We just can’t quit Crystal Castles.
Last month, we got excited over the leak of new track “Concrete” via a Korean music website, and last week, we hit full arousal over the Canadian electro duo’s fall North American tour, which hits the Sinclair in Cambridge on October 9. As we posted both those notes, details on Crystal Castles’ new album were purely speculative — until now.
Producer/singwriter Ethan Kath and new singer Edith Frances today have confirmed the new LP will be titled Amnesty (I), the official follow-up to 2012’s III, and it’s due out August 19 via Casablanca Records. To celebrate the news, Crystal Castles have shared the record’s first single, and — surprise! — it’s not any of the previously leaked and/or shared songs. Instead, it’s a synth-heavy dancer called “Char”. Listen to it below.
Amnesty (I), meanwhile, will feature 12 new tracks. Pre-order it here, here, and here starting at 7 p.m. today (eastern time).
Crystal Castles 2016 World Tour:
09-06 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
09-08 Atlanta, GA – The Loft, US
09-09 New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks,
09-10 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall Downstairs
09-13 Dallas, TX – Trees
09-14 Austin, TX – Empire Garage
09-16 Phoenix, AZ – The Pressroom
09-17 San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park
09-21 San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
09-22 Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
09-23 Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
09-23-25 Las Vegas, NV – Life Is Beautiful Festival
09-27 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
09-28 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
09-30 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
10-01 Chicago, IL – Metro
10-02 Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
10-06 Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
10-07 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
10-08 Washington DC – Black Cat
10-09 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
10-11 Montreal, Quebec – Theatre Fairmount
10-12 Toronto, Ontario – The Hoxton
10-20 Frankfurt, Germany – Zoom
10-22 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg
10-24 Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega
10-25 Malmo, Sweden – Kulturbolaget
10-26 Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene
10-28 Stockholm, Sweden – Debaserstrand
10-29 Aarhus, Denmark – Voxhall
10-31 Berlin, Germany – Columbia Theatre
11-01 Hamburg, Germany – Uebel & Gefaehrlich
11-02 Cologne, Germany – Essigfabrik
11-05 Dublin, Ireland – Metropolis Festival
11-26 Singapore – Neon Lights Festival
11-27 Hong Kong – Clockenflap Festival
12-02 Paris, France – Elysee Montmartre
12-03 Bordeaux, France – Krakatoa
12-05 Bilbao, Spain – Kafe Antrokia
12-07 Oporto, Portugal – Hard Club
12-08 Lisbon, Portugal – Paradise Garage
12-09 Madrid, Spain – Teatro Barcelo
12-10 Barcelona, Spain – Apolo
12-12 Bologna, Italy – Zona Roveri
12-13 Milan, Italy – Fabrirque
12-14 Zurich, Switzerland – X-tra Limmithaus
12-15 Luxembourg – Den Atelier