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Phosphene Dream - The Black Angels
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70 out of 100

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8.3 out of 10

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  • Band members: Stephanie Bailey, Christian Bland, Alex Maas, Kyle Hunt
  • Summary: The Austin rock band that gained mainstream exposure on the UNKLE song With You in My Head featured in the film "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse," releases its third album on new label Blue Horizon.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. BBC Music
    90
    Rock album of the year, if anyone's counting.
  2. Filter
    82
    With an intense, brooding sound, Phosphene Dream is the perfect album for those who want to take a trip to the dark side.
  3. Under The Radar
    60
    With Phosphene Dream, The Black Angels can seem like they're too often pulling in two directions at once -- unable to leave behind their bearings yet subtly alluding to a desire to move forward. [Fall 2010, p. 66]
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. itsdanthompson
    9
    Legit throwback to oldies, especially The Doors. It is an album you'll love to dance to, feel EVERY sound, and appreciate every lyric. Maybe The Black Angels most addictive album.… Expand
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  2. EvilBeagle
    8
    Dark and Brooding with underlying harmonic rifts. This album is with out a doubt, a new favorite of mine.
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  3. sepanda
    7
    If you miss Jim Morrison...well, he's back. No I mean this band sounds exactly like The Doors, especially in their debut (they lose this similarity with this album). They approach more of a 13th Floor Elevators influenced type of band appeal, which is pretty cool. What i like about them is that they aren't approaching the whole neo-psychedelia phase the same way everyone else is. I'm Pretty sure they got their name from the Velvet Underground song, and also because the Black angels have a track called Sunday Afternoon (maybe a sequel to Sunday Morning?)… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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