The Black Angels

BIO

From deep in the heart of Texas, armed with the home-grown mantra “Turn On, Tune In, Drone Out,” The Black Angels ring real and rugged like a crimson full moon-lit night. Formed in May of 2004, the band’s sanctified holy racket was breech-born out of life-long friendships drawn up in blood and sealed with a kiss. Their self proclaimed “Native American Drone ‘N’ Roll” genre has progressed from communal living and the members’ eclectic upbringings. … READ MORE >

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  • Passover

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    Passover

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    10-songs deep, Passover has come again. Reflecting and questioning the intergenerational psychosis of American social life that surrounds us, The Black Angels put forth their answers in song. It’s a “Call To Arms” for those ready to join the good fight, a rock ‘n’ roll salvation during the times we need it the most. As Maas bellows on “Young Man Dead,” “Fire for the hills, pick up speed, and let’s go…”

  • Doves

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    Doves

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    A 7" released concurrently with the acclaimed Directions To See A Ghost featuring “Doves” and "Drone (In G-Sharp Minor).

  • Directions To See A Ghost

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    Directions To See A Ghost

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    If you’re familiar with Passover, the band’s 2006 debut, you’ll know that The Black Angels’s music alone is enough to invoke spirits. There’s a name for the band’s sound; they call it ‘hypno-drone ’n roll’. It’s the sound of long nights on peyote, of dreams of a new world order, and of half-invented memories of the seamy side of ’60s psychedelia.

  • The Black Angels (EP)

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    The Black Angels (EP)

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    This striking eponymous EP, featuring the visceral “The First Vietnamese War” (pumped by the VV’s Chuck Eddy) and the hypnotic non-LP “Winter ’68,” is where the band was first captured in their burgeoning days of glory.

  • Better Off Alone

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    Better Off Alone

    -LITA 45-007

    2007 7 inch single from The Black Angels, pulled from their album Passover. “Better Off Alone” is a sultry, slow jamming slab of droning blues rock.

    Previously unreleased track “Tomorrow Always Knows” is the second track.

  • The First Vietnamese War (7")

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    The First Vietnamese War (7")

    -LITA 45-006

    This is the first, fiery single release by the Austin, Texas psyche band The Black Angels, a dirty, apocalypse-driven protest rocker with a dark intense drone-inflected B-side not available anywhere else.

  • Another Nice Pair (BLACK VINYL)

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    Another Nice Pair (BLACK VINYL)

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    First time collection of the band’s first two EPs & First time on vinyl! Unique “Double EP” with original artwork and limited promo insert. Housed in old-style tip-on sleeve. Original artwork by founding member/guitarist Christian Bland.