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* MundaneHorror: One darkly funny line in "Baby Teeth:"
-->''Whatcha thinking' 'bout, boy?\\
''Picturing my insides outside me?''
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* OminousMusicBoxTune: "Everybody Else" is this.
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* HyperPop: Her music is considered to be a precursor to this.

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* EpilepticFlashingLights: The video for "Cease and Desist" which features repetitive flashing images of animals, fires, and car crashes.

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* EpilepticFlashingLights: The video for "Cease and Desist" which features repetitive flashing images of animals, fires, car crashes, and car crashes.Alice on stage.
* FaceOnTheCover: Both the EP and her debut album.


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* PerkyGoth: Could be the poster girl for this.
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* BreakingTheBonds: The video for "Fair Game." A girl chained to several blocks is taunted by Alice (via the song lyrics), she manages to break free and go towards Alice, only to find that she was (literally) just smoke and mirrors.
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** Her first tour was titled "the Lady Snowblood tour" after the [[LadySnowblood samurai revenge film of the same name.]]

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** Her first tour was titled "the Lady Snowblood tour" after the [[LadySnowblood [[Film/LadySnowblood samurai revenge film of the same name.]]

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* ShoutOut: The video for "Baby Teeth" is an homage to ''VideoGame/AliceMadnessReturns.''

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The video for "Baby Teeth" is an homage to ''VideoGame/AliceMadnessReturns.''''
** Her first tour was titled "the Lady Snowblood tour" after the [[LadySnowblood samurai revenge film of the same name.]]
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Alice Glass (born Margaret Osborn, 1988) is a musician and singer from UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, Canada. Formerly the lead vocalist of electronic band Crystal Castles, she quit the band in 2015, [[https://www.alice-glass.com/cc/ citing years of manipulation and abuse at the hands of her bandmate.]] After this, she then launched her own solo career, releasing several one off singles before her debut EP in 2017 (along with a remix EP) then her debut full length album, ''PREY//IV'', in 2021, both produced by her partner Jupiter Keyes. As a solo artist her music contains elements of AlternativeDance, {{Glitch}}, witch house, NoiseMusic, and {{Industrial}}, with more emphasis placed on her voice and lyrics. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

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Alice Glass (born Margaret Osborn, 1988) is a musician and singer from UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, Canada. Formerly the lead vocalist of electronic band Crystal Castles, she quit the band in 2015, [[https://www.alice-glass.com/cc/ citing years of manipulation and abuse at the hands of her bandmate.]] After this, she then launched her own solo career, releasing several one off singles before her debut EP in 2017 (along with a remix EP) then her debut full length album, ''PREY//IV'', in 2021, both produced by her partner Jupiter Keyes. As a solo artist her music contains elements of AlternativeDance, {{Glitch}}, witch house, NoiseMusic, noise, and {{Industrial}}, with more emphasis placed on her voice and lyrics. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
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Alice Glass (born Margaret Osborn, 1988) is a musician and singer from UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, Canada. Formerly the lead vocalist of electronic band Crystal Castles, she quit the band in 2015, [[https://www.alice-glass.com/cc/ citing years of manipulation and abuse at the hands of her bandmate.]] After this, she then launched her own solo career, releasing several one off singles before her debut EP in 2017 (along with a remix EP) then her debut full length album, ''PREY//IV'', in 2021, both produced by her partner Jupiter Keyes. As a solo artist her music contains elements of AlternativeDance, {{Glitch}}, witch house, {{Noise}}, and {{Industrial}}, with more emphasis placed on her voice and lyrics. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

