- bitpop, electropop, electropunk, electronic
- 52 min
- 16 tracks
- Love Da Records
Crystal Castles, also known as Crystal Castles (I) or simply (I), is the debut studio album by Canadian electronic music duo Crystal Castles; at the time of its release, the group consisted of producer Ethan Kath and singer Alice Glass.
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Character
Character-led, grave, open-ended and intimate.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
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Metacritic 73/100
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Consequence of Sound5/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB
- The Guardian2/5 ★
- NME8/10
- Pitchfork7.8/10
- PopMatters7/10
- Slant Magazine3/5 ★
- Spin3.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Untrust Us3:06
- 2Alice Practice2:41
- 3Crimewave4:18
- 4Magic Spells6:07
- 5XXZXCUZX Me1:54
- 6Air War4:12
- 7Courtship Dating3:30
- 8Good Time2:56
- 919911:54
- 10Vanished4:03
- 11Knights3:14
- 12Love and Caring2:19
- 13Through the Hosiery3:07
- 14Reckless3:28
- 15Black Panther2:57
- 16Tell Me What to Swallow2:17
16 tracks, 52 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Crystal Castles
- Label
- Love Da Records
- Released
- 2008
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- HK
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