think the songwriting ... read more

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Added on: July 18, 2018