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MojoDec 17, 2012The dozen songs, recorded in one take, make for an uncomfortable but absorbing trip. [Jan 2013, p.92]
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Dec 17, 2012A quantum leap it ain't--and Glass could do with putting her fangs back in--but (III) has just enough up its sleeve to keep Crystal Castles on track.
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Dec 3, 2012He's brilliant when juxtaposing rhythmic brutality against euphonious familiarity; but here, he seems exhausted by the former and ashamed of the latter.
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Nov 29, 2012Glass' distorted barks and coos are a highlight of their first two albums and live sets--but any political message the band intends in III is lost under layers of digital dirt.
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Nov 13, 2012For every instance on III set to give the listener an aural acid bath, there are nearly as many that might induce a snooze on the bus, and a dribble on your neighbouring passenger's shoulder.
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Nov 13, 2012There's nothing surprising or too far outside their comfort zone.
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Nov 13, 2012You'd have to say that III is a good Crystal Castles album. But given that II was a great Crystal Castles album, the trend isn't going the way that you'd hope.
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Nov 13, 2012III is an album of earnest, expansive electronica from a duo few are expecting such sincerity from, and it edges them directly into the middle of the road.
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Nov 13, 2012Track after track leans heavily on the relentless four-to-the-floor of trance, with Alice Glass's yelped vocals muffled under a weight of sound that's simultaneously boring and abrasive.
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Nov 13, 2012Instead of anarchist dance jams full of crunchy 8-bit noise, (III) is more like a static-filled radio station fading in and out of range.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 90 out of 103
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Mixed: 10 out of 103
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Negative: 3 out of 103
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Nov 16, 2012
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Nov 13, 2012
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Nov 16, 2012