Craft Spells
{{Short description|American indie rock/dream pop band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Craft Spells
| image = 2015 CraftSpells-Linen-Treefort-Credit-Steel-Brooks-2 (16935868011).jpg
| origin = Lathrop, California, USA
| genre = Indie rock, indie pop, dream pop, synthpop
| years_active = 2009–present
| label = Captured Tracks
| associated_acts = Emily Reo, Gathered Ghosts, Blouse, Beach Fossils
| website = {{URL|http://www.craftspells.com}}
| current_members = Justin Vallesteros
Live members:
Brandon Hughes
Javier Suarez
Cameron Spencer Case
Nick Robins
| past_members = Live members:
Brock Lowry
Andy Lum
Frankie Soto
Jack Doyle Smith
Peter Michel
}}
Craft Spells is an American indie rock/dream pop{{cite web |last=Clancy |first=Daniel |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/craft-spells-mn0002589723/biography |title=Craft Spells |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=February 14, 2017}} band from Stockton, California, formed in late 2009 by Justin Vallesteros. To date, Craft Spells has released two studio albums, Idle Labor (2011) and Nausea (2014) on the Captured Tracks label.
History
In 2009 Vallesteros began experimenting with simple synth and guitar lines, gradually layering them to create the sound that would become Craft Spells. After signing with Captured Tracks, the band released their debut full-length, Idle Labor, in early 2011 and went on tour with Beach Fossils.{{cite web |last=Stosuy |first=Brandon |url=http://www.stereogum.com/671741/craft-spells-from-the-morning-heat/mp3s/ |title=Craft Spells – "From The Morning Heat" |date=29 March 2011 |publisher=Stereogum |accessdate=February 14, 2017}} The album was described as a soft, synthy, dreamy compendium of new wave music and 80s pop similar to New Order with Vallesteros' voice style sounding like Ian Curtis.{{cite web |last=Kivel |first=Adam |url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/04/album-review-craft-spells-idle-labor/ |title=Craft Spells – Idle Labor |date=13 April 2011 |publisher=Consequence of Sound |accessdate=February 14, 2017}}{{cite web |last=Cohen |first=Ian |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15280-idle-labor/ |title=Craft Spells: Idle Labor |publisher=Pitchfork |accessdate=February 14, 2017}}
The band's next EP, Gallery, was released on 2012. It was followed by their second LP, Nausea on 2014.
Discography
Studio albums
- Idle Labor (2011)
- Nausea (2014)
EPs
- Gallery (2012)
- Gruesome Flowers 2: A Tribute to The Wake (2012) {{small|(with Blouse)}}
- Midnight Render (Nausea Rebuild) (2016)
Singles
- Party Talk (2010)
- After the Moment (2011)
- Breaking the Angle Against the Tide (2014)
- Our Park by Night (2015)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.craftspells.com/ Official Website]
- [http://www.capturedtracks.com/craft-spells Craft Spells at Captured Tracks]
Category:Captured Tracks artists