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Alice Glass (born Margaret Osborn, 1988) is a musician and singer from UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, Canada. Formerly the lead vocalist of electronic band Crystal Castles, she quit the band in 2015, [[https://www.alice-glass.com/cc/ citing years of manipulation and abuse at the hands of her bandmate.]] After this, she then launched her own solo career, releasing several one off singles before her debut EP in 2017 (along with a remix EP) then her debut full length album, ''PREY//IV'', in 2021, both produced by her partner Jupiter Keyes. As a solo artist her music contains elements of AlternativeDance, {{Glitch}}, witch house, {{Noise}}, NoiseMusic, and {{Industrial}}, with more emphasis placed on her voice and lyrics. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
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Alice Glass (born Margaret Osborn, 1988) is a musician and singer from UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, Canada. Formerly the lead vocalist of electronic band Crystal Castles, she quit the band in 2015, [[https://www.alice-glass.com/cc/ citing years of manipulation and abuse at the hands of her bandmate.]] After this, she then launched her own solo career, releasing several one off singles before her debut EP in 2017 (along with a remix EP) then her debut full length album, ''PREY//IV'', in 2021, both produced by her partner Jupiter Keyes. As a solo artist her music contains elements of AlternativeDance, {{Glitch}}, witch house, noise, and {{Industrial}}, with more emphasis placed on her voice and lyrics. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

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Alice Glass (born Margaret Osborn, 1988) is a musician and singer from UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, Canada. Formerly the lead vocalist of electronic band Crystal Castles, she quit the band in 2015, [[https://www.alice-glass.com/cc/ citing years of manipulation and abuse at the hands of her bandmate.]] After this, she then launched her own solo career, releasing several one off singles before her debut EP in 2017 (along with a remix EP) then her debut full length album, ''PREY//IV'', in 2021, both produced by her partner Jupiter Keyes. As a solo artist her music contains elements of AlternativeDance, {{Glitch}}, witch house, noise, {{Noise}}, and {{Industrial}}, with more emphasis placed on her voice and lyrics. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
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* BoastfulRap: Has a rap-sung verse on "LEGEND" with Alice Longyu Gao.



* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "The Altar" and "I Trusted You."

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* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "The Altar" and "I Trusted You.""
* TextlessAlbumCover: ''PREY//IV.'' The self-titled EP has text on it in the corner, though it's hard to see.
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* ConceptVideo: For "Love Is Violence," which follows two young goth lovers watching Alice perform on a TV screen, then they start making out. And then biting each other. [[spoiler: And then killing and eating each other.]]
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Alice Glass (born Margaret Osborn, 1988) is a musician and singer from UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, Canada. Formerly the lead vocalist of electronic band Crystal Castles, she quit the band in 2015, [[https://www.alice-glass.com/cc/ citing years of manipulation and abuse at the hands of her bandmate.]] After this, she then launched her own solo career, releasing several one off singles before her debut EP in 2017 (along with a remix EP) then her debut full length album, ''PREY//IV'', in 2021. As a solo artist her music contains elements of AlternativeDance, {{Glitch}}, witch house, noise, and {{Industrial}}, with more emphasis placed on her voice and lyrics.

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Alice Glass (born Margaret Osborn, 1988) is a musician and singer from UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, Canada. Formerly the lead vocalist of electronic band Crystal Castles, she quit the band in 2015, [[https://www.alice-glass.com/cc/ citing years of manipulation and abuse at the hands of her bandmate.]] After this, she then launched her own solo career, releasing several one off singles before her debut EP in 2017 (along with a remix EP) then her debut full length album, ''PREY//IV'', in 2021.2021, both produced by her partner Jupiter Keyes. As a solo artist her music contains elements of AlternativeDance, {{Glitch}}, witch house, noise, and {{Industrial}}, with more emphasis placed on her voice and lyrics. \n She currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
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* AntiChristmasSong: Played with in the video for "I Trusted You," which features Alice singing in front of Christmas light displays.
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Alice Glass (born Margaret Osborn, 1988) is a musician and singer from UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, Canada. Formerly the lead vocalist of electronic band Crystal Castles, she quit the band in 2015, [[https://www.alice-glass.com/cc/ citing years of manipulation and abuse at the hands of her bandmate.]] After this, she then launched her own solo career, releasing several one off singles before her debut EP in 2017 (along with a remix EP) then her debut full length album, ''PREY//IV'', in 2021. As a solo artist her music contains elements of AlternativeDance, {{Glitch}}, witch house, noise, and industrial, with more emphasis placed on her voice and lyrics.

