I Heart Crystal Antlers
Crystal Antlers @ SXSW ’09
One of my favourite debut releases from last year was Crystal Antlers‘ EP, about half an hour of psychedelic blasting jams. They are one of those rare sort of bands that can go backwards to borrow some pretty old sounds and make them feel fresh. They recently released their first full-length, Tentacles, and it is beautifully crafted record of relentless intensity. The Pink Floyd/Doors keyboards take center stage, but the heavy ’60s/prog roots are channeled through a hip, L.A. punk attitude, and it works perfectly. Here are the first two tracks from Tentacles:
Crystal Antlers : Painless Sleep
They did a They Shoot Music Session recently and did an unplugged version of “Andrew” that is really cool (check out all the videos and photos bere):
Here are a couple great videos that demonstrate how amazing they are live:
If you are only going to listen to one band with the word “crystal” in it, this is the one.
- Posted by Davy Minor on April 29, 2009 at 4:03 am
2 Responses to “I Heart Crystal Antlers”
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Anonymous Says:
April 29th, 2009 at 10:34 am
For the past year and a half there’s been a heavy post psychedelic rock revival. Lots of Atlanta bands are going for that psychedelic, shoegazey sound, but I’ve have to say that Crystal Antlers and White Denim exploit that formula more effectively than many of these bands.
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matt Says:
April 29th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
great band! found this better quality video today from the great KEXP folks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJib122L6Rs
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Anonymous Says:
April 29th, 2009 at 10:34 am
For the past year and a half there’s been a heavy post psychedelic rock revival. Lots of Atlanta bands are going for that psychedelic, shoegazey sound, but I’ve have to say that Crystal Antlers and White Denim exploit that formula more effectively than many of these bands.
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matt Says:
April 29th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
great band! found this better quality video today from the great KEXP folks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJib122L6Rs
