The Black Angels (band)
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| The Black Angels | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Psychedelic rock, Neo-psychedelia, Alternative rock |
| Years active | 2004 - Present |
| Labels | Light In The Attic Records |
| Website | Official Website |
| Members | |
| Christian Bland Alex Maas Stephanie Bailey Nate Ryan Kyle Hunt | |
| Former members | |
| Jennifer Raines | |
| Notable instruments | |
| "Drone Machine" | |
The Black Angels are a psychedelic rock band from Austin, Texas.[1]
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[edit] History
Formed in May 2004, the band's name derives from the Velvet Underground song "The Black Angel's Death Song".
In 2005, the Black Angels were featured on dual disc compilation album of psychedelic music called "Psychedelica Vol.1" from Northern Star Records. This, along with the growing popularity of their MySpace page, gave the band a big jump in popularity in the underground scene.
On Friday, August 5, 2007, they played at Lollapalooza in Chicago. Among other venues, they have also played at SXSW 2006 & 2008 and All Tomorrow's Parties 2008. Touring partners have included the blues rock band The Black Keys, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Warlocks, Roky Erickson, The Raveonettes and Wolfmother.
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 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] 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[2] that their second album will be released in Spring 2008. On May 13 their second album, Directions to See a Ghost, was released. The album reached #23 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.[3]
The band was featured on the soundtrack of the 2007 Kevin Bacon movie, Death Sentence, and on the second episode of FOX's "Fringe".
Songs from "Directions to See a Ghost" were also featured in The History Channels documentary, 'Manson'. The show commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Manson murders and aired Labor Day, 2009.
Between October 28, 2008 and November 2, 2008, the band performed as Roky Erickson's backing band down the West Coast. Future plans between Roky and The Black Angels are in the works.
More recently, their song "Young Men Dead" was featured on the March 17, 2010 episode UFC Primetime: St. Pierre vs. Hardy, on Spike TV.
The band will feature on Unkle's May 2010 release, Where Did the Night Fall, collaborating on a song called "Natural Selection".[4] The group are confirmed to play the ATP New York 2010 music festival in Monticello, New York in September 2010.
The bands 3rd album, titled "Phosphene Dream" is set for release in Summer 2010.
The band presents their 3rd annual music and art festival, Austin Psych Fest 3 on April 23-25th 2010. Bands topping the 43 band bill include The Raveonettes, Pink Mountaintops, The Warlocks, The Gaslamp Killer, Warpaint and vintage psych legends The Silver Apples and YaHoWa 13.
[edit] Logo
Besides the band's name, the Velvet Underground are also referenced by the band's logo, which incorporates a high-contrast negative image of Velvet's vocalist Nico.[5]
[edit] Band members
[edit] Current
- Stephanie Bailey — drums, percussion, bass
- Christian Bland — guitar, bass, drums
- Kyle Hunt — keyboards, percussion, bass, and guitar
- Alex Maas — vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards,
- Nate Ryan — bass, guitar, occasional drums
[edit] Former
- Jennifer Raines — drone machine, keyboards and percussion
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Passover (Light in the Attic, 2006)
- Directions to See a Ghost (Light in the Attic, 2008)
- Phosphene Dream (2010)
[edit] EPs
- The Black Angels (Light in the Attic, 2005 EP)
- Black Angel Exit (Light in the Attic, 2008 EP)
[edit] 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)
- "Doves" b/w "Drone in G# Major" (released May 20, 2008)
[edit] Guest Appearances
- "Natural Selection" from Where Did the Night Fall - UNKLE (2010)
[edit] TV/Film Appearances
- Beautiful Noise
- Fuel TV's The Daily Habit
- Fringe
- Californication (TV series)
- The Limits of Control
- Dirt (TV series)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Hannah Levin, Review of Passover, The Stranger, Apr 13 - Apr 19, 2006. Accessed 7 October 2006.
- ^ "Happy Holidays". The Black Angels. 2007-12-11. http://www.theblackangels.com/2007/12/happy-holidays.html. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ^ Billboard, Allmusic
- ^ Unkle
- ^ Dom Alessio, The Black Angels – Directions To See A Ghost (Light In The Attic/Inertia), Cyclic Defrost, October 21, 2008. Accessed online 2009-12-08.
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