Alight of Night [PA] [Digipak] (CD - 2008)

The members of Brooklyn's Crystal Stilts are steeped in all manner of subcultural lore, taking bits and pieces from surf-noise pioneers like Jesus And Mary Chain, original art-punks the Velvet Underground, psychobilly forebears the Gun Club, and the original New Wave days of Rough Trade and Factory Records. Brad Hargett's vocals will inevitably draw comparisons with Ian Curtis, but ALIGHT OF NIGHT is no Joy Division emulator. With distantly ringing guitars, chiming percussion, and the occasional addition of organ and harmonica lending depth to their raw foundation, Crystal Stilts have created a potent atmosphere out of stark minimalism. minimize