Released August 19, 2016 Studio Konk Studios (London) Artist Crystal Castles Label Fiction Records | Recorded 2015-16 Length 33:14 Release date 19 August 2016 Producer Ethan Kath | |
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Genres Experimental music, Witch house, Electropunk, Electropop, Trip hop Similar Crystal Castles albums, Witch house albums, Other albums | ||
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Amnesty (I) is the fourth full-length album by electronica duo Crystal Castles, released on August 19, 2016, on Fiction Records and Casablanca Records. It is the first album since the departure of previous frontwoman Alice Glass in 2014. Released nearly four years after band's previous album, it marks the longest period between consecutive studio albums by the group.
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Background
On April 17, 2015, Ethan Kath shared a new track titled "Frail" on soundcloud, writing 'this is Edith on vocals'. The track was released digitally on iTunes a month later on May 11. Kath shared another track "Deicide" on July 3 on soundcloud, it was released on iTunes on July 10. In late November 2015, Edith Frances played her first show as the other half of Crystal Castles in South Africa.
In the last week of June 2016, the track "Concrete" was leaked on Korean website MNet. The track was later released as a single on July 6 with an accompanying video on the same day on YouTube. On June 29, the band previewed a new track "Femen" with a teaser of the music video showing birds caught and struggling in mist nets via Vimeo. On July 11, the band announced the new record, 'Amnesty (I)' along with its cover art and track list and also premiering "Char" as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1. The single and pre-order for the album were made available a day later on July 12. The fourth, and last pre-order single "Fleece" was made available on August 16 at the band's iTunes page, followed by the official release of the album on August 19, 2016
Track listing
Songs
1Femen2:33
2Fleece2:35
3Char3:08