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- Summary: This is the second Pink Mountaintops album for Vancouver, Canada's Stephen McBean.
- Record Label: Jagjaguwar
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 13 out of 14
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Mixed: 1 out of 14
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Negative: 0 out of 14
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[The songs] are linked by, of all things, an evangelical urgency: McBean self-consciously blends Satan-fearing Louvin Brothers sentiments with the Velvet Underground's narco-messianism and heavy doses of the 1970s California Jesus Movement's rhetoric/vibe.
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New Musical Express (NME)McBean... decided to have a go at everything. Luckily, he appears to be a natural. [4 Mar 2006, p.31]
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UncutA downbeat, solipsistic but utterly beautiful amalgam of mood-altering substances and 1980s alt.rock. [Mar 2006, p.100]
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Axis of Evol remains yet another solid release from the Black Mountain frontman.
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Although this isn't the masterpiece that the self-titled Black Mountain disc was, it certainly gives devotees lots more music to listen to until their next disc comes around.
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FilterThe music is a bit harder. [#19, p.104]
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Under The RadarIt certainly isn't breaking any new ground, but the combination of influences does come together in a way that isn't altogether uninteresting. [#13, p.94]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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KevinDMar 11, 2006
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