Crystal Castles
Not knowing what to expect is the allure of these energetic electro anarchists.
Overview
Crystal Castles know how to keep listeners on their toes. Even after listening to their second eponymously titled album for the something-hundredth time it's still disconcerting how tracks can jump so abruptly from cascading waves of exquisite harmonies to jagged synths chaotically punctuated by Alice Glass' unearthly banshee screams. Even more surprising still that it actually sounds very good.
Not knowing what to expect is the allure of Crystal Castles, whether you're listening to an MP3, watching a video or obsessively googling the duo behind the music because aren't they just so seductively elusive that you simply must find a picture of Ethan Kath when his face isn't obscured by a hoodie?
It all comes to an often-hazardous culmination during Crystal Castles' live sets. You'll dance, you'll cover your ears, you'll sway with hallucinogenic elation and, if precedent is anything to go by, you might see Alice leap from a piece of scaffolding.
Crystal Castles play Big Day Out before heading to the HiFi on January 17th, where they'll be supported by Ballarat's Gold Fields.
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