the fields rattle with red birds

Following on from their great EP on Woodsist and a summer of packed shows and increasing anticipation, we are very proud to bring you "Alight of Night," an album that more than delivers on the promise of their early singles. So what's it like, you ask? There is a definite flavor of Velvet Underground to be had, but Crystal Stilts' spectral avant-garage also takes in such far-flung references as: the spooked 60s Texas psych of 13th Floor Elevators and Red Crayola, the gothic blues/punk howl of Gun Club, the dark, experimental DIYism of early Flying Nun/Xpressway groups Pin Group and Plagal Grind, and a post-punk minimalism that brings to mind early Rough Trade and Factory releases. There is definitely a strong pop element as well, with the buzzsaw bubblegum of early Mary Chain b-sides and Meat Whiplash coming to mind.

These are all just rough points of reference, though -- "Alight of Night" is far more than just the sum of the bands influences. From the twang 'n' echo of "Crystal Stilts" to the primal pop stomp of "Prismatic Room" and the lovely jangle of "Shattered Shine," the band always adds something extra and unique to the mix, whether it's a fleeting dash of harmonica, a hypnotic organ line or just an amazing guitar sound. There is a unity of purpose at work here, a special mood conjured by the sounds, production and sequence of songs that lifts this album into the realm of the classics, and reveals new twists and turns on each listen.

Like all great albums, every piece just sits in exactly the right place, each song builds on the last and by the end you couldn't imagine changing anything about it at all. Eerily familiar but totally now, "Alight of Night" is a brilliantly haunting slice of rock primitivism.

Crystal Stilts - Crystal Stilts

From the forthcoming album, Early Surf, out February 17, 2015, on God? Records. 

Fractal Ancestry

Lyrics :
[Written By : NV]
[Produced By : Everestmadethis]

[Verse]
Why? Did I, believe your lies,
You got, right through me,

But I’m glad I was able to see,
Right through you,

I’m so insecure, and I’m such a failure,
I can’t, see her, no I, can’t feel her,

Can you feel, my heart hurt?
Can you see, my heart bleeding?

But if you did, you would sit, and watch me bleed out

[Chorus]

You said you were mine,
But it was just all lies,

I’m too far gone, I’m lost!

She said, love was dead,
But I couldn’t feel it then,

I’m too fucked up, I’m lost!

Why did I even cry?
Why did I even try?

I’m too fucked up, I’m lost! 
I’m lost!
I’m lost!

[Verse]

Can you hear my echo!?

I feel so alone!

I’m on my own!

This doesn’t feel like home!

[Chorus]

You said you were mine,
But it was just all lies,

I’m too far gone, I’m lost!

She said, love was dead,
But I couldn’t feel it then,

I’m too fucked up, I’m lost!

Why did I even cry?
Why did I even try?

I’m too fucked up, I’m lost! 
I’m lost!
I’m lost!

I’m lost!
I’m lost!
I’m lost!

Mixed & Mastered By : Everestmadethis, NV]

Lost

Russian Drive-By Vol. 4 (Letting You Go Preview) [Русский Драйв-Би]

sink your teeth in me

sink your teeth in me (+JessieRosse)

We Are Wood - Leave

Endless Night

Night Nurse

06 Complex Situation

Zoey Speaks / Alone In The Dark

Alone in the Dark - Firefriend

Xiu Xiu - Yellow Candle

Mark Kozelek - The Harp Song(Feat. Ben Boye & Jim White)

Price

Numb.er - Price

305 is not old enough

READ > https://inverted-audio.com/premiere-eye-sanatorium

Following a number of issuings through her own label, Waving Hands, and two incursions on @knekelhuis, Swiss-born, France-based synth enchantress @eye22 returns to the Amsterdam label with 'Metamujer' - the followup to her 2016-released debut album, 'Sabine'.

EYE - Sanatorium [Knekelhuis]

Crisis

Abwärts - Verzählt

multiple meanings with existence born in 2012.

Numb.er - Price

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