Crystal Stilts - Crystal Stilts EP

July 11th, 2008

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Artist: Crystal Stilts
Album: Crystal Stilts EP
Label: Woodsist

There was a time in high school when I loved this band called Black Tambourine. They sounded rough and fuzzy but had that Brill Building-pop sound that made each song extremely catchy. Well, I slowly forgot that band and considered my brief love with that sound something of the past. I’ve been haunted recently, however, with that same roughness and warmth, which has been popping up in several bands. Both the Crystal Stilts, discussed in this post, and Vivian Girls, which I hope to post about this fall, have awakened this sound, and I am once again in love.

Crystal Stilts – “Converging in the Quiet”

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This song is an instant hit with me for several reasons: a good bass line, the Wall-of-Sound percussion, and reverbed vocals. This whole EP sounds like Phil Spector producing Joy Division, and I can’t wait to hear more.

I’m only including one song because this is an EP, but this is not the only good song. For more info, check out the band’s myspace (they’ve posted several songs from the album), read the raving review from pitchfork (if you can stomach the writing), and buy the album.

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