New bright young things Crystal Castles live up to their namesake (A 1983 Atari game), as they are known best for their 8-bit keyboard blips and bloops. But on this, their self-titled debut full-length, the electro male/female duo flesh out their sound into something bigger and better, even monstrous. Club Bangers to ballads, this album's got it all. - Aaron Detroit, Hollywood

Crystal Castles come from a heavily retro/electro part of the spectrum, wallowing in bits of debris from the ‘80s: video game bleeps and pixilated sounds found deep in the Casio archive. But it’s all twisted up, past homage to a state that feels genuinely innovative.