- electronic, electro, self-titled, synthpop
- 114 min
- 29 tracks
Crystal Castles is the second studio album by the Canadian electronic music duo Crystal Castles, released on May 24, 2010, by Fiction Records and Last Gang Records. The album was initially scheduled for release on June 7, 2010; however, the release dates were moved forward after the album leaked online, thus a digital version of the album was released on April 23, 2010.
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Character-led, grave, spare and open-ended.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- resolvedopen-ended
- classical in formformally daring
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Metacritic 77/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7.2/10
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Billboard4.5/5 ★
- The Guardian3/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times3/4 ★
- NME7/10
- Pitchfork8.5/10
- Q3/5 ★
- Spin8/10
- The Times4/5 ★
- Uncut3/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Fainting Spells2:43
- 2Celestica3:48
- 3Doe Deer1:38
- 4Baptism4:13
- 5Year of Silence4:54
- 6Empathy4:11
- 7Suffocation4:02
- 8Violent Dreams4:35
- 9Vietnam5:08
- 10Birds2:31
- 11Pap Smear3:43
- 12Not In Love3:33
- 13Intimate4:45
- 14I Am Made of Chalk3:09
- 1Not in Love3:47
- 2Celestica (Alcala remix)5:24
- 3Baptism (Story of Isaac remix)5:21
- 4Vietnam (Alex Zelenka rmx)4:51
- 5Violent Dreams (ECC remix)4:30
- 6Suffocation (Memory Tapes remix)5:04
- 7Not in Love (Sane Smith remix) (instrumental edit)4:41
- 8Celestica (Thurston Moore rmx)3:49
- 9Baptism (DSS Megatron rmx)5:29
- 10Intimate (Story of Isaac edit)5:04
- 11Celestica (Bear in Heaven remix)3:27
- 12Babtism (No Age remix)4:19
- 13Seed1:43
- 14Insectica1:49
- 15Mother Knows Best2:01
29 tracks, 114 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Crystal Castles
- Released
- 2010
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
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