IвЂ™ve tried starting projects before but it never really felt right until now. I was in church choir for years, IвЂ™ve been singing forever. IвЂ™ve played piano, bass and a little bit of hand bells. This is my first tour, and my first time in a band. Have you ever gone on tour or played in any other bands before?

IвЂ™ve done a pretty good job of staying private. You know, I thought about making my Tumblr public, boosting my Internet presence. ItвЂ™s really hard to research you! Your Internet presence is very вЂ¦ scarce. While on tour in Europe, the singer discussed her very first tour, paranormal activity and Black Flag.Д«udapest.

when she encountered Kath вЂ“ who would later recruit her as the new lead singer of Crystal Castles.

A long way from her home state of Iowa, the 21-year-old was couch-surfing in L.A. вЂњI knocked him over in the pit,вЂќ she laughs. No other publication has spoken to Frances, until now.ДЇrances met Kath at a Negative Approach show in November 2013, at Los Angeles club Los Globos. Recorded in LondonвЂ™s famed Konk Studios, founded by the Kinks, Amnesty (I) continues the political trajectory of previous album III,В with a procession of grim industrial ballads, interspersed with sinister glimmers of FrancesвЂ™ soprano. Out August 19th, the band releases Amnesty (I), the first Crystal Castles record starring GlassвЂ™ successor, the enigmatic Edith Frances. The Private Lives of Liza Minnelli (The Rainbow Ends Here) In April 2015 Kath released вЂњFrail,вЂќ a track on the bandвЂ™s Soundcloud featuring an unknown singer, who he only referred to as вЂњEdith.вЂќ He would later redact his previous statements about Glass, stating вЂњDespite everything, IвЂ™ll always love her and sincerely want her to do well and be happy.вЂќ вЂњ Although this is the end of the band,вЂќ she said, вЂњI hope my fans will embrace me as a solo artist in the same way they have embraced Crystal Castles.вЂќ In 2015 the singer released her first solo single, вЂњ Stillbirth ,вЂќ and in a heartrending press release, alluded to her recovery from abuse, stating proceeds from the track would go towards anti-sexual assault network RAINN.Д¬ontrary to GlassвЂ™ claims that Crystal Castles would end with her departure, founding producer Ethan Kath was poised to continue the project without her, even dismissing the gravity of GlassвЂ™ role in the band. I am still recovering.Famed for their raucous live sets and glitchy, aggressive take on electro-punk, Canadian duo Crystal Castles was on the brink of collapse in 2014, after founding vocalist Alice Glass announced her resignation on Facebook. It has taken me years to recover from enduring almost a decade of abuse, manipulation and psychological control. As difficult as it was, I knew that leaving was one of the best decisions IвЂ™ve ever made. I gave that up and started over not because I wanted to but because I had to. My music, my performances, and my fans were all I had in the world. Leaving Crystal Castles was the single most difficult decision IвЂ™ve ever made-that band was everything to me. Alice is so brave to come out and speak about her hardships which helps others cope with their own similar struggles. No one wants to support someone whose allegations of sexual, physical, and mental abuse.Д®than and Alice originally founded Crystal Castles, but once Alice left in 2014, Edith Frances stepped in. Crystal Castles was everything to her and she didnвЂ™t leave because she wanted to, but because she had to.Д®than denies AliceвЂ™s allegations and claims вЂњher story is pure fictionвЂќ and he says he has вЂњmany witnessesвЂќ that will vouch for him, yet itвЂ™s not looking good. Since the news has broken out, over 10 Crystal Castles shows have been canceled, from San Diego to Toronto.ДЄlice has written a detailed statement explaining her departure from the group in 2014 and what unfortunate circumstances she endured. Former vocalist for Crystal Castles, Alice Glass has spoken out against her alleged sexual, physical, and psychological abuser, her former band member, Ethan Kath.

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