The Black Angels
(Austin, Texas)
Psychedelic
The slow build, the frantic clattering climax, the constant drone. Yep, it's all there. All the elements of the 60's/70's Texas Psychedelic freakout band. The music consists of reverb drenched guitars set to "Scary" mixed with clanging sitars and deep repetitive Native American drum beats. The lyrics, which are nothing short of disturbing, focus mainly on the Vietnam conflict that force one to draw heavy parallels between that and todays war in Iraq.
While TBA isn't necessarily adding anything new to the mix, they are definitely jumping in, rolling around the in established conventions and producing a sparkling example of what good Psychedelic music should be. They do this in such a familiar way I am often left with the impressions that if Jim Morrison did Mescaline instead of LSD the Doors would have produced records like Passover, TBA's first LP. The band can be easily placed among the genre's current leaders including The Spacemen 3, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. The only difference being that they accomplish a "Classic" sound without wandering to far into Experimental movement.
Live recordings:
Concert 1 with KEXP
Concert 2 with KEXP
32 Live Bootlegs via The Internet Archive: Link
Live at KVRX
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