Craft Spells is an American

indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...

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band from

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, 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 Captured Tracks is an American independent record label based in Brooklyn, New York. The label was founded in 2008 by Mike Sniper. About Current flagship artists include: Craft Spells, DIIV and Wild Nothing. Captured Tracks has reissued record ...

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

, the band released their debut full-length, ''Idle Labor'', in early 2011 and went on tour with

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. The album was described as a soft, synthy, dreamy compendium of

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and 80s pop similar to New Order with Vallesteros voice style sounding like

Ian Curtis Ian Kevin Curtis (15 July 1956 – 18 May 1980) was an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He was best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and lyricist of the post-punk band Joy Division, with whom he released the albums ''Unknown P ...

. 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) *''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

External links

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Official WebsiteCraft Spells at Captured Tracks
Indie rock musical groups from California Musical groups established in 2009 Captured Tracks artists