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Crystal Castles detail LP III
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 28 September 2012
Au fait with the craze for literal and numerical LP titles (Beyonce and Bloc Party’s newest, to name but two), Crystal Castles have officially given their third LP the title ‘(III)’. As well as that, they’ve also revealed that it’ll be released on 5 Nov.
CC’s Ethan Kath – who imposed a “strictly no computers” ban on all ‘(III)’ sessions, meaning every track was recorded straight to tape – voices his views on the project: “We wanted the new album to sound like a completely different and new experience. We’d limit ourselves to one take on each song because we believe the first take is the rawest expression of an idea”.
After its radio premiere on Wednesday, the band’s new single ‘Wrath Of God’ is now playing on an infinite loop via SoundCloud:
As noted way back in August, Crystal Castles will also begin a headlining tour on 22 Nov at the Birmingham Institute.