Crystal Antlers
Tentacles

I first experienced the Crystal Antlers at last year’s CMJ. I wasn’t there to see them; I was basically there to partake in the free drinks. The boozy...

You only have to glance at Crystal Antlers? press photos to start getting the flavour of five raggedly idealistic Long Beach bums who are a bit Mudhon...

Crystal Antlers first entered the public consciousness by way of last year's oft brilliant EP, which showcased a band unremittingly hashing out idea a...

Crystal Antlers have one pigeon's nest blockage hampering their way to free-draft rockin' success. Despite being produced on a tiny budget (albeit wit...

There's an unrelenting sense of sincerity and passion upon first listen of Crystal Antlers's full-length debut, Tentacles.It's hard to pinpoint exactl...

In the hyper-hyped, blog-buzzed world of modern indie rock, bands can’t be content to strike only while the iron is hot—they have to thwack that bally...

As legendary Chicago label Touch and Go downsizes to become, essentially, a back catalogue stable, its parting shot to the world of new music is the d...

Has any rock band in history been more in love with the whine of an organ than Crystal Antlers On the SoCal six-piece's debut, Victor Rodriguez's buz...

Well this is a damn shame. Sometime when you’re reviewing an album, adding the record label’s name to the article feels more like politeness than anyt...

Painless Sleep, the first track on Tentacles, is a red herring. Victor Rodriguez begins with a clumsy triplet figure on the organ while the other pla...