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Aug 29, 2016It would be unwise to view Amnesty (I) as the rebirth of Crystal Castles; it's simply the next step in the band's evolution, a welcome return.
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Aug 18, 2016At best, it suggests that Crystal Castles are entering a more mellow and accessible phase in their career, potentially welcoming new fans, and at worst, it suggests that Crystal Castles have lost the bite that made them so exhilarating in the first place.
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Sep 7, 2016Even if Amnesty lacks some of the intensity of Crystal Castles' earlier work, it accomplishes the tricky task of providing common ground and a fresh start.
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UncutSep 2, 2016Kath pillages heartily from Belgian new beat, braindance, electroclash and EDM cheese to forge brutally effective industrial lullabies. [Oct 2016, p.26]
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Sep 1, 2016At its best, this proves a smart move, and elsewhere, it just shows that albums need only be as long as they can remain interesting.
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Aug 18, 2016Like him or hate him, Kath can compose stirring electro-maniacal rhythms like no one's business. And Frances captures and carries the tortured exclamation of the first three Crystal Castles albums with conviction.
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Aug 18, 2016The band's melancholic core remains intact on a record that's best listened to through headphones in a big coat while crying. What is noticeable in its absence is any foray into flat out, ear-grating noise รก la 'Doe Deer' or 'Alice Practice'.
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Sep 1, 2016So as good as it often is, Amnesty feels like a missed opportunity, the first safe album from an act that once would have recoiled at such a thought.
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Aug 19, 2016This is an unpredictable album, thrillingly and engagingly so.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 61 out of 86
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Mixed: 18 out of 86
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Negative: 7 out of 86
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Aug 19, 2016
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Sep 24, 2016
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