Crystal Stilts
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History

Crystal Stilts was formed in 2003 by Brad Hargett and JB Townsend. After releasing one single and an EP, the pair expanded to five members before signing to Slumberland Records
Slumberland Records
Slumberland Records is an American independent record label formed in 1989 in Washington, D.C. area and currently based in Oakland, CA. The label has released recordings from artists including Velocity Girl, Honeybunch, Lilys, Stereolab, St...

 in the US and Angular Recording Corporation
Angular Recording Corporation
Angular Recording Corporation is an independent record label originally based in New Cross, South East London. Set up in June 2003 by two ex-Goldsmiths College students, Joe Daniel and Joe Margetts, who reclaimed a local Ordnance Survey Triangulation Station and made it their first artefact: ARC 001...

 in Europe and releasing their debut, Alight of Night
Alight of Night
Alight of Night is the debut album by noise pop band Crystal Stilts, released in 2008. "Departure" and "Shattered Shine" were released as singles.- Track listing :# "The Dazzled" – 3:56# "Crystal Stilts" – 2:57...

, in 2008. After a few bouts of touring and some down-time, the band returned in 2011 with the LP "In Love With Oblivion
In Love with Oblivion
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...

", in April 2011 and an EP, "Radiant Door" in November 2011. The group currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.

Members

  • Brad Hargett - vocals
  • JB Townsend - guitar
  • Kyle Forester - keyboards
  • Andy Adler - bass
  • Keegan Cooke - drums

Studio Albums

  • Alight of Night
    Alight of Night
    Alight of Night is the debut album by noise pop band Crystal Stilts, released in 2008. "Departure" and "Shattered Shine" were released as singles.- Track listing :# "The Dazzled" – 3:56# "Crystal Stilts" – 2:57...

    (Slumberland Records
    Slumberland Records
    Slumberland Records is an American independent record label formed in 1989 in Washington, D.C. area and currently based in Oakland, CA. The label has released recordings from artists including Velocity Girl, Honeybunch, Lilys, Stereolab, St...

    , 2008 and Angular Recording Corporation
    Angular Recording Corporation
    Angular Recording Corporation is an independent record label originally based in New Cross, South East London. Set up in June 2003 by two ex-Goldsmiths College students, Joe Daniel and Joe Margetts, who reclaimed a local Ordnance Survey Triangulation Station and made it their first artefact: ARC 001...

    , 2009)
  • In Love with Oblivion
    In Love with Oblivion
    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...

    (Fortuna Pop!
    Fortuna Pop!
    Fortuna Pop! is a British independent record label based in London, started in 1996 by Sean Price. It specialises in indie pop and indie rock music, released on 7" single, CD and vinyl....

     (UK) and Slumberland Records
    Slumberland Records
    Slumberland Records is an American independent record label formed in 1989 in Washington, D.C. area and currently based in Oakland, CA. The label has released recordings from artists including Velocity Girl, Honeybunch, Lilys, Stereolab, St...

     (US), 2011)

Singles

  • "Shattered Shine" b/w "lights" 7" (Feathery Tongue, 2005)
  • "Departure" 7" (Angular Recording Corporation
    Angular Recording Corporation
    Angular Recording Corporation is an independent record label originally based in New Cross, South East London. Set up in June 2003 by two ex-Goldsmiths College students, Joe Daniel and Joe Margetts, who reclaimed a local Ordnance Survey Triangulation Station and made it their first artefact: ARC 001...

    , 2009)
  • "Love Is a Wave" b/w "Sugarbaby" 7" (Slumberland Records
    Slumberland Records
    Slumberland Records is an American independent record label formed in 1989 in Washington, D.C. area and currently based in Oakland, CA. The label has released recordings from artists including Velocity Girl, Honeybunch, Lilys, Stereolab, St...

     and Angular Recording Corporation
    Angular Recording Corporation
    Angular Recording Corporation is an independent record label originally based in New Cross, South East London. Set up in June 2003 by two ex-Goldsmiths College students, Joe Daniel and Joe Margetts, who reclaimed a local Ordnance Survey Triangulation Station and made it their first artefact: ARC 001...

    , 2009)
  • "Shake the Shackles" 7" (Slumberland Records, 2010)
  • "Precarious Stair" b/w "Temptation Inside Of Your Heart" (Little Teddy Recordings, 2011)
  • "Through the Floor" 7" (Slumberland Records, 2011)

EPs

  • EP (Feathery Tongue, 2007)
  • Crystal Stilts EP (Woodsist
    Woodsist
    Woodsist is an American record label founded in 2006 by Jeremy Earl of the bands Woods and Meneguar. The label specializes in bands in the lo-fi and punk genre. The label has a sister label, Fuckittapes, which releases Woodsist releases, among others, solely on the cassette format.-Discography:*...

    , re-press 2008)
  • Radiant Door EP (Sacred Bones, 2011)
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