Crystal Castles - Frail

Track Feature and the drama that comes with it 

    Crystal Castles has finally uploaded something new since it's lead vocal Alice Glass left the band and it's a wonderful listen.
This techno sonata with Alice's vocals has been on my repeat for an hour now and i'm still loving it.





     Although I do have a soft heart for female vocals in eloctronic music, what really makes this track stand out are it's simple yet profound lyrics:

"If you defray 

You end up prey 

Glow through the veil 

Is this what you call frail 

Ignore the edification 

Of those whom you admire 

We withhold our blessing 

We refuse to calm the fire 

Frail Is this what you call frail 

Glow through the veil 

Is this what you call frail 

Knit her a new pea coat 

Drape it past the knee 

The sinew has withered 

Suture as accessory 

Frail Is this what you call frail 

Glow through the veil 

Is this what you call frail."

     The track originally had a statement on it's soundcloud page by Ethan Kath: "i wish my former vocalist the best of luck in her future endeavors, i think it can be empowering for her to be in charge of her own project. it should be rewarding for her considering she didn't appear on Crystal Castles' best known songs." to which Alice replied with:

for the record, i wrote almost all of the lyrics in my former band and the vast majority of the vocal melodies
— ALICE GLASS (@ALICEGLASS) April 17, 2015

i was a founding member of crystal castles and shaped the sound and aesthetic from the very beginning
— ALICE GLASS (@ALICEGLASS) April 17, 2015

manipulative statements about my contributions to the band only reinforce the decision I made to move on to other things
— ALICE GLASS (@ALICEGLASS) April 17, 2015

    After which Ethan quickly shortened his statement to  "i wish my former vocalist the best of luck in her future endeavors." It's a shame that there is  ego confrontation between artists who have made such amazing work together.Sadly this will probably be the last we hear of Alice Glass on a Crystal Castles track, but gratefully it is an amazing track.