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75

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8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 14 Ratings

  • Summary: The fifth full-length release for the Austin psych rock band was produced by Phil Ek.
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Currency
Currency, carry me Everyone is held hostage Currency, means nothing Power that you spend us next Do you want a stake in us? How you have a stake in... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Apr 19, 2017
    88
    Death Song, their fifth full-length, is both unlike anything they’ve done before and also the most purely Black Angels album they have released.
  2. 80
    On Death Song, their greatest strength is harnessing the aesthetic they’ve worked for more than a decade to refine, and it’s as rich and powerful as they’ve ever sounded.
  3. Jun 12, 2017
    80
    All told, Death Song might be their finest hour.
  4. Apr 21, 2017
    75
    Death Song confirms there’s no end to the kinds of hurt and frustration that can be channeled into its cathartic music.
  5. Magnet
    May 18, 2017
    75
    Death Song isn't a wild step in any new direction but instead a grindstone-polished showcase of what the group does best. [No.142, p.52]
  6. Uncut
    Apr 20, 2017
    70
    The more spacious likes of "Comanche Moon" and "Life Song" suggest an ambition to nail a headline spot at the UFO Club, which may not boast much novelty a half-century after the fact, but can still elicit a contact high. [Jun 2017, p.23]
  7. Apr 17, 2017
    60
    The feel is desolate, doomed and desperate combining their hallowed 60s Texan psych with 80s and 90s influences. If not instant, it’s a grower.

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  1. Apr 27, 2017
    9
    The Black Angels have yet again burst out of obscurity with yet another haunting, hallucinogenically extreme garage rock record, with stabs atThe Black Angels have yet again burst out of obscurity with yet another haunting, hallucinogenically extreme garage rock record, with stabs at corruption and greed abound, as well as extreme wealth. Expand