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Alice Glass (born Margaret Osborn, 1988) is a musician and singer from UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, Canada. Formerly the lead vocalist of electronic band Crystal Castles, she quit the band in 2015, [[https://www.alice-glass.com/cc/ citing years of manipulation and abuse at the hands of her bandmate.]] After this, she then launched her own solo career, releasing several one off singles before her debut EP in 2017 (along with a remix EP) then her debut full length album, ''PREY//IV'', in 2021. As a solo artist her music contains elements of AlternativeDance, {{Glitch}}, witch house, noise, and industrial, {{Industrial}}, with more emphasis placed on her voice and lyrics.
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* CanadaEh: Despite having lived in California for a while, she still has a pretty strong Canadian accent. You can hear it especially [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bj70oaOqhM&t=201s here.]]
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* ArcSymbol: The [[http://www.davidbrinley.com/alice-glass-official "moon dagger" symbol]] she uses as her logo, designed by David Brinley. She and her partner Jupiter Keyes have matching tattoos of the symbol on their hands.
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[[caption-width-right:1000:Trauma Queen]]
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* NumberedSequels: Played with. PREY//IV contains the number 4 since, despite being her first solo record, it's her fourth album overall, the albums she made with Music/CrystalCastles included, playing on how they used to TitleByNumber their albums. Intended as a [[TakeThat statement]] against her former bandmate who often tried to [[DudeWheresMyRespect discredit]] her involvement in the band.

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* NumberedSequels: Played with. PREY//IV ''PREY//IV'' contains the number 4 since, despite being her first solo record, it's her fourth album overall, the albums she made with Music/CrystalCastles included, playing on how they used to TitleByNumber their albums. Intended as a [[TakeThat statement]] against her former bandmate who often tried to [[DudeWheresMyRespect discredit]] her involvement in the band.



* ShoutOut: The video for "Baby Teeth" is an homage to VideoGame/AliceMadnessReturns.

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* ShoutOut: The video for "Baby Teeth" is an homage to VideoGame/AliceMadnessReturns.''VideoGame/AliceMadnessReturns.''
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** ''PREY//IV'''s album cover is an homage to the infamous black-eyed Madonna from the ''Alice Practice'' EP that got them sued.

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** ''PREY//IV'''s album cover is an homage to the infamous black-eyed Madonna image from the ''Alice Practice'' EP that got them sued.



* CarefulWithThatAxe: It is ''Alice'' after all.

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* CarefulWithThatAxe: It is ''Alice'' Alice after all.



* NumberedSequels: Played with. PREY//IV contains the number 4, despite being her first solo record, it's her fourth album overall, the albums she made with Music/CrystalCastles included, playing on how Crystal Castles used to TitleByNumber their albums. Intended as a [[TakeThat statement]] against her former bandmate who often tried to [[DudeWheresMyRespect discredit]] her involvement in the band.

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* NumberedSequels: Played with. PREY//IV contains the number 4, 4 since, despite being her first solo record, it's her fourth album overall, the albums she made with Music/CrystalCastles included, playing on how Crystal Castles they used to TitleByNumber their albums. Intended as a [[TakeThat statement]] against her former bandmate who often tried to [[DudeWheresMyRespect discredit]] her involvement in the band.
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* ImAHumanitarian: The music video for "Love Is Violence," which gets pretty hard to watch even for Alice Glass standards.

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* ImAHumanitarian: The music video for "Love Is Violence," which gets pretty [[{{Squick}} hard to watch watch]] even for Alice Glass standards.

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* AnimatedMusicVideo: "Baby Teeth" and "Suffer and Swallow." The latter is StopMotion by Mexican artist Lucas David.



** ''PREY//IV'''s album cover is an homage to the infamous [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Practice#/media/File:Alice_Practice.png black-eyed Madonna from the ''Alice Practice'' EP that got them sued.

