In Love with Oblivion

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In Love With Oblivion
Inlovewithoblivion.jpg
Studio album by
Crystal Stilts
ReleasedApril 11, 2011 (UK), April 12 (US)
Genre
Length43:39
Label Slumberland Records (US), Fortuna Pop! (UK)
Crystal Stilts chronology
Alight of Night
(2008)		In Love With Oblivion
(2011)		 Nature Noir
(2013)
Singles from In Love With Oblivion
  1. "Shake the Shackles"
    Released: 2010
  2. "Through the Floor"
    Released: March 2011
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic (78/100) [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
AU Magazine (9/10) [3]
The Phoenix Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
NME (8/10) [5]
Q Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Tiny Mix Tapes TMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork Media (7.9/10) [8]
Filter (8.6/10) [9]
Sputnik MusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Is this music?Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
PopMatters (8/10) [12]
NOW Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
No RipchordStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Beats Per Minute (8.2/10) [15]

In Love With Oblivion is the second studio album by Brooklyn-based band Crystal Stilts, which was released on April 11, 2011 in the UK and April 12 in the US. The album is the follow-up to 2010's "Shake the Shackles" 7-inch and 2008's debut Alight of Night . [16]

Contents

Reception

It went on to receive much critical acclaim, being praised for expanding and even "perfecting" their sound according to Tim Sendra of the Allmusic guide. [17] The album generated an even higher aggregate score on Metacritic than the band's lauded debut. [18] While Doug Mosurock of Dusted Magazine and Other Music declared it a "blaring masterpiece," [19] Edward Comentale, director of Undergraduate studies at Indiana University, in his 4-star review for Tiny Mix Tapes stated, "As we trek across these dark plains of sound, the manic bop of early rockabilly becomes the dark buzz of surf-rock psychedelia becomes the hip sleaze of States-side punk. Don’t mind the warning beep in the background; sinister American pop — whether it’s Johnny Cash or Jim Morrison or Joey Ramone — never felt so good." [20] AU Magazine, in a 9 out of 10 review, said simply, "Crystal Stilts have scaled the peaks of Noise-pop and have created a sublime album in doing so." [21]

Culturespill did a feature on it in their 'Best Albums of 2011' Series. [22] Rob Gannon of [Sic] Magazine would place in Love with Oblivion at No. 6 in his top 50 albums of 2011, describing it as an "Iconic sounding, 60s psyche-indebted garage masterpiece that reels from classic to classic... Crystal Stilts are fast becoming one of America’s best bands." [23]

Several notable artists in music also expressed their admiration for in Love with Oblivion. Bradford Cox of Deerhunter would go on to name it the album of the year along with companion EP Radiant Door. [24] Martin Bramah, founding member of renowned band The Fall and creative force behind The Blue Orchids, declared in Love with Oblivion his 9th favorite album of all time. He called it "timeless" and said "You can hear all their influences up front, but they’re all put together in a fresh and exciting way, with wit and intelligence and a kind of noir nonchalance." He then relates a humorous anecdote, "Imagine if you will, Jim Morrison's nerdy kid brother unearths a huge, ancient conspiracy and decides to form a garage band so the world might come to understand – yeah, something like that is going on here." [25]

Track listing

  1. "Sycamore Tree" – 5:16
  2. "Through the Floor" – 2:23
  3. "Silver Sun" – 3:03
  4. "Alien Rivers" – 7:18
  5. "Half a Moon" – 2:44
  6. "Flying Into the Sun" – 3:34
  7. "Shake the Shackles" – 3:57
  8. "Precarious Stair" – 3:11
  9. "Invisible City" – 4:47
  10. "Blood Barons" – 3:57
  11. "Prometheus At Large" – 3:34

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Critic Reviews for In Love With Oblivion. Metacritic. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ AU Magazine review
  4. ↑ Phoenix review
  5. ↑ NME review
  6. ↑ Q Magazine review (Metacritic)
  7. ↑ Tiny Mix Tapes review
  8. ↑ Pitchfork review
  9. ↑ Filter review
  10. ↑ Sputnik review
  11. ↑ Is this Music? review
  12. ↑ PopMatters review
  13. ↑ Now review
  14. ↑ No Ripchord review
  15. ↑ Beats Per Minute review
  16. ↑ Midnight, Kid (2011-01-12). "Crystal Stilts muster out new album, In Love with Oblivion | News Article". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  17. ↑ AllMusic review
  18. ↑ Critic Reviews for In Love With Oblivion.
  19. ↑ "Nature Noir – Other Music". Archived from the original on 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
  20. ↑ "Music Review: Crystal Stilts – in Love with Oblivion".
  21. ↑ "AU Archive » pages 52–53". alternativeulster.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-26.
  22. ↑ "Best Albums of 2011 Series: In Love with Oblivion; News Article". Culturespill.com. 2011-12-26.
  23. ↑ "Annual Round-Up pt. 2: My 2011 – Releases of The Year; News Article". [sic] Magazine. 2011-12-20.
  24. ↑ "Bradford Cox told us his favorite albums of 2011; News Article". Brooklyn Vegan. 2011-12-21.
  25. ↑ "Martin Bramah : my top 10 favourite albums: number 9; News Article". louderthanwar.com. 2016-05-24.
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