Crystal Castles

Crystal Castles

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Launching a brutal sonic assault on the ear drums, Toronto duo Crystal Castles mix the euphoria of rave with the ferocious snarl of punk to create storms of thundering electro noise. Allegedly, founding member Alice Glass ran away from home at the age of 14 and was living in Toronto squats before meeting Ethan Kath, a guitarist playing in Stooges and GG Allin covers bands. When Kath later saw Glass playing in her gothic punk band Fetus Fatale, he asked her to add vocals to electro recordings he'd made on a homemade synth, using part of an old Atari sound chip, and so Crystal Castles was born. Named after She-Ra's fortress in the cartoon He-Man, the band's riotous live shows quickly attracted attention with Glass becoming a completely fearless, unhinged front woman - screaming, stage-diving and clambering on top of speaker stacks. Their status grew when the band appeared in an episode of Channel 4's teen drama Skins playing single Alice Practice, before debut album Crystal Castles (2008) was acclaimed as one of the albums of the year and Glass topped the 2008 NME Cool List. Recorded in Iceland, Ontario, Detroit and London and nominated for the Polaris Music Prize, second album Crystal Castles II (2010) had a more melodic, spaced-out sound, featuring samples from Sigur Ros and an unusually delicate collaboration with The Cure's Robert Smith on Not In Love. III was released in 2012 but just two years later Glass announced her departure from the band, expressing an interest to persue solo projects. Kath put out a brand new track, Frail, featuring an unknown vocalist called Edith Frances. The new duo set out playing shows in London and produced a brand new album Amnesty I.

Top tracks

10
Vanished
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles
04:03
03
Crimewave
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles
04:18
02
Kerosene
Crystal Castles
(III)
03:12
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
01
Untrust Us
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles
03:06
08
Transgender
Crystal Castles
(III)
03:04
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
06
Empathy
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles (II)
04:09
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
01
Char
Crystal Castles
Char
03:08
Writer: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances / Composers: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances
07
Suffocation
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles (II)
04:00
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
01
Not In Love (Radio Version)
Crystal Castles
Not In Love
03:49
Writer: Robert Smith - Ethan Kath - Alice Glass - Mark Holmes / Composers: Robert Smith - Ethan Kath - Alice Glass - Mark Holmes
11
Knights
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles
03:14
02
Fleece
Crystal Castles
Amnesty (I)
02:35
Writer: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances / Composers: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances
07
Courtship Dating
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles
03:30
13
Intimate
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles (II)
04:44
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
09
Concrete
Crystal Castles
Amnesty (I)
03:16
Writer: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances / Composers: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances
10
Birds
Crystal Castles
(II)
02:29
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
04
Baptism
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles (II)
04:11
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass - Luke Leader / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass - Luke Leader
04
Affection
Crystal Castles
(III)
02:36
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
08
Frail
Crystal Castles
Amnesty (I)
02:49
Writer: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances / Composers: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances
01
Fainting Spells
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles (II)
02:41
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
02
Not In Love (Robert Smith Mix)
Crystal Castles
Not In Love
03:49
Writer: Robert Smith - Ethan Kath - Alice Glass - Mark Holmes / Composers: Robert Smith - Ethan Kath - Alice Glass - Mark Holmes
02
Insectica (2004 Version)
Crystal Castles
Celestica
01:48
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
04
Mother Knows Best (2004 Version)
Crystal Castles
Celestica
02:01
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
17
Celestica (Bear In Heaven Remix)
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles (II)
03:26
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
16
Celestica (Thurston Moore Remix)
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles (II)
03:36
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
19
Crimewave (Sinden Remix)
Crystal Castles
Remixed
03:59
Writer: Health - E. Kath / Composers: Health - E. Kath
15
Suffocation (Memory Tapes Remix)
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles (II)
05:03
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
03
Seed (2004 Version)
Crystal Castles
Celestica
01:43
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass