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** ''PREY//IV'''s album cover is an homage to the infamous [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Practice#/media/File:Alice_Practice.png black-eyed Madonna from the ''Alice Practice'' EP that got them sued.
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** ''PREY//IV'''s album cover is an homage to the infamous [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Practice#/media/File:Alice_Practice.png black-eyed {{Music/Madonna}} image]] from the ''Alice Practice'' EP that got them sued.

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** ''PREY//IV'''s album cover is an homage to the infamous [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Practice#/media/File:Alice_Practice.png black-eyed {{Music/Madonna}} image]] Madonna from the ''Alice Practice'' EP that got them sued.
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Alice Glass (born Margaret Osborn, 1988) is a musician and singer from UsefulNotes/Toronto, Canada. Formerly the lead vocalist of electronic band Crystal Castles, she quit the band in 2015, [[https://www.alice-glass.com/cc/ citing years of manipulation and abuse at the hands of her bandmate.]] After this, she then launched her own solo career, releasing several one off singles before her debut EP in 2017 (along with a remix EP) then her debut full length album, ''PREY//IV'', in 2021. As a solo artist her music contains elements of AlternativeDance, {{Glitch}}, witch house, noise, and industrial, with more emphasis placed on her voice and lyrics.

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Alice Glass (born Margaret Osborn, 1988) is a musician and singer from UsefulNotes/Toronto, UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, Canada. Formerly the lead vocalist of electronic band Crystal Castles, she quit the band in 2015, [[https://www.alice-glass.com/cc/ citing years of manipulation and abuse at the hands of her bandmate.]] After this, she then launched her own solo career, releasing several one off singles before her debut EP in 2017 (along with a remix EP) then her debut full length album, ''PREY//IV'', in 2021. As a solo artist her music contains elements of AlternativeDance, {{Glitch}}, witch house, noise, and industrial, with more emphasis placed on her voice and lyrics.

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* A TakeThat on "Without Love," she sings "Tell me when to spit, don't tell me what to swallow," a direct reference to the song on the first Crystal Castles album "Tell Me What To Swallow."
* ''PREY//IV'''s album cover is an homage to the infamous [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Practice#/media/File:Alice_Practice.png black-eyed {{Music/Madonna}} image]] from the ''Alice Practice'' EP that got them sued.

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* ** A TakeThat on "Without Love," she sings "Tell me when to spit, don't tell me what to swallow," a direct reference to the song on the first Crystal Castles album "Tell Me What To Swallow."
* ** ''PREY//IV'''s album cover is an homage to the infamous [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Practice#/media/File:Alice_Practice.png black-eyed {{Music/Madonna}} image]] from the ''Alice Practice'' EP that got them sued.



* CreepyDoll: The "Suffer and Swallow" video, fitting for Alice's real life love of dolls

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* CreepyDoll: The "Suffer and Swallow" video, fitting for Alice's real life love of dolls and classic horror movie tropes.



* EpilepticFlashingLights: The video for "Cease and Desist" which features repetitive flashing images of animals, fires, and car crashes.



* RemixAlbum: Released a whole EP of remixes for her first EP, featuring many goth heavy hitters such as Pictureplane, Music/ChelseaWolfe, Music/ZolaJesus, and Music/YvesTumor.

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* RemixAlbum: Released a whole EP of remixes for her first EP, featuring many goth heavy hitters such as Pictureplane, Music/ChelseaWolfe, Music/ZolaJesus, Zola Jesus, and Music/YvesTumor.Yves Tumor.



* StringyHairedGhostGirl: Plays this "Everybody Else."

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* StringyHairedGhostGirl: Plays this in "Everybody Else."

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This page refers to Alice's solo music. Go [[Music/CrystalCastles]] here for tropes pertaining to her previous band.


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This page refers to Alice's solo music. Go [[Music/CrystalCastles]] here [[Music/CrystalCastles here]] for tropes pertaining to her previous band.

