Twisted Crystal

2018 studio album by Guerilla Toss
Twisted Crystal
Studio album by
Guerilla Toss
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2018 (2018-09-14)
StudioOutlier Inn, Woodridge, New York
Genre
  • Neo-psychedelia
  • new wave
  • art rock
  • progressive pop
  • space rock
Length29:30
LabelDFA
ProducerJosh Druckman
Guerilla Toss chronology
GT Ultra
(2017)
Twisted Crystal
(2018)
What Would The Odd Do?
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Exclaim!8/10[3]
Pitchfork7.3/10[4]

Twisted Crystal is the sixth studio album by American indie rock band Guerilla Toss. It was released on September 14, 2018, by DFA Records.[5]

Critical reception

Twisted Crystal was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 79, based on 8 reviews.[1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 76 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 9 reviews.[6]

Track listing

Twisted Crystal track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Magic Is Easy"3:11
2."Jesus Rabbit"2:09
3."Meterological"3:21
4."Hacking Machine"3:47
5."Retreat"2:34
6."Come Up With Me"3:19
7."Walls of the Universe"4:04
8."Jackie's Daughter"3:23
9."Green Apple"3:42

Personnel

Musicians

  • Kassie Carlson – vocals, violin
  • Stephen Cooper – bass
  • Sam Lisabeth – keyboard
  • Peter Negroponte – drums
  • Arian Shafiee – guitar
  • Nick Forté – vocals

Production

  • Josh Druckman – producer, mixing, engineer
  • Joe Lambert – mastering

References

  1. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Simpson, Paul. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Noble-Marks, Eric (September 11, 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Farrell, Margaret (September 15, 2018). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  5. ^ Rettig, James (September 6, 2018). "Guerilla Toss Share New Song 'Come Up With Me'". Stereogum. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
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