Crystal Castles have unveiled new track ‘Fleece’, which was premiered last night (August 15th) by Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1, taken from their forthcoming new album Amnesty (I).
Moving glacially between ethereal techno pop and speaker-shattering rave breakdowns, ‘Fleece’ is another fascinating insight into the breathtaking sonic and emotional palette on Amnesty (I).
In addition, Crystal Castles have announced a special in-store performance at Rough Trade East in London on Tuesday, August 23. This comes ahead of the band playing the BBC Radio 1/NME Stage at Reading & Leeds Festivals later this month, before continuing to further European and North American headline and festival tour dates, with further UK shows to be announced soon.
Known for their chaotic live shows and visceral, melancholic homemade productions, Crystal Castles released a trilogy of critically acclaimed albums between 2008-2013. Their last album III was the Tumblr and Hype Machine album of the year for 2013, and NME’s #4 album of the year. In 2015 they released the standalone tracks ‘Frail’ and ‘Deicide’, with new member Edith Frances.
Across its 12 tracks, Amnesty (I) explores the sonic and atmospheric range that we have learned to expect from a Crystal Castles record. From gothic electronic paeans to distorted digital raves, from cinematic synth and noise crescendos to hip hop and trap infused synth pop, it is uniformly compelling, uncompromising and anchored in feeling.
Amnesty (I) is released on August 19th, 2016.
Track listing
1. Femen 2. Fleece 3. Char 4. Enth 5. Sadist 6. Teach Her How To Hunt 7. Chloroform 8. Frail 9. Concrete 10. Ornament 11. Their Kindness Is Charade
‘Fleece’
iTunes: http://po.st/CCFLEECEDL Amazon: http://po.st/CCFLEECEAZ Google Play: http://po.st/CCFLEECEGP
Spotify: http://po.st/CCFLEECESP Deezer: http://po.st/CCFLEECEDZ SoundCloud: http://po.st/CCFLEECESC Apple Music: http://po.st/CCFLEECEAM
Tour dates: 06-Sep US, Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle 08-Sep US, Atlanta, GA The Loft, US 09-Sep US, New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks, 10-Sep US, Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall Downstairs 13-Sep US, Dallas, TX Trees 14-Sep US, Austin, TX Empire Garage 16-Sep US, Phoenix, AZ The Pressroom 17-Sep US, San Diego, CA The Observatory North Park 21-Sep US, San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 22-Sep US, Santa Ana, CA The Observatory 23-Sep US, Los Angeles, CA The Fonda Theatre 23-25-Sep US, Las Vegas, NV Life Is Beautiful Festival 27-Sep US, Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge 28-Sep US, Denver, CO Bluebird Theater 30-Sep US, Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater 01-Oct US, Chicago, IL Metro 02-Oct US, Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre 06-Oct US, Brooklyn, NY Warsaw 07-Oct US, Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts 08-Oct US, Washington DC Black Cat 09-Oct US, Cambridge, MA The Sinclair 11-Oct Canada, Montreal, QC Theatre Fairmount 12-Oct Canada, Toronto, ON The Hoxton 20-Oct Germany, Frankfurt, Zoom 22-Oct Netherlands, Amsterdam, Melkweg 24-Oct Denmark, Copenhagen, Vega 25-Oct Sweden, Malmo Kulturbolaget 26-Oct Norway, Oslo, Sentrum Scene 28-Oct Sweden, Stockholm, Debaserstrand 29-Oct Denmark, Aarhus, Voxhall 31-Oct Germany, Berlin, Columbia Theatre 01-Nov Germany, Hamburg, Uebel & Gefaehrlich 02-Nov Germany, Cologne, Essigfabrik 05-Nov Ireland, Dublin, Metropolis Festival 26-Nov Singapore, Neon Lights Festival 27-Nov Hong Kong, Clockenflap Festival 02-Dec France, Paris, Elysee Montmartre 03-Dec France, Bordeaux, Krakatoa 05-Dec Spain, Bilbao Kafe Antrokia 07-Dec Portugal, Oporto, Hard Club 08-Dec Portugal, Lisbon , Paradise Garage 09-Dec Spain, Madrid, Teatro Barcelo 10-Dec Spain, Barcelona, Apolo 12-Dec Italy, Bologna Zona Roveri 13-Dec Italy, Milan Fabrirque 14-Dec Switzerland, Zurich, X-tra Limmithaus 15-Dec Luxembourg, Den Atelier
