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The Black Angels

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Forfans of psychedelic and garage rock, neo-psych revivalists, levitation-goers, and listeners into velvet underground and 13th floor elevators.
6 Reviews 3 Definitions 32 Charts

The Profile

The Black Angels are an American psychedelic rock band from Austin, Texas, formed in 2004. Named after the Velvet Underground’s “The Black Angel’s Death Song,” the group—featuring Alex Maas, Christian Bland, and Stephanie Bailey among others—revived droning, 60s-indebted psych and helped found Austin Psych Fest (now Levitation).

Origin: Austin, Texas, USA. Founding year: 2004. Known for reviving neo-psychedelia and co-founding Austin Psych Fest/Levitation. Studio albums include Passover (2006), Directions to See a Ghost (2008), Phosphene Dream (2010), Indigo Meadow (2013), Death Song (2017), Wilderness Of Mirrors (2022). Collaborations/live ties with Roky Erickson are publicly documented.

Austin’s The Black Angels channel 60s-styled psychedelia with droning guitars, organ haze and ritual drums. Reviews here celebrate Passover, Directions to See a Ghost and Phosphene Dream; Indigo Meadow is seen as a tighter, hookier pivot, while Death Song draws criticism. Live, they’re praised as a mind-warping force. Their role in sparking Austin Psych Fest/Levitation and championing the 13th Floor Elevators legacy is highlighted.

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