The Black Angels (band)
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The Black Angels is an indie rock band from Austin, Texas,[1] formed in May 2004. Their name derives from the Velvet Underground song "The Black Angel's Death Song".
Among other venues, they have played at SXSW 2006 and some festivals in the Midwest in summer 2006. They will be touring the West Coast in October 2006 and the East Coast in November.[2] A major tour partner is the blues rock band The Black Keys.
Hannah Levin's 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" reminscent of both the Velvet Underground and the 13th Floor Elevators.[1] The band's icon is a stylized image of Nico.
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[edit] Band members
- Stephanie Bailey — drums and percussion
- Christian Bland — guitar
- Kyle Hunt — keyboards, percussion, bass, and guitar
- Alex Maas — vocals
- Jennifer Raines — drone machine/organ
- Nate Ryan — bass and guitar
- Richard Whymark — projection
[edit] Albums
- The Black Angels (Light In the Attic, 2005 EP)
- Passover (Light In the Attic, 2006)
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Hannah Levin, Review of Passover, The Stranger, Apr 13 - Apr 19, 2006. Accessed 7 October 2006.
- ^ The Black Angels Re-Launch Tour; Reveal Dates with The Black Keys (and one with The Shins!) on the Light In the Attic site. Accessed 7 October 2006.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Official Myspace
- The Black Angels collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
- 7-song February 2006 performance and brief interview at KEXP (Seattle), in Real Player and Windows Media Player formats.
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