Crystal Castles II

Crystal Castles, also known as Crystal Castles II, is the second album by electronic music group Crystal Castles. The album was released by Fiction Records on 24 May 2010.^[2][3]

Crystal Castles
Studio album by Crystal Castles
Released	23 April 2010
Recorded	Various countries
Genre	Electronic Dance[1]
Length	52:54
Label	Fiction
Producer	Ethan Kath and Jacknife Lee
Crystal Castles chronology
Crystal Castles (2008) Crystal Castles (2010)
Singles from Crystal Castles
"Celestica" Released: April 17, 2010 (2010-04-17) "Baptism" Released: July 26, 2010 (2010-07-26) "Not in Love" Released: October 26, 2010 (2010-10-26)

Critical reception

Crystal Castles has had mostly good reviews from people.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fainting Spells"	2:44
2.	"Celestica"	3:48
3.	"Doe Deer"	1:38
4.	"Baptism"	4:13
5.	"Year of Silence"	4:54
6.	"Empathy"	4:11
7.	"Suffocation"	4:02
8.	"Violent Dreams"	4:35
9.	"Vietnam"	5:08
10.	"Birds"	2:31
11.	"Pap Smear"	3:43
12.	"Not in Love"	3:33
13.	"Intimate"	4:45
14.	"I Am Made of Chalk"	3:09

Notes

• Ethan Kath sings "Not in Love", which is a cover of a song by 1980s new wave band Platinum Blonde.^[4]
• "Year of Silence" samples the vocal track from the Sigur Ros song called "Inní mér syngur vitleysingur".^[4]
• Both "Violent Dreams" and "Vietnam" contain parts of the song "A Walk In The Park" by Stina Nordenstam.^[4]
• The CD sleeve notes state that the album cover is a photo of X Tecumseh Clark taken by his father, avant-garde composer and poet Todd Tamanend Clark.^[4]

Charts

Album charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[5]	25
UK Albums Chart[6]	48
UK Dance Albums Chart[7]	8
U.S. Digital Albums[8]	24
U.S. Top Electronic Albums[8]	6
U.S. Top Heatseekers[8]	3