The song was accompanied with a caption by Kath, wishing Glass well but stating that she did not appear on the band's well-known songs. i think it can be empowering for her to be in charge of her own project. On April 16, 2015, Ethan Kath released a new Crystal Castles track, 'Frail', featuring a new vocalist named Edith Frances. Update: Kath has posted a new statement on his Facebook page, writing: "i wish my former vocalist the best of luck in her future endeavors. people often gave her credit for my lyrics and that was fine, i didn't care." However, Crystal Castles’ manager immediately reported that the band would continue, and on April 15th, 2015, Ethan Kath shared a new track titled Frail on SoundCloud, writing ‘this is Edith on vocals’, implying that fellow musician Edith Frances was Crystal Castles’ new lead vocalist, which was in fact the case. 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. i think it can be empowering for her to be in charge of her own project. 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. They are named after the lyrics 'The fate of the world is safe in Crystal Castles' and 'Crystal Castles, the source of all power' both from the theme song for She-Ras fortress. "i wish my former vocalist the best of luck in her future endeavors. Crystal Castles are an experimental electronic band which formed in 2003 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and currently consists of Ethan Kath and vocalist Edith Frances. You can read the song’s lyrics over on Soundcloud.Īlong with the song, remaining member Ethan Kath posted a statement to the band’s Facebook page – although it appears to have since been deleted. It has not yet been revealed as to who the female vocalist on the track is – but it is not Glass. The song is taken from Crystal Castles’ forthcoming, fourth studio album. WE’RE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS HERE, PEOPLE.Crystal Castles pay tribute to tragic fan after death from cancer FWIW, that second tweet - about her having been a member of the band since its inception - gives my conspiracy theory an additional bit of backing. I'm excited to share new music with you very soon!
Manipulative statements about my contributions to the band only reinforce the decision I made to move on to other things I was a founding member of crystal castles and shaped the sound and aesthetic from the very beginning Former vocalist of Crystal Castle, Alice Glass, has gone on Twitter to respond to a statement made by the band which accompanies their latest track, Frail.
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Here’s what she had to say in a series of Tweets:įor the record, i wrote almost all of the lyrics in my former band and the vast majority of the vocal melodies Today, Glass fired back! The ex-Crystal Castles frontwoman took to Twitter, claiming that Kath’s accusations were entirely false. Yesterday, the band’s producer/instrumentalist Ethan Kath released a new song called “ Frail” under the Crystal Castles moniker, and in the process, slagged off former bandmate/singer Alice Glass, saying, “she didn’t appear on Crystal Castles’ best known songs,” and, “people often gave her credit for my lyrics and that was fine, I didn’t care.” Kath claimed “Frail” was sung by someone called Edith - whose mysterious identity I attempted to unspool earlier today (tl dr: I think Edith is actually Kath). Deicide demo for Their Kindness is Charade.
Frail originally released as a demo Deicide single 2015.
Looks like the Crystal Castles beef is officially ON. Celestica same version on album mix on Celestica EP.