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- Summary: The third EP for the Brooklyn band was produced by the band's guitarist, JB Townsend.
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- Record Label: Sacred Bones
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Noise Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
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Dec 2, 2011Radiant Door is exactly as its title suggests--the brighter side of one of America's best psych-pop bands.
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Nov 29, 2011The five songs that Radiant Door is comprised of shows the band's pensive, if occasionally exploratory side.
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The WireJan 23, 2012Their music is an exercise in reductionism: how little does a tune need to be tune? Yet, somehow these non-tunes niggle away till they lodge firmly in the memory tissue. [Jan. 2012, p.66]
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Nov 22, 2011That two of the five songs are covers isn't a bad thing, but it does give the impression that this record's a bit of a throwaway: there are some interesting directions pointed out by the denser arrangements, but we'll have to wait to see how they'll realise them more fully.
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Nov 21, 2011There's still plenty of glamor and atmosphere in the Crystal Stilts' aura, but with this EP a significantly clearer sense of structure and purpose.
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Nov 21, 2011Just as In Love With Oblivion helped them gain a better perspective on what their strengths are, the Radiant Door EP is a fitting in-between to hold listeners over until they reveal what's in store for album three.
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Nov 22, 2011If you like Crystal Stilts previous output, you'll enjoy the Radiant Door EP, a pleasant excursion through their comfort zone.