Black Angels - Wilderness Of Mirrors - [Vinyl]

The best music reflects a wide-screen view of the world back at us, helping distill the universal into something far more personal. Since forming in Austin in 2004, The Black Angels have become standard-bearers for modern psych-rock that does exactly that, which is one of many reasons why the group�s new album, Wilderness of Mirrors, feels so aptly named. In the five years since the band�s prior album, Death Song, and the two-plus years spent working on Wilderness of Mirrors, pandemics, political tumult and the ongoing devastation of the environment have provided ample fodder for the Black Angels� signature sonic approach. Wilderness of Mirrors expertly refines the Black Angels� psychedelic rock attack alongside a host of intriguing sounds and textures. There are classic blasts of fuzzed-out guitars meant to simultaneously perk up the ears and jumpstart the mind, alongside melancholy, acoustic guitar-driven newfound experiments. Mellotron, strings, and other keyboards also play a more prominent role on Wilderness of Mirrors than ever before. Even amidst these new experimentations, The Black Angels remain masterfully true to psych-rock forebears such as Syd Barrett, Roky Erickson, Arthur Lee and the members of the Velvet Underground, all of whom are namechecked on album highlight �The River.� �The Velvet Underground song �I�ll Be Your Mirror� - that�s what every Black Angels album has been about,� says vocalist/bassist Alex Maas. �You can�t work out your struggles unless you bring them to the forefront and think about them. If we can all think about them, maybe we can help save ourselves.�

Black Angels - Wilderness Of Mirrors - [Vinyl]

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