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  • Discography
Albums
Amnesty (I)
Fiction Records Ltd.
19-08-2016
Amnesty (I)
01
Femen
Crystal Castles
Amnesty (I)
02:32
Writer: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances / Composers: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances
02
Fleece
Crystal Castles
Amnesty (I)
02:35
Writer: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances / Composers: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances
03
Char
Crystal Castles
Amnesty (I)
03:08
Writer: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances / Composers: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances
04
Enth
Crystal Castles
Amnesty (I)
03:29
Writer: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances / Composers: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances
05
Sadist
Crystal Castles
Amnesty (I)
02:30
Writer: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances / Composers: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances
06
Teach Her How To Hunt
Crystal Castles
Amnesty (I)
01:55
Writer: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances / Composers: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances
07
Chloroform
Crystal Castles
Amnesty (I)
03:08
Writer: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances / Composers: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances
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(III)
Polydor Ltd. (UK)
01-01-2012
(III)
01
Plague
Crystal Castles
(III)
04:55
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
02
Kerosene
Crystal Castles
(III)
03:12
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
03
Wrath Of God
Crystal Castles
(III)
03:06
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
04
Affection
Crystal Castles
(III)
02:36
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
05
Pale Flesh
Crystal Castles
(III)
02:58
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
06
Sad Eyes
Crystal Castles
(III)
03:27
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
07
Insulin
Crystal Castles
(III)
01:46
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
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(II)
℗ 2011 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
23-04-2010
(II)
01
Fainting Spells
Crystal Castles
(II)
02:41
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
02
Celestica
Crystal Castles
(II)
03:48
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
03
Doe Deer (12" Version)
Crystal Castles
(II)
01:35
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
04
Baptism
Crystal Castles
(II)
04:11
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass - Luke Leader / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass - Luke Leader
05
Year Of Silence
Crystal Castles
(II)
04:52
Writer: Sigur Rós - Ethan Kath / Composers: Sigur Rós - Ethan Kath
06
Empathy
Crystal Castles
(II)
04:09
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
07
Suffocation
Crystal Castles
(II)
04:00
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
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Crystal Castles (II)
℗ 2010 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
01-01-2010
Crystal Castles (II)
01
Fainting Spells
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles (II)
02:43
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
02
Celestica
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles (II)
03:50
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
03
Doe Deer (12" Version)
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles (II)
01:37
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
04
Baptism
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles (II)
04:12
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass - Luke Leader / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass - Luke Leader
05
Year Of Silence
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles (II)
04:53
Writer: Sigur Rós - Ethan Kath / Composers: Sigur Rós - Ethan Kath
06
Empathy
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles (II)
04:11
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
07
Suffocation
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles (II)
04:02
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
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Crystal Castles (II)
℗ 2010 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
01-01-2010
Crystal Castles (II)
01
Fainting Spells
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles (II)
02:41
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
02
Celestica
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles (II)
03:48
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
03
Doe Deer (12" Version)
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles (II)
01:35
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
04
Baptism
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles (II)
04:11
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass - Luke Leader / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass - Luke Leader
05
Year Of Silence
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles (II)
04:52
Writer: Sigur Rós - Ethan Kath / Composers: Sigur Rós - Ethan Kath
06
Empathy
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles (II)
04:09
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
07
Suffocation
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles (II)
04:00
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
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Crystal Castles
2008 Last Gang Records, a division of Melody Canada Assetco, LLC
16-03-2008
Crystal Castles
01
Untrust Us
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles
03:06
02
Alice Practice
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles
02:41
03
Crimewave
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles
04:18
04
Magic Spells
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles
06:07
05
xxzxcuzx me
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles
01:54
06
Air War
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles
04:12
07
Courtship Dating
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles
03:30
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Singles
Char
Fiction Records Ltd.
07-12-2016
Char
01
Char
Crystal Castles
Char
03:08
