Lol, Ethan, what happened here? Because you forgot about everything that had been making your music this special before. It’s not only because of Alice, while it’s also a big problem, she was a way more powerful vocalist than Edith. But the worst thing is that Amnesty is cheap album, that doesn’t sound professional and just doesn’t have that unique thing, that was before. It’s a default EDM album that incredibly gets worse and worse with every listen. If you were ... read more
This is the album where Crystal Castles can again offer you something specific, but it’s mostly a disappointment. They still have it on here, but all ideas about their third project didn’t prove themselves right in practice. As a result - I have no desire to come back to at least half of these songs. Crystal Castles III sounds cheaper than its predecessors, seems like the duo didn’t make enough effort to it. But this is not a completely failed shutdown of the era, just meh. I ... read more
Great followup to their debut, but some things went wrong. While (II) has one of the best songs by the group, it’s so damn inconsistent. Yes, this is the first thing that I want to say. The debut album was, in my opinion, super focused. The sophomore album can show you more variety, but it goes like: very calm and beautiful relaxing song -> angry and annoying track that makes your ears bleed -> pointless instrumental. I can enjoy every direction and see the vision, but it’s so ... read more
I couldn’t even think that I will once relisten the debut album by crystal castles and find it way more attractive if I look at it from a different angle. Crystal Castles was always one of my favourite music collectives and I was literally obsessed with their music. I still am. However I’ve never considered that they have an actual strong LP, I liked many songs by the group, but I never came back to full albums after the first listening. And this is crazy for me that only today I ... read more