32. CRYSTAL STILTS - IN LOVE WITH OBLIVIONThis sounds a lot like Joy Division. Crystal Stilts are probably the best band of that type since the 80's really. Interpol crafted their whole take on the gloomy Ian Curtis thing but they were so angular it sounded like they were sharpening knives.
Instead, Crystal Stilts are murkier and rawer than Interpol. Down and dirty like Joy Division in their prime. Delve deeper into the mix then and the lyrics conjure up many nightmarish imagery over tons of reverb. It's all about dreams and there's some great magical unexplained shit on here.
Theneedledrop.com did a bang-on accurate review and name-drops more specific influences that the band uses. I can't hit the nail on the head like Anthony Fantano does, so I'll let the internet's busiest music nerd do the talking. Click the links below and thanks for reading!
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