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Alight Of Night
by Crystal Stilts
The New York quartet, which includes ex-Vivian Girls drummer Frankie Rose, releases its debut album.
| LABEL: |
Slumberland |
| RELEASE DATE: |
28 October 2008 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Rock, Indie |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
85
Prefix Magazine
Easily the most exhilarating rock 'n' roll record to emerge in 2008.
81
Pitchfork
Crystal Stilts make terrific use of their recycled material, appropriating favorite forebears' brooding moves (and their richly endowed signifiers), and contributing their own deft hooks and stealth energy.
80
Urb
Deceptively primitive-sounding, Alight Of Night is the definition of a "grower." [Nov/Dec 2008, p.84]
80
The Wire
This is one of the best garage pop sides sine The Chills' own "Brave Words." [Dec 2008, p.70]
80
Lost At Sea
The sound on Alight of Night is a swinging, noisy, glammy and overall dark evolution of garage rock.
70
Dusted Magazine
These songs are dull because they are about dullness, as sad movies are sad because they are about sadness.
70
Tiny Mix Tapes
This, of course, can be a drag, but when said influences are as carefully picked, pristinely melded, and precisely replicated as they are in the case of Crystal Stilts, it can be a real blast.
70
All Music Guide
They give the old noise pop formula enough of a kick to make this a very worthwhile addition to any noise pop fan's collection.
69
cokemachineglow
It makes for a workmanlike listen. For all the frills of doom and cadences of industry firing on all greasy pistons, the dynamics at hand are simple, rounded up summarily when the album presents its glaring contradictions as a matter of fact
60
Delusions of Adequacy
Simply put, it's a decent album. There are a handful of great tracks and handful of tankers. The rest is just kind of there.
60
Spin
Brooklyn's Crystal Stilts filter trembling surf guitar and tambourine shakes through echoing chambers of effects until their wistful, barely-there tunes seem to dramatically float out of murky, cavernous depths.
60
Magnet
Every song on debut Alight Of Night seems to be falling apart, mostly because vocalist Brad Hargett’s melodies are off the map.
The average user rating for this album is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes
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