Crystal Castles have always looked and sounded like third year NCAD students after a night with their head down the Thomas House jax. This second night out with Ethan and Alice is more rollover than hangover – perception is a little blearier, the razor-edge screams blunted, the arpeggio attacks less set to aural genocide, but the arty party still kick-drums along. Sweet 80s moments like Not In Love and sleazy tranced-out pillmagnet Baptism offer enough variation to eschew the lingering suspicion of total vacancy.
Words Daniel Gray
