Ethan Kath isn’t even the guy’s real name it’s Claudio Palmieri. It’s even more suspicious that “Frail” would follow less than 24 hours later, with “Edith” on vocals.īut here’s the thing: Kath has a history of Catfish-esque obfuscation.
VIOLENT DREAMS CRYSTAL CASTLES LYRICS UPDATE
So it’s at least a little suspicious that Crystal Castles’ Facebook would be updated in commemoration of an anniversary pre-dating “Alice Practice” - an update that matter-of-factly included the heretofore-unheard “Edie” news - especially considering the page had been dormant since August 21, 2014. The track was aptly titled “Alice Practice” and went on to become the band’s first official release. Alice wrote to a few of the songs and when she went to the studio to record them, the sound engineer secretly recorded her soundcheck.
VIOLENT DREAMS CRYSTAL CASTLES LYRICS FULL
Impressed by her work with a local punk band, he hit her with a disc full of instrumentals. As Complex wrote, Crystal Castles first single was, in fact, “a mistake”:Įthan Kath met Alice Glass when she was just 15. As Complex noted in 2010, Crystal Castles’ first official release was the 2006 single “Alice Practice” - so named for the song’s evolutionary process. If that picture were taken 10+ years ago, it would make “Edie” old enough to have sung “Frail.” So there’s your answer! Right? Maybe not - there are a few weird inconsistencies here.įirst off, it’s pretty hard to confirm that “Untrust Us” and “Magic Spells” were released on Apand it’s a whole lot harder to believe there was any sort of photo-accompanied press release that went out with the songs. YouTube commenters were surprised and impressed! The “Edie” news in relation to “Knights” was a revelation never before shared by Kath. (And Edie is also presumably the baby in that picture.) It’s not impossible to imagine that the vocalist on this track is in fact a child whose voice has been pitch-shifted. So there you have it, maybe? Edie, presumably, is also Edith. features edie whose voice i sampled on “knights” this was the photo used in the press release (alice wasn’t in the band yet). It’s the same photo that’s at the top of this page - of Kath and a baby in a pink onesie - and it included the following caption:ġ0th anniversary of the release of “untrust us” and “magic spells”. That hint came in the form of a photo shared by Kath on Crystal Castles’ Facebook. Many of the speculators, though, missed a hint provided by Kath two days ago. Numerous Facebook commenters suggested that Edith was in fact Victoria’s Secret model Stella Maxwell, who certainly looks a little bit like Glass. i think it can be empowering for her to be in charge of her own project. I wish my former vocalist the best of luck in her future endeavors. Kath later edited that message, cutting out the notes regarding Glass’ involvement in Crystal Castles, and adding a new bit of information: the name of the vocalist on “Frail,” whom he identified only as “Edith”: people often gave her credit for my lyrics and that was fine, i didn’t care. “Not In Love,” “Vanished,” “Crimewave,” “Vietnam,” “Magic Spells,” “Knights,” “Air War,” “Leni,” “Lovers Who Uncover,” “Violent Youth,” “Reckless,” “Year of Silence,” “Intimate,” “1991,” “Good Time,” “Violent Dreams” etc.). it should be rewarding for her considering she didn’t appear on Crystal Castles’ best known songs. When “Frail” dropped, it was accompanied by a message from Kath, saying the following of Glass: That would have made sense: Crystal Castles were a duo made up of Glass and songwriter/producer/instrumentalist Ethan Kath. Yesterday, Crystal Castles released a new song, “ Frail” - which came as something of a shock, as the band’s vocalist, Alice Glass, announced her departure from the group last year, causing many people to believe Crystal Castles were done for good. Her mother used to say I'd spoil her too much My guess is they took bits and pieces from the lyrics to make the chorus:
Here are the lyrics to Nina Nordenstam's A Walk in the Park,Įven though the booklet says they sampled her song "I See You Again" but ive listened to that song also and it sounds nothing like Violent Dreams.