Formed in New York in 2003 by Brad Hargett and JB Townsend, multi-influenced indie rock band Crystal Stilts released their first work -- some singles and an EP -- in 2004 on the Feathery Tongue label. The first single, "Shattered Shine," was followed by a series of local shows and then a five-song EP on <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Woodsist%22">Woodsist</a> in 2008. Later that same year, their debut full-length album, Alight of Night, was released by <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Slumberland%22">Slumberland</a>. While the records were made by the duo, they were joined by <a href="spotify:artist:7JC4p2qQ0oKIQ50rjgblbX">Kyle Forester</a> on keyboards, Andy Adler on bass, and <a href="spotify:artist:44mVqYPHmFgrDJxv6CWrOo">Frankie Rose</a>, formerly of <a href="spotify:artist:0WkO9Px6qQCM7so8lYvaCv">Vivian Girls</a>, on drums for live shows and the tour surrounding the album's release. After touring with the band during 2009, <a href="spotify:artist:44mVqYPHmFgrDJxv6CWrOo">Rose</a> left to form her own band (<a href="spotify:artist:6xYbfLIIyaRYrzO5YeHiOH">Frankie Rose & the Outs</a>). The remaining members, including new drummer Keegan Cooke, began work on their next album and the result, In Love with Oblivion, was released by <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Slumberland%22">Slumberland</a> in April of 2011. Mere months later the band released the Radiant Door EP on <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Sacred+Bones%22">Sacred Bones</a>. Sticking with <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Sacred+Bones%22">Sacred Bones</a> but expanding their sound to incorporate elements of soul, country, and folk, their next album, Nature Noir, was released in fall of 2013. ~ Chris True, Rovi
