The Black Angels

Formed: May, 2004 in Austin, TX
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Styles: Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
Group Members: Stephanie Bailey, Christian Bland, Alex Maas, Jennifer Raines, Richard Whymark, Nathan Ryan
Biography: The sultry neo-psychedelic sound of the Black Angels came together in spring 2004. Hailing from Austin, TX, Stephanie Bailey (drums), Christian Bland (guitar), Alex Maas (vocals), Jennifer Raines (organ), and Nathan Ryan (bass) took their name from a Velvet Underground classic, "The Black Angel's Death ...Read full biography
Passover
Released: 2006
Label: Light In The Attic
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"Black Grease" says it all, blackly: Austin's Black Angels temper stoned Black Sabbath drone with Black Keys bluesy bombast, producing a sort of boozy psychedelic White Light/White Heat in the process. ...Read full review
Directions to See a Ghost
Released: 2008
Label: Light in the Attic
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Name yourselves after one of the Velvet Underground's most aggressively amelodic songs and package your second album in an op art burnt orange and chartreuse freakout and you'd better be able to deliver ...Read full review
More The Black Angels albums: Main Albums (3), Singles & EPs (2)
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