Crystal Castles - Baptism (Indyans Edit)

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Mixtapes // Songs for the End of the World

Songs for the End of the World from kyle.transue on 8tracks Radio.

Welcome to the first ever mixtape by This Blog is About Music. This is a Best of 2012 mix I have been working on since mid 2012. It features recent songs by bands like Tame Impala, MillionYoung, Wild Nothing, Animal Collective, Twin Shadow, Crystal Castles, and many more. A full list of all the bands included in Songs for the End of the World can be found below. Enjoy!

1.   "Shadow" by Wild Nothing
2.   "Left Behind" by The Bilinda Butchers
3.   "Desperate Measures" by MillionYoung
4.   "Another Face (feat. Tinatin Atinati)" by LAKE R▲DIO
5.   "Yet Again" by Grizzly Bear
6.   "Think of Tomorrow" by Leitbur
7.   "St. Cecilia" by If Anything Happens to the Cat
8.   "Today's Supernatural" by Animal Collective
9.   "Triangle Train Stop" by Dustin Wong
10. "Ég anda" by Sigur Rós
11. "Lazuli" by Beach House
12. "Messiah" by Heavenly Beat
13. "Apocalypse Dreams" by Tame Impala
14. "Someone Purer" by Mystery Jets
15. "Run My Heart" by Twin Shadow
16. "Morning Coffus" by X Nihilo
17. "Let's Go" by Matt & Kim
18."Lay Back Down" by Dogcatcher
19. "Crawlersout" by Purity Ring
20. "Plague" by Crystal Castles
21. "Spitting Image" by Freelance Whales
22. "Someday" by Two Door Cinema Club
23. "I'll Be Alright" by Passion Pit
24. "Oblivion" by Grimes

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Album Review // (III) by Crystal Castles

The wait is over and Crystal Castles' newest album is finally here. They continue their tradition of extremely creative album names with this newest album too. They named this one Crystal Castles... again. Most people call this one (III) just like they called their last album (II) though.

(III) is the third album from the experimental electronic duo and came out 5 days earlier than expected on November 7. It's a very dark album. This is first and foremost apparent in the song titles; "Plague", "Wrath of God", "Pale Flesh", "Sad Eyes", "Violent Youth", and "Child I Will Hurt You". This darkness permeates throughout the entirety of (III) from the song names, to the lyrics, to the general feel in the songs, to even the album artwork.

The cover art to (III) is strikingly resemblant of La Pietà by Michelangelo Buonarroti. La Pietà is a renaissance sculpture that features the mother of "Christ" holding her son's lifeless body in her arms after his crucifixion. The album artwork to (III) is similar in that it shows a shrouded figure, possibly a woman, cradling a shirtless man in their arms. This man looks just as lifeless as "Christ" does and is slumped towards the figure's body, his head being held against the person's chest.

There is a lot of pain and anger in (III). This can be seen in multiple songs like "Plague", "Kerosene", and others. "Plague" is the first track off the album and is just as dark as it's name would suggest. It without a doubt deals with child exploitation with lyrics like "infants in infantry" and "Virgin cells to penetrate, too premature to permeate".  "Kerosene" is more about trying to achieve perfection and purity with lyrics like "I can clean impurity, wash away with kerosene" and how she brings up cleaning, rinsing, bandaging, and protecting.

If you are listening to (III) right now you know just as well as I do that the album has a certain sound. That's why it was so interesting to hear "Child I Will Hurt You" because it is nothing like the other songs on the album. This track is a gentle and soft song despite it's name and it even touches on elements of dream-pop with it's ethereal/dream-like atmosphere. Although I don't think Crystal Castles will start making dream-pop anytime soon I do think they are starting to move away from the more abrasive songs they have made in the past like "Doe Deer" and "Alice Practice". (III) is a lot more "put together" and definitely not as aggressive as their first self-titled album. In the end though, what it boils down to is personal preference and what you like to hear in electronic music.

Crystal Castles - Plague by Crystal Castles

Crystal Castles - Wrath Of God by Crystal Castles

Crystal Castles - AFFECTION by Crystal Castles

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Track listing for Crystal Castles upcoming album (III)

(III)

Plague

Kerosene

Wrath of God

Affection

Pale Flesh

Sad Eyes

Insulin

Transgender

Violent Youth

Telepath

Mercenary

Child I Will Hurt You

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Crystal Castles - Plague

So Crystal Castles finally have a new song out! If you haven't heard any of their previous music make sure you check it out! Youtube them or something.

Anyway this song is free on their soundcloud page so if you like it don't forget to download it!

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