New Crystal Stilts - "Shattered Shine"

I haven't been shy about talking up Crystal Stilts: The Brooklyn quartet, who got together back in 2003, and recently added ex-Vivian Girls drummer Frankie, concoct a dark, minimalist, melancholic sound, frontman Brad Hargett making like Ian Curtis fronting a Phil Spector-produced down-tempo Chills. Their forthcoming Slumberland full-length Alight Of Night, an '08 favorite, is great, as evidenced by the detached surf haze of "Crystal Stilts," the absolutely gorgeous (but then disappearing) "Prismatic Room," and now "Shattered Shine" and its mopey, harmonica-and-feedback-entwined pop shuffle. The track first appeared in janglier, less cohesive, more lo-fi form on the band's aforementioned Woodsist reissue. This upgrade works wonders on an already good song.

Crystal Stilts - "Shattered Shine" (MP3)

Alight Of Night is out 10/28 via Slumberland. They're heading out on tour with caUSE Co-MOTION!, another New York-based Slumberland band worth checking out.

10/03 Ithaca, NY @ No Radio
10/04 Brooklyn, NY @Death By Audio #
10/11 New York, NY @ 92Y Tribeca
10/21-25 New York, NY @ CMJ appearances, TBA
10/23 New York, NY @ Pianos #
11/01 San Diego, CA @ Che Cafe #
11/02 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo / Part Time Punks #
11/03 Oakland, CA @ House of Nostromo #
11/04 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill #
11/05 Sacramento, CA @ Luigi's Fun Garden #
11/06 Eugene, OR @ Samurai Duck #
11/07 Portland, OR @ Holocene #
11/08 Olympia, WA @ The Big Room #
11/09 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey #

# w/ caUSE Co-MOTION!

[Photo of Crystal Stilts @ East Village Radio Music Festival]

Posted at 10:25 AM by brandon in MP3, Tour Dates
Tags: Crystal Stilts

2 Comments

"This upgrade works wonders on an already good song."

100% OTM.

Posted by: douglas martin at 10/01/08 11:25 AM  | Reply
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"Prismatic Room" is on my list for song of the year.

Posted by: amrit at 10/01/08 1:37 PM  | Reply
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