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February 16, 2006
MS Pick - Black Mountain - Druganaut
Black Mountain's self titled album was a favorite of two-thirds of MS.com's writers in 2005. The remaining third, your own Merry Swankster, recently rediscovered the band after some much needed music spring cleaning. Since then two things changed. My iPod is happier since retiring the impromptu Lazy Sunday screenings. And I’ve been channeling the ghosts of mind altering bands like Black Sabbath and others, filed under the “Classic Vinyl" genre.
"Like V[elvet] U[nderground], they play rock music suited to more dangerous, debilitating drugs than a Queens of the Stone Age fan's mid-grade hydro." - Brian Howe for PitchforkIf I didn't know any better and was handed this album at my fictitious job for the Classic Vinyl channel, I'd place them into heavy rotation straight away.
I would be fired immediately due to the misclassification of the psych-tinged, contemporary rock outfit that is Black Mountain. With a name like Black Mountain and a sound as such I'd be surprised if others haven't made this mistake already.
Black Mountain - Druganaut - mp3
These guys were somehow picked as openers for Coldplay's '05 fall tour. An evening that was to be payback for girlfriends, bitter about watching Pink Floyd's The Wall a hundred and fifty times, ends up being a blessing in disguise for stoner boyfriends everywhere. Then of course Coldplay performed. Hope you fellas upgraded from mid-grade hydro.
//Black Mountain on Myspace
//Black Mountain on Jagjaguwar label - site
//Black Mountain - site (shared with side project/evil twin - Pink Mountaintops)
Tags: Black Mountain, Pink Mountaintops
Posted by Merry Swankster at February 16, 2006 07:29 AM
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