Guardian Music — In its prime, the Flying Nun label was New Zealand's Rough Trade, Factory and Mute in one. How did we miss it, wonders Martin Aston'There's something about the antipodes that irritates Britain," reckons Martin Phillipps, on the phone from Dunedin on ... more info

Music Mule — What? Crystal Stilts are a cool as fuck Brooklyn guitar band who play reverb heavy dark disco/surf tunes with a foot in the past but their hearts and heads pointed firmly forwards. Whatever the hell that means! Dark, danceable, sexy tunes well perfor... more info

Gigwise — Catch them later this month... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Here is the awesome schedule for Celebrate Brooklyn at the Prospect Park Bandshell. I for one am psyched for Dean & Britta with the Crystal Stilts, the Purple Rain sing-along with Escort, Femi Kuti, and Los Amigos Invisibles. Here’s the whole thing... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Crystal Stilts @ The Shank - Sat, April 25 (Ryan Muir/Metromix) Crystal Stilts are playing Cake Shop tonight (4/30). This show is not to be confused with the previously announced CS Cake Shop show which isn't until June. , Tonight's... more info

Altsounds — Following the release of the debut album *Alight of Night*, Brooklyn’s spectral garage-pop quintet, *Crystal Stilts*, are poised to release their new single “*Love Is A Wave*” on May 25th through Angular Recordings, the for... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — After the Jump is pleased to have had a hand in putting together Deli Magazine's Best of NYC Fest, taking place at various venues in New York from May 6th - May 10th. The fest is built around the Magazine's annual Best of NYC issue which features a t... more info

Music Mule — What? Crystal Stilts Just one of Brooklyn’s many rising stars from the past year but one worth noting. They play dark but uplifting, reverb heavy surf tinged, psychedelic guitar tunes with a bit of a Joy Divison thing going on with front man Brad�... more info

Stereogum — Mr. Blank Dogs has removed the mask for his forthcoming Under And Under, but that doesn't mean he (or at least the male protagonist) and his choreographed KKK-as-Fort Thunder dancers in this crisp back and white Jacqueline Castel-directed video sh... more info

Stereogum — Incorporating a few releases with relatively bigger labels into his extensive discography of limited-edition 12"'s, 7"'s, etc., Brooklyn BTW Blank Dogs is quite literally getting easier to watch. See, for instance, the forthcoming In The Red-impri... more info