Margaret Osborn (born: August 25, 1988), better known online as Alice Glass, is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is the co-founder and former frontwoman of the electronic band Crystal Castles.[1]
History[]
Margaret Osborn was born on August 25, 1988, in Toronto, Ontario. She was raised Catholic, attending parochial school up until junior high.[2] At age 15, she ran away from home to live in a squat community of punks under the name Vicki Vale and started an all-girl experimental punk band called Fetus Fatale.[3] In December 2003, she and Ethan Kath began working together on the project that would become Crystal Castles.[4] She picked the stage name Alice Glass based on a pin with the name Alice that she shoplifted and Hopey Glass.[5]
Crystal Castles' first official release was their 2006 single "Alice Practice".[6] Glass co-wrote every Crystal Castles song she contributed vocals to.[7] In October 2014, Glass announced her departure from Crystal Castles due to her own professional and personal reasons.[8]
In July 2015, Glass released her debut single as a solo artist, "Stillbirth".[9] The release was largely an effort to increase awareness of domestic and sexual abuse. Glass worked with anti-sexual assault organization RAINN to donate all proceeds from the song's revenue to aid abuse victims.[10]
In August 2017, Glass released "Without Love", which served as the lead single to her first debut EP which was released the following week. She headed on tour with Marilyn Manson following the release of the EP.[11]
In October 2017, Glass posted a statement on her official website explaining her departure from Crystal Castles, accusing co-founder Ethan Kath of sexual, physical, and mental abuse. The accusations detailed that the abuse started when Glass was 15 and began recording with Kath and escalated until her eventual departure from Crystal Castles.[12] Kath responded the same day in a statement issued to Pitchfork through his attorney, where he called the accusations "pure fiction" and said he was consulting with his lawyers as to his legal options. The following month, Kath sued Glass for defamation, but was dismissed in February 2018.[13] In May, Glass was awarded nearly US$21,000 in attorney fees after Kath's lawyers sought to vacate the dismissal of his defamation lawsuit against Glass.[14]
In 2020, Glass revealed that she received no royalties from her work in Crystal Castles. She disavowed her tenure in the band and asked fans to stop their support for the group.[15]
Discography[]
Albums[]
- Prey//IV (2022)
Extended Plays[]
- Alice Glass (2017)
- Alice Glass (Remixes) (2018)
Singles[]
- Stillbirth (2015)
- Cease and Desist (2018)
- Mine (2018)
- Lips Apart (2022)
- Drown (2024)
- Remains (2024)
References[]
- ↑ https://www.voxmagazine.com/music/five-songs-to-listen-to-now-that-crystal-castles-appear-to-be-done/article_19c253db-1630-5372-aa7c-b1c22cbdfa72.html
- ↑ http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/8988-crystal-castles
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080103053445/http://www.planbmag.com/content/view/492/42
- ↑ http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/the-roots-of-crystal-castles-771776
- ↑ https://mag.agolde.com/2016/07/18/alice-glass
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAtsuWBY--A
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK8GlvPd1VE
- ↑ http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/22102/1/crystal-castles-announce-their-split-on-twitter
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stillbirth-single/id1019240410
- ↑ https://www.factmag.com/2015/07/17/alice-glass-stillbirth-single-opens-up-about-abusive-relationship/
- ↑ https://www.nme.com/news/music/alice-glass-new-video-marilyn-manson-tour-2123452
- ↑ https://www.alice-glass.com/cc/#
- ↑ https://www.stereogum.com/1970507/crystal-castles-ethan-kath-sues-alice-glass-for-defamation/news
- ↑ https://pitchfork.com/news/alice-glass-awarded-nearly-dollar21000-in-attorney-fees-after-ethan-kath-lawsuit-dismissed
- ↑ https://www.nme.com/news/music/alice-glass-says-she-is-being-gutted-over-crystal-castles-royalty-payments-2786266