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!! Discography
* ''Alice Glass'' (EP) (2017)
* ''Alice Glass Remixes''
* ''PREY//IV'' (2021)

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* A TakeThat on "Without Love," she sings "Tell me when to spit, don't tell me what to swallow," a direct reference to the song on the first Crystal Castles album "Tell Me What To Swallow."
* ''PREY//IV'''s album cover is an homage to the infamous [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Practice#/media/File:Alice_Practice.png black-eyed {{Music/Madonna}} image]] from the ''Alice Practice'' EP that got them sued.



* CarefulWithThatAxe:
* DoNotCallMePaul: Goes by Alice even in her personal life, and does not appreciate being referred to as Margaret.

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* CarefulWithThatAxe:
CarefulWithThatAxe: It is ''Alice'' after all.
* CreepyDoll: The "Suffer and Swallow" video, fitting for Alice's real life love of dolls
* DoNotCallMePaul: Goes by Alice even in her personal life, and does not appreciate being referred to as Margaret. Margaret.
* HellIsThatNoise: Songs like "White Lies" and "Animosity" have loud startling washes of noise. "Cease and Desist" stands out as especially noisy, because it was co-produced by power-electronics musician Dreamcrusher.



* NumberedSequels: Played with. PREY//IV contains the number 4, despite being her first solo record, it's her fourth album overall, the albums she made with Music/CrystalCastles included. Intended as a [[TakeThat statement]] against her former bandmate who often tried to [[DudeWheresMyRespect discredit]] her involvement in the band.

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* NumberedSequels: Played with. PREY//IV contains the number 4, despite being her first solo record, it's her fourth album overall, the albums she made with Music/CrystalCastles included.included, playing on how Crystal Castles used to TitleByNumber their albums. Intended as a [[TakeThat statement]] against her former bandmate who often tried to [[DudeWheresMyRespect discredit]] her involvement in the band.


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* ShoutOut: The video for "Baby Teeth" is an homage to VideoGame/AliceMadnessReturns.
* StringyHairedGhostGirl: Plays this "Everybody Else."
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Alice Glass (born Margaret Osborn, 1988) is a musician and singer from UsefulNotes/Toronto, Canada. Formerly the lead vocalist of electronic band Crystal Castles, she quit the band in 2015, [[https://www.alice-glass.com/cc/ citing years of manipulation and abuse at the hands of her bandmate.]] After this, she then launched her own solo career, releasing several one off singles before her debut EP in 2017 (along with a remix EP) then her debut full length album, ''PREY//IV'', in 2021. As a solo artist her music contains elements of AlternativeDance, {{Glitch}}, witch house, noise, and industrial, with more emphasis placed on her voice and lyrics.

This page refers to Alice's solo music. Go [[Music/CrystalCastles]] here for tropes pertaining to her previous band.


* AlbumIntroTrack: "Prey."
* AppealToWorseProblems: On "The Altar." Though the sentiments on the song aren't meant to be very healthy or inspiring.
--> ''Somewhere else, someone else feels worse''
--> ''All your regret cannot be reversed''
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* CapsLock: Every song on ''PREY//IV''.
* CarefulWithThatAxe:
* DoNotCallMePaul: Goes by Alice even in her personal life, and does not appreciate being referred to as Margaret.
* ImAHumanitarian: The music video for "Love Is Violence," which gets pretty hard to watch even for Alice Glass standards.
* NumberedSequels: Played with. PREY//IV contains the number 4, despite being her first solo record, it's her fourth album overall, the albums she made with Music/CrystalCastles included. Intended as a [[TakeThat statement]] against her former bandmate who often tried to [[DudeWheresMyRespect discredit]] her involvement in the band.
* PrecisionFStrike: "Natural Selection."
--> '''''GET THE FUCK OFF OF ME!'''''
* PunnyTitle: ''PREY//IV'', when read in tandem with her name, reads as "Pray For Alice Glass."
* RemixAlbum: Released a whole EP of remixes for her first EP, featuring many goth heavy hitters such as Pictureplane, Music/ChelseaWolfe, Music/ZolaJesus, and Music/YvesTumor.
* SelfTitledAlbum: Her first EP.
* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "The Altar" and "I Trusted You."

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