Writer: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances / Composers: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances
Fleece
Fiction Records Ltd.
16-08-2016
Fleece
01
Fleece
Crystal Castles
Fleece
02:35
Writer: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances / Composers: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances
Concrete
Fiction Records Ltd.
29-06-2016
Concrete
01
Concrete
Crystal Castles
Concrete
03:16
Writer: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances / Composers: Ethan Kath - Edith Frances
Celestica
Polydor Ltd. (UK)
16-04-2010
Celestica
01
Celestica
Crystal Castles
Celestica
03:50
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
02
Insectica (2004 Version)
Crystal Castles
Celestica
01:48
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
03
Seed (2004 Version)
Crystal Castles
Celestica
01:43
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
04
Mother Knows Best (2004 Version)
Crystal Castles
Celestica
02:01
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
05
Celestica (Single Version)
Crystal Castles
Celestica
03:47
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
Not In Love
Polydor Ltd. (UK)
01-01-2010
Not In Love
01
Not In Love (Radio Version)
Crystal Castles
Not In Love
03:49
Writer: Robert Smith - Ethan Kath - Alice Glass - Mark Holmes / Composers: Robert Smith - Ethan Kath - Alice Glass - Mark Holmes
02
Not In Love (Robert Smith Mix)
Crystal Castles
Not In Love
03:49
Writer: Robert Smith - Ethan Kath - Alice Glass - Mark Holmes / Composers: Robert Smith - Ethan Kath - Alice Glass - Mark Holmes
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Women With Attitude
This Compilation ℗ 2017 Universal International Music B.V.
12-01-2018
Women With Attitude
01
We Got The Beat
The Go-Go's
Women With Attitude
02:36
Composers: Charlotte Caffey
02
Typical Girls
The Slits
Women With Attitude
03:53
Writer: Ariane Forster - Viviane Albertine - Tessa Pollitt - Paloma Romero / Composers: Ariane Forster - Viviane Albertine - Tessa Pollitt - Paloma Romero
03
Celebrity Skin
Hole
Women With Attitude
02:42
Writer: Eric Erlandson - Courtney Love - Billy Corgan / Composers: Eric Erlandson - Courtney Love - Billy Corgan
04
Down By The Water
PJ Harvey
Women With Attitude
03:14
Writer: PJ Harvey / Composers: PJ Harvey
05
Cherry Bomb
The Runaways
Women With Attitude
02:18
Writer: Kim Fowley - Joan Jett / Composers: Kim Fowley - Joan Jett
06
Hit Me With Your Best Shot (Remastered 1999)
Pat Benatar
Women With Attitude
02:50
Writer: Eddie Schwartz / Composers: Eddie Schwartz
07
Who Will You Run To
Heart
Women With Attitude
04:06
Writer: Diane Warren / Composers: Diane Warren
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FrankJavCee Collection, Vol. 1
2015 FrankJavCee
04-07-2015
FrankJavCee Collection, Vol. 1
01
I Wanna Get High With You
FrankJavCee
FrankJavCee Collection, Vol. 1
02:54
Writer: Francisco Contreras / Composers: Francisco Contreras
02
I Don't Wanna Know
FrankJavCee
FrankJavCee Collection, Vol. 1
01:11
Writer: Francisco Contreras / Composers: Francisco Contreras
03
It's Not a Drop (It's a Keyboard Solo)
FrankJavCee
FrankJavCee Collection, Vol. 1
01:52
Writer: Francisco Contreras / Composers: Francisco Contreras
04
Working Class Paradox
FrankJavCee
FrankJavCee Collection, Vol. 1
02:22
Writer: Francisco Contreras / Composers: Francisco Contreras
05
Escape
FrankJavCee
FrankJavCee Collection, Vol. 1
02:58
Writer: Francisco Contreras / Composers: Francisco Contreras
06
Hide No More
FrankJavCee
FrankJavCee Collection, Vol. 1
03:39
Writer: Francisco Contreras / Composers: Francisco Contreras
07
Pokemon Cheese Beat
FrankJavCee
FrankJavCee Collection, Vol. 1
01:15
Writer: Francisco Contreras / Composers: Francisco Contreras
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Halloween Nights
℗ 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc.
30-09-2022
Halloween Nights
01
Mary On A Cross
Ghost
Halloween Nights
04:08
Writer: A Ghoul Writer - Salem Al Fakir - Vincent Pontare / Composers: A Ghoul Writer - Salem Al Fakir - Vincent Pontare
02
Transgender
Crystal Castles
Halloween Nights
03:05
Writer: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass / Composers: Ethan Kath - Alice Glass
03
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Marilyn Manson
Halloween Nights
04:53
Writer: David A. Stewart - Annie Lennox / Composers: David A. Stewart - Annie Lennox
04
Monster Mash
Bobby "Boris" Pickett
Halloween Nights
03:11
Writer: Leonard Capizzi - Bobby "Boris" Pickett / Composers: Leonard Capizzi - Bobby "Boris" Pickett
05
Abracadabra (Remastered 2017)
Steve Miller Band
Halloween Nights
05:12
Writer: Steven Haworth Miller / Composers: Steven Haworth Miller
06
Spiderwebs
No Doubt
Halloween Nights
04:28
Writer: Gwen Stefani - Tony Kanal / Composers: Gwen Stefani - Tony Kanal
07
Monster
Lady Gaga
Halloween Nights
04:09
Writer: Lady Gaga - RedOne - Nick Dresti / Composers: Lady Gaga - RedOne - Nick Dresti
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Mega Hits 2012
℗ 2023 UMG Recordings, Inc.
02-02-2023
Mega Hits 2012
01
Ai Se Eu Te Pego (Ao Vivo)
Michel Teló
Mega Hits 2012
02:46
Writer: Sharon Axé Moi - Antonio Dyggs / Composers: Sharon Axé Moi - Antonio Dyggs
02
Gangnam Style (강남스타일)
Psy
Mega Hits 2012
03:39
Writer: Park Jae-Sang - Yoo Gun Hyung / Composers: Park Jae-Sang - Yoo Gun Hyung
03
Little Talks
Of Monsters And Men
Mega Hits 2012
04:26
Writer: Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir - Ragnar Þórhallsson / Composers: Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir - Ragnar Þórhallsson
04
Don't You Worry Child (Radio Edit)
Swedish House Mafia
Mega Hits 2012
03:33
Writer: Sebastian Ingrosso - Steve Angello - John Martin Lindstrom - Michel Zitron - Axel Hedfors / Composers: Sebastian Ingrosso - Steve Angello - John Martin Lindstrom - Michel Zitron - Axel Hedfors
05
Read All About It, Pt. III
Emeli Sandé
Mega Hits 2012
04:42
Writer: Emeli Sandé - Stephen Manderson - Iain James - Thomas Barnes - Benjamin Kohn - Peter Kelleher / Composers: Emeli Sandé - Stephen Manderson - Iain James - Thomas Barnes - Benjamin Kohn - Peter Kelleher
06
Summertime Sadness
Lana Del Rey
Mega Hits 2012
04:25
Writer: Rick Nowels - Elizabeth Grant / Composers: Rick Nowels - Elizabeth Grant
07
Boyfriend
Justin Bieber
Mega Hits 2012
02:52
Writer: Mike Posner - Matthew Tyler Musto - Justin Bieber - Mason Levy / Composers: Mike Posner - Matthew Tyler Musto - Justin Bieber - Mason Levy
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