Vancouver-birthed psych-rock greats Black Mountain haven’t released a proper studio album since 2010’s Wilderness Heart , but their latest album this year comes bearing the appropriately-epic title IV.
Every music note cast by Black Mountain instantly turns to gold and no, this is not a statement that is up for debate. Very few bands can start their album with an eight-and-a-half minute song and keep you completely glued to it for every last millisecond of this album’s 56 minutes. Songs like “Florian Saucer Attack” possesses a sound that countless bands are trying to emulate, but none of them can do it justice quite like Black Mountain. It’s a testament to what they are: a true rock band, through and through
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[…] here is #48 for the “Best of 2016″ Canadian albums. This one is by 2016 Polaris Music Prize shortlisted band Black […]
great album and a real stayer on my turntable , good year for canadian bands one of my favs