IV by Black Mountain
The rock canon has many anti-heroes, Black Mountain being the latest. In the past, Can’s 'Tago Mago' established that the only rule in rock and roll is that there are no rules. Pink Floyd’s prodigious output in the 70s showed us that architecture can be cool, while unskilled laborers Black Sabbath demonstrated you can make a lot from not that much. Now Black Mountain teach us that you don’t have to be afraid of the past to move bravely into the future, defining what it is to be a classic rock band in the new millennium. 'IV' is an unapologetically ambitious record made by a group of musicians who are at the peak of their powers.
Tracklist
| 1. | Mothers of the Sun | 8:34 |
| 2. | Florian Saucer Attack | 3:24 |
| 3. | Defector | 4:02 |
| 4. | You Can Dream | 5:32 |
| 5. | Constellations | 4:01 |
| 6. | Line Them All Up | 3:54 |
| 7. | Cemetery Breeding | 4:10 |
| 8. | (Over and Over) The Chain | 8:48 |
| 9. | Crucify Me | 4:45 |
| 10. | Space to Bakersfield | 9:04 |
Credits
Black Mountain:
Stephen McBean - lead vocals, backup vocals, guitars, claps, synth, percussion, keyboards
Arjan Miranda - bass, bass synth, guitar, bass pedals, ebow guitar
Jeremy Schmidt - synths, bass synth, sequences, hammond, vocoder, mellotron,
Amber Webber - lead vocals, claps
Joshua Wells - drums, percussion, claps, piano, synth, rhodes piano, backup vocals, sequences, bass synth, phase rhodes, wurlitzer
Other performers:
Warren Hill - backup vocals
Eyvind Kang - viola and violin (Line Them All Up)
Josiah Boothby - french horn (Line Them All Up)
License
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The rock canon has many anti-heroes, Black Mountain being the latest. In the past, Can’s 'Tago Mago' established that the only rule in rock and roll is that there are no rules. Delinquent proto-metallers Black Sabbath demonstrated that you can make a lot from not that much. Now Black Mountain teach us that you don’t have to be afraid of the past to move bravely into the future.