Where the black angel did weep
Tuesday, 24. January 2006, 21:59:00
The Black Angels hail from Austin, Texas, home of possibly the best music scene in the USA, as well as SXSW festival and conference.
The band seem to have an infatuation with Nico, and take their name from the song The Black Angel's Death Song
by the seminal Velvet Underground. They evoke the sounds of the 60's/70's proto punk bands such as The Stooges, The MC5 and a shade of The Doors. They describe themselves as Native American Drone ‘N’ Roll
, though I'm not sure where the Native American comes from. Being from Texas, maybe these guys (and two girls) were just sick of playing cowboys, and wanted to root for the underdogs.
The Black Angels released their first EP for Light in the Attic records late last year, and are currently embarking on a US tour through January and February. They've made available the first track, Black Grease available to download in all its goodness.
