Passover (album)

Passover
Studio album by The Black Angels
Released	April 11, 2006 (2006-04-11)
Genre	Psychedelic rock
Length	50:37
Label	Light in the Attic Records
The Black Angels chronology
The Black Angels (2005) Passover (2006) Directions to See a Ghost (2008)

Professional ratings
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Pitchfork Media	7.2/10 link

Passover is the debut album from Austin, Texas psychedelic rock band The Black Angels, released in 2006.

Track listing

1. "Young Men Dead" – 5:32
2. "The First Vietnamese War" – 3:30
3. "The Sniper at the Gates of Heaven" – 4:16
4. "The Prodigal Sun" – 4:23
5. "Black Grease" – 4:37
6. "Manipulation" – 5:49
7. "Empire" – 5:35
8. "Better Off Alone" – 3:03
9. "Bloodhounds on My Trail" – 3:58
10. "Call to Arms" – 18:06

A cover of Jimmy Cliff's "Vietnam" with modernized lyrics referring to the Iraq War is hidden after "Call To Arms".

Credits

• Nate Ryan - bass, guitar
• Stephanie Bailey - drums, percussion
• Christian Bland - guitar, bass, vocals
• Alex Maas - vocals, bass
• Jennifer Raines - drone machine
• Recorded and mixed by Erik Wofford at Cacophony Recording Studio (except tracks 5 & 6 by Ross Ingram at Wire Recording & Shh! Recording)
• Mastered by Dave Cooley at Bionic
• Graphic Design by Christian Bland & Brian Jones
• Printed by Thingmakers

In popular culture

• "Better Off Alone" was featured in the video game Need for Speed: The Run
• "The First Vietnamese War" was featured in the 2012 video game Spec Ops: The Line.
• "Black Grease" was featured in the 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V.
• "Young Men Dead" and "The Prodigal Sun" was featured in the 2007 film Death Sentence (2007 film) ^[1]
• "Young Men Dead" was featured in the second episode of the first season of Fringe 2008
• "Young Men Dead" was featured in the episode "Prophets" of the fourth season of the TV series Person of Interest
• "Young Men Dead" was featured in the Season 5 episode "Frontforwards" of the USA series Covert Affairs. ^[2]
• "Young Men Dead" was featured in the episode "The Long Bright Dark" of True Detective (2014)
• "Young Men Dead" was featured in the Comic Con 2014 highlight reel for Person of Interest
• "Young Men Dead" was featured in the BMX Film Movement - The Link
• "Young Men Dead" was featured in the video game Alan Wake
• "Young Men Dead" was featured in the 2011 Snowboarding Documentary The Art of Flight

References