It's been a pretty long time since Crystal Stilts' first record. In that time, there have been some changes: they've lost a drummer (who now leads Frankie Rose & The Outs, probably about as big at the moment as CS themselves) & turned up the gain, and the whole scene which spawned them has really changed too. They released a 7" last year which showed a lot of promise for the new stuff, but one single and a couple of other tracks in two years is still a fairly low work rate for an indiepop band.
But their second album is coming out very soon, coinciding with a gig in London on the 30th (supported by Punch Table favourites Comet Gain), so it seemed like a good time to revisit that first album in preparation. I played it a lot a couple of years ago, and I still really like it, especially this song. The version here (since the first record isn't on Spotify) is from their very first release, the Crystal Stilts EP, which the lead singer Brad was supposed to send me but never did. But that's another story.
If you want to hear a taster of the new record, my friend Rob previewed one of the songs on onethirtybpm.
Crystal Stilts - Shattered Shine
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