Album Info

Star of Love (Deluxe Edition)

Alternative - 2011

Star of Love is not only an impressive full-length debut from the Spanish (by way of London) “folktronic” group Crystal... more

Tracklist

1

Solar System

3:58 min
2

Follow

3:16 min
3

Xtatic Truth

3:38 min
4

I Do This Everyday

3:45 min
5

Champion Sound (Alt. Version)

3:25 min
6

Plage

3:50 min
7

In the Summer

3:56 min
8

At Home

5:06 min
9

I Love London

2:47 min
10

Swallow

4:31 min
11

With You

4:23 min
12

Fiesta (De Los Maniquies)

3:03 min
13

Follow (Acoustic)

3:17 min
14

Xtatic Truth (Acoustic Spanish Version)

2:50 min
15

Champion Sound (Acoustic)

3:50 min
16

Plage (Acoustic)

4:09 min
17

At Home (Acoustic)

5:10 min

About Star of Love (Deluxe Edition)

Star of Love is not only an impressive full-length debut from the Spanish (by way of London) “folktronic” group Crystal Fighters; it’s extremely well crafted. The superb sequencing and the crisp, sparkling production let the quartet and their wide-ranging ideas shine. Where they might have blurred genre boundaries into a messy pastiche without a narrative, Star of Love blooms like a bud captured in slow motion, morphing from one stage to the next with utter grace. Traditional Basque instruments (the percussive txalaparta, which is built from wooden blocks, plus acoustic guitars, woodwinds, and tambourines) give way to electro-clash and dubstep flavors (synths, reverb, heavy bass, vocal chants), while on some tunes a hip-hop soul is palpable. The group’s singles (including their smash club hit “I Love London”) aren't the only stars here; “I Do This Everyday” is a relentless, M.I.A.-like stomper that will put your Zumba routine to shame. Meanwhile, the acoustic twitterings of “Plage” and “At Home” are as lovely as a summer frolic in an Alpine meadow. Basquetronica? Sure. Why not?