CRYSTAL ANTLERS

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“If you hear anything more exciting this year, you’re lying.” NME

“A blast furnace, Ravenously reducing psych, garage [and] via their sheer sound and fury” Plan B

“This is Crystal Antlers, and they sound to these ears like bratty young brothers of Comets On Fire – ie totally hotwired and fried psychedelic punks – only with a little of the noise removed for fractional extra clarity” Uncut.co.uk

“As much as it diverges from the brain-frying aim of typical psych-rock outings, EP is an unorthodox summer record-- not so much for driving to the beach as actually being in its sweltering grasp, equal parts scorched earth and wide open spaces.” Pitchfork

If the words “chimney sweep” and “soul psychedelia” don’t go together in your mind, they just may after you take a listen to Crystal Antlers’ debut EP, the beguilingly titled EP which was release in the UK earlier this month via Touch and Go Records.

When the band formed in 2006, three of it’s members—including lead singer and bassist Jonny Bell—were in fact working as chimney sweeps and playing out constantly in Southern California. Getting dirty by day and by night, the band recorded two 7-inch singles before settling down to record this EP with the Mars Volta’s Ikey Owens.

When the band sent us a copy earlier this year, Touch and Go were blown away by its swirling guitars, dramatic organ clamour, and relentless blending of influences ranging from cinematic psych to noisy soul punk, flooring the listener.

You’ll be happy to know that their will be an as-yet-untitled debut album on Touch and Go in April but, until then, the excitement mounts as the band confirm UK and Irish dates for early 2009!