Track: Crystal Stilts – Love Is A Wave / Sugarbaby
TRACK REVIEW: Crystal Stilts – Love Is A Wave / Sugarbaby
words: Jamie Milton
originally scribed for thisisfakediy
Garage-punk Brooklyn heroes Crystal Stilts are showing early indications of a complete u-turn in their sound. What you hear from ‘Love Is A Wave’ is the complete polar opposite of the material on ‘Alight of Night’ – a sun-kissed, upbeat tribute of love. Any doom and gloom is thrown out of the window, providing even more evidence for the fact that this lot are anything but some Shoegaze fanboys with little to give.
Although the rapid pace, the barely tuneful vocals and the rusty guitar lines (all equating to a unique charm) are maintained, this sonic shift is exciting, more akin to local friends Vivian Girls than any other contemporary act. ‘Sugarbaby’ again adopts an optimistic approach, this time led by a jaunty keyboard organ and again Crystal Stilts, not exactly the likely lads, are putting a smile on your face. Someone pinch me.
mp3: Crystal Stilts – Love Is A Wave [alt]
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