The track was recorded at Omaha’s ARC studios with recorded with Bright Eyes members Nate Walcott and Mike Mogis and will be released as part of a collection of singles titled Friendly Witch due April 30. Pre-order the collection here.
Stereogum described the track by saying “Barnes has a scratchy, warm voice that sticks in your head, and her free-spirited embrace of crystals and their powers in the midst of a natural disaster is indicative of the secluded, spiritual corner of Los Angeles where she lives.”
Cillie Barnes told Stereogum, “During the bridge part of this song – which we called The Crystal Countdown – my intention was to alphabetically list crystals and their properties from A-Z. I only got to Q because we ran out of space. So for the curious. A list of the ones I was going to name from that point on: Rhodocrosite, Shaman Stones, Tiger’s Eye, Unakite, Vanadinite, Xenotime, Wolframite, Yellow Apatite and Zincite.”
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but manages to simultaneously exude familiarity – like a favorite candy you
“Cillie Barnes is a favorite young female artist, like Lorde level, ya I said it. She has got a
great voice that pairs with some very cool production that bridges electronic pop synths and drums with some rather classic indie/alt-rock vibes.” – The Weekly Flavor
