Just stuff that’s really important to us. Given that amnesty is the overarching theme of the album, what were some other issues you chose to tackle? One-hundred percent of the proceeds from the album’s physical copies will go to Amnesty International. There were things we think needed to be brought to light, things that needed to be said. Amnesty (I) was written about a lot of things going on in the world. I wrote “Fleece,” “Concrete” and “Enth.” The process of writing it was very special to us. … We’ll leave it open to interpretation.ĭid you and Ethan write all the songs together? You open with a track called “Femen.” Is this a shout-out to the Ukrainian women’s group? The influences I had in mind were industrial, like Skinny Puppy, and melodic, like Slowdive. Of course! I feel like wherever we’re creating things we’re influenced by the environment. … It always sounded like people were running around the house.ĭo you think this heavily influenced the direction of the album, sound-wise? One night our sound engineer was so spooked that he ran out of the building and was like, “OK, we’re done for the day!” We recorded in this old house that was turned into a studio in London. Your new album, Amnesty (I), comes out Friday. I’d heard of the band before, but I didn’t know it was a guy named Ethan. Were you familiar with Crystal Castles at all? It was the same guy I knocked out at the show. Now I’m unlocking the door to this place I’m couch-surfing at, and I see this guy over at the back house, and it was Ethan. When I was in the pit, I actually flew into somebody and knocked him over. I decided to go out to a Negative Approach show in Los Angeles. I was couch-surfing and staying with a friend of mine. How did you and Ethan link up and start making music together? It’s great to go on my first international tour with something that fits and with someone I feel connected with. That’s why being in this project is great for me, because it’s the first time I’ve really felt a musical fit. I’ve tried starting projects before but it never really felt right until now. I was in church choir for years, I’ve been singing forever. I’ve played piano, bass and a little bit of hand bells. This is my first tour, and my first time in a band. Have you ever gone on tour or played in any other bands before? I’ve done a pretty good job of staying private. You know, I thought about making my Tumblr public, boosting my Internet presence. It’s really hard to research you! Your Internet presence is very … scarce. While on tour in Europe, the singer discussed her very first tour, paranormal activity and Black Flag.īudapest. when she encountered Kath – who would later recruit her as the new lead singer of Crystal Castles. A long way from her home state of Iowa, the 21-year-old was couch-surfing in L.A. “I knocked him over in the pit,” she laughs. No other publication has spoken to Frances, until now.įrances met Kath at a Negative Approach show in November 2013, at Los Angeles club Los Globos.
Recorded in London’s famed Konk Studios, founded by the Kinks, Amnesty (I) continues the political trajectory of previous album III, with a procession of grim industrial ballads, interspersed with sinister glimmers of Frances’ soprano. Out August 19th, the band releases Amnesty (I), the first Crystal Castles record starring Glass’ successor, the enigmatic Edith Frances. Meet the Beatle: A Guide to Ringo Starr's Solo Career in 20 Songs In April 2015 Kath released “Frail,” a track on the band’s Soundcloud featuring an unknown singer, who he only referred to as “Edith.” He would later redact his previous statements about Glass, stating “Despite everything, I’ll always love her and sincerely want her to do well and be happy.” “ Although this is the end of the band,” she said, “I hope my fans will embrace me as a solo artist in the same way they have embraced Crystal Castles.” In 2015 the singer released her first solo single, “ Stillbirth ,” and in a heartrending press release, alluded to her recovery from abuse, stating proceeds from the track would go towards anti-sexual assault network RAINN.Ĭontrary to Glass’ claims that Crystal Castles would end with her departure, founding producer Ethan Kath was poised to continue the project without her, even dismissing the gravity of Glass’ role in the band. Famed for their raucous live sets and glitchy, aggressive take on electro-punk, Canadian duo Crystal Castles was on the brink of collapse in 2014, after founding vocalist Alice Glass announced her resignation on Facebook.
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