Wilderness Heart

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Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 | musiX | 1 Comment

In all honesty, Black Mountain could sound like Air Supply-meets-Justin Bieber and I would still love these guys (and gal) based solely on this photo. Fortunately, Black Mountain sounds like neither … though, in all honesty, I have no idea what Justin Bieber actually sounds like, and the use of his name was nothing more than a half-cocked literary device. Look at that photo!

Black Mountain sounds like rock ‘n’ roll. They obviously look like rock ‘n’ roll. The Canadian five-piece kinda lives it, too, sharing a house with other Vancouver musicians and artists who refer to themselves as the Black Mountain Army. And you thought the KISS Army was badass.

The band is set to release their third full-length Wilderness Heart (out Sept. 14 on Jagjaguwar), which vocalist Stephen McBean told Pitchfork contains some of Black Mountain’s heaviest and folkiest songs to date. It also boasts their best cover art to date (aside from the Black Mountain Army, these cats are also members of Team Shark Week).

“The Hair Song”—whose title slightly nauseates me—is a perfect tune for those who like their rock unapologetically balls-out, a little druggy, and a whole lotta loud. We salute you.

“The Hair Song” - Black Mountain

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