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The Black Angels are a psychedelic rock band from Austin, Texas,[1] formed in May 2004. Their name derives from the Velvet Underground song "The Black Angel's Death Song".
Friday, August 5th 2007, they played at Lollapalooza in Chicago. Among other venues, they have played at SXSW 2006 & 2008 and All Tomorrow's Parties 2008. Touring partners have included the blues rock band The Black Keys and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.
The group's debut LP Passover was generally well received in the underground independent rock community and was noted for its dark tones and lyrical content. A review of the Black Angels album Passover described them as "Walking in the shadows cast by Spacemen 3 and Spiritualized mastermind Jason Pierce" and compared them to The Warlocks and Black Mountain, also invoking "dirges" reminiscent of both The Velvet Underground and the 13th Floor Elevators.[1] The band's icon is a stylized/high-contrast image of Nico.
Passover included a quote in the liner notes from Edvard Munch; "Illness, insanity, and death are the black angels that kept watch over my cradle and accompanied me all my life."
In December 2007, the group announced on their blog that their second album will be released in Spring of 2008. [1]. In March 2008 a release date of May 13th was announced for their second album, Directions to See a Ghost.
Band members
Current
- Stephanie Bailey — drums, percussion, bass
- Christian Bland — guitar, bass
- Kyle Hunt — keyboards, percussion, bass, and guitar
- Alex Maas — vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, sitar
- Nate Ryan — bass, guitar, ocassional drums
- Adam Demetri — projections
Former
- Jennifer Raines — drone machine, keyboards and percussion
Discography
Albums
- Passover (Light in the Attic, 2006)
- Directions to See a Ghost (Light in the Attic, 2008)
EPs
- The Black Angels (Light in the Attic, 2005 EP)
- Black Angel Exit (Light in the Attic, 2008 EP)
Singles
- "The First Vietnamese War" b/w "Nine Years" (released August 21, 2006)
- "Better Off Alone" b/w "Yesterday Always Knows" (released May 28, 2007)
References
- ^ a b Hannah Levin, Review of Passover, The Stranger, Apr 13 - Apr 19, 2006. Accessed 7 October 2006.
External links
- Official site • Official Band Store
- The Black Angels collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive (Download full concert audio recordings)
- 7-song February 2006 performance and brief interview at KEXP (Seattle), in Real Player and Windows Media Player formats.
- The Interface with The Black Angels - interview & performance podcast on Spinner.com
- Template:Myspace
- Review of their show at Brooklyn's Lunar Lounge, April 2007
- Photos of The Black Angels
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