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The core elements of first single "Celestica", for example, are pure shoegaze, but the waves of distortion that scrape across its chorus squash any concerns that the duo has gone soft.
- ↑ "Video: Crystal Castles: "Celestica" | News". Pitchfork. 2010-06-22. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - Celestica - EP by Crystal Castles". Itunes.apple.com. 2010-04-16. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ↑ "Favourite Crystal Castles Quotes". Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
