Crystal Stilts – Love Is A Wave mp3 Review
The Crystal Stilts had a solid release in Alight of Night, (reviewed by me) and I got to catch them live opening for Love Is All. Pretty much their performance was strong at first but got old fast with the lead singer rocking back slightly with his eyes closed for most of the performance.
Anyway, while the Crystal Stilts are part of Pitchfork’s love affair with the city of Brooklyn they released a Love Is Wave single which comes as a B-side. The song clocks in as an acute 1:59. It’s pretty easy to see why this ended up as a B-side since it’s a bit of a different style. Love Is A Wave begins with their typical style then quickly reverts to a high energy pop song. It’s a nice contrast to vocals which are sobering and slow paced.
Still at two minutes it barely qualifies as a track but on an album, I could see it fitting in between Prismatic Room and The Sinking. The song does seem like it’s on a sugar high but it’s a welcome sound to keep the Crystal Stilts from going stale.
3.75 out of 5
Love Is A Wave by Crystal Stilts
Tags: mp3
What I had heard of Crystal Stilts before, I loved- very shoegaze-y, downloading this one now!