News
Destroyer Out Now via Jajaguwar
Oct 10, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Black Mountain released a new album, Destroyer, in May via Jagjaguwar. Now they have shared a brand new song, “What’s Your Conquest?,” that’s being billed as a standalone single. More
Destroyer Out Now via Jajaguwar
Aug 22, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Sabbath meets Mountain. Black Mountain released a new album, Destroyer, in May via Jagjaguwar. Now they have covered Black Sabbath’s “Junior’s Eyes” for Amazon Music. Black Mountain have also announced some more tour dates for November and December. More
Destroyer Out Now via Jajaguwar
Jun 17, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Black Mountain released a new album, Destroyer, in May via Jagjaguwar. Now they have announced some new North American tour dates for this September. It’s labeled the “Horns Arising Tour.” More
Hayden Thorpe Is the Runner-up (Plus Stream New Albums from Flying Lotus, Mavis Staples, Black Mountain, Morrissey, and More)
May 24, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welsh singer/songwriter/guitarist Cate Le Bon has released a new album, Reward, today via Mexican Summer and it’s our Album of the Week. Find more info on the album here, as well as on a strong runner-up that was almost our Album of the Week, Hayden Thorpe‘s Diviner. Plus there are streams of other notable albums released today. More
Destroyer Out Now via Jajaguwar; Stream It Here
May 24, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Black Mountain have released a new album, Destroyer, today via Jagjaguwar. Now they have shared a music video for the album’s “Licensed to Drive” that is inspired by 1970s and 1980s video games (with perhaps a nod to Mad Max Fury Road as well). Also, now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here too. More
Destroyer Due Out May 24 via Jajaguwar
May 08, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Black Mountain are releasing a new album, Destroyer, on May 24 via Jagjaguwar. Now they have shared another song from the album, “Licensed to Drive.” More
Destroyer Due Out May 24 via Jajaguwar
Apr 11, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Black Mountain are releasing a new album, Destroyer, on May 24 via Jagjaguwar. Previously they shared its first single, “Future Shade.” Now they have shared another song from it, the over six-minute long “Boogie Lover.” More
Destroyer Due Out May 24 via Jajaguwar
Mar 07, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Black Mountain have announced a new album, Destroyer, and shared its first single, “Future Shade.” Destroyer is due out May 24 via Jagjaguwar. Listen to “Future Shade” below, followed by the album’s tracklist and cover art, as well as the band’s upcoming tour dates. More
Issue 57 Also Includes Interview with Lush, Primal Scream, John Carpenter, Frightened Rabbit, Underworld, Yeasayer, Frankie Cosmos, Julien Baker, Cat's Eyes, School of Seven Bells, Parquet Courts, Fear of Men, Minor Victories, Kevin Morby, and More
May 06, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our May/June 2016 issue (out May, June, and into July), which has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon. It will also soon be available digitally via Under the Radar‘s app, and the magazine apps Zinio, Readly, and Readbug. The issue features M83 on the cover. More
IV Due Out April 1 via Jajaguwar
Mar 03, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Black Mountain are releasing their fourth album, the fittingly titled IV, on April 1 via Jajaguwar. The band had previously shared a video for “Mothers of the Sun,” the album’s eight-and-a-half-minute opening track. Now the band has shared an animated video for “Florian Saucer Attack.” Chad VanGaalen animated the bizarre clip, which debuted on Adult Swim’s website last night and will be airing on the channel later this month. It features an alien and a strange planet. More
IV Due Out April 1 via Jajaguwar
Feb 11, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Black Mountain are releasing their fourth album, the fittingly titled IV, on April 1 via Jajaguwar. Now the band has shared a video for “Mothers of the Sun,” the album’s eight-and-a-half-minute opening track. More
IV Due Out April 1 via Jajaguwar
Jan 13, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Black Mountain have announced their fourth album. The fittingly titled IV is due out April 1 via Jajaguwar. Below is the tracklist and some Instagram teaser videos for the album, as well as their upcoming tour dates. More
Sep 03, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Rockers Black Mountain take to the wilderness in new video for single, “The Hair Song” (from forthcoming album Wilderness Heart). We have the clip.
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Behold, Drugged Out Gusto
Sep 01, 2010
By Kyle Lemmon
Vancouver, BC psych-rock quintet Black Mountain visited Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night. The scraggly group decided to unleash its hazy ‘70s keyboard rocker “Old Fangs” with plenty of drugged-out gusto. Nice choice. We have the video. More
Wilderness Heart Due September 14
Jun 22, 2010
By Kyle Lemmon
Black Mountain‘s psychedelic rocker “Old Fangs” is the debut monster jam off the band’s first LP, Wilderness Heart. In the vid, frontman Stephen McBean communes with some three lovely forest sorceresses with magical orbs. We have the clip. More
Enlists Jaws as Star of Album Cover
Jun 08, 2010
By John Everhart
Black Mountain are set to release their third LP, tour, and frighten young children with their album cover. We have the details. More
Interviews
Red Shoes with Black Pants
Jun 26, 2019
By Mark Redfern
My Firsts is our email interview series where we ask musicians to tell us about their first life experiences, be it early childhood ones (first word, first concert, etc.) or their first tastes of being a musician (first band, first tour, etc.). For this My Firsts we talk to Jeremy Schmidt of Black Mountain. More
May 25, 2016
By Joshua M. Miller
Losing a longtime band member is often a tough pill to swallow. When Black Mountain bass player Matt Camirand left the band, they had to scramble to find a replacement. Fortunately for them, veteran bass player Arjan Miranda (formerly of S.T.R.E.E.T.S, Children, and The Family Band) stepped in as the band prepared to record their new album IV. More
Reviews
Mar 29, 2016
By Austin Trunick
Let’s pause first for a moment to admire that cover! It looks like something right out of your dad’s box of water-damaged classic rock vinyl, pulled from between AC/DC’s Dirty Deeds and Styx’s Pieces of Eight. More
Sep 03, 2010
By Austin Trunick
A sold-out audience packed the floor of Brooklyn’s Knitting Factory on Monday night to catch Black Mountain in support of their new album, Wilderness Heart, out September 14th. Almost two years have passed since the Vancouver band played New York—a long time for a group that was hitting the city three times a year before that. More