Alice Glass reveals solo album plans

Alice Glass has spoken about her solo material for the first time since leaving Crystal Castles.

Back in 2014, Glass said: “My art and my self-expression in any form has always been an attempt towards sincerity, honesty, and empathy for others. For a multitude of reasons both professional and personal I no longer feel that this is possible within CC. Although this is the end of the band, I hope my fans will embrace me as a solo artist in the same way they have embraced Crystal Castles.” Ethan Kath’s still not said anything…

Speaking to i-D in her first interview since going solo, she revealed plans to release a new album this year. She describes it as sounding “like a kitten eating their hoarding owners after they die.” Lovely.

“I’ve always connected more with aggressive, darker music and that’s what I want to create,” she explained. “I’ve always connected more with aggressive, darker music and that’s what I want to create. I don’t have to answer to anyone and I can take my time. Even if only a handful of people want to come to my shows it’s better than living a lie playing stadiums.”

Top of her target list is nostalgia, with Glass saying: “We can be influenced by the past but fuck retro trends, it’s regressive. It robs our generation of our rightful identity in the present. Let’s support the up-and-coming, struggling artists of our generation.”