Crystal Fighters are a British alternative dance band, formed in London, United Kingdom in 2007.
Their debut album, Star of Love, was released in October 2010 in the UK and was released in
the US through Atlantic Records in April 2012.
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Members:
Sebastian Pringle (lead vocals, guitar)
Gilbert Vierich (electronics, guitars, txalaparta, percussion)
Graham Dickson (guitar/txalaparta)
Eleanor Fletcher (vocals)
Name Origin:
The group took their name Crystal Fighters from an unfinished opera which Stockley's
grandfather had penned during his final months of insanity. Stockley came across the manuscript
while clearing out the reclusive old man's remote home in the Basque countryside.
She quickly became obsessed by the intriguing scrawls within it and shared it with the others.
Captivated by its seemingly prophetic contents, the band took on the name and formed in an attempt
to expand upon the wild and deranged spirit of Stockley's grandfather's writings.
From: London, United Kingdom
Genre(s):
Alternative dance,
synthpop,
folk,
folktronica
Active From: 2007-present