The Black Angels (band)

The Black Angels
The Black Angels live in Texas 2014
Background information
Origin	Austin, Texas, United States
Genres	Psychedelic rock, neo-psychedelia, garage rock
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Light In The Attic, Blue Horizon
Associated acts	The UFO Club, Christian Bland & The Revelators
Website	Official website
Members	Stephanie Bailey Christian Bland Alex Maas Kyle Hunt Jake Garcia
Past members	Nate Ryan Jennifer Raines Todd Keller
Notable instruments
Fulltone Tape Echos, 1964 Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentleman, C&C Drums, Vox Jaguar Keyboard, Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb Pedals

The Black Angels are an American psychedelic rock band from Austin, Texas. They have released four studio albums and one compilation album. Their name is derived from the Velvet Underground song "The Black Angel's Death Song".

Formed in May 2004, the Black Angels took their name from the Velvet Underground song "The Black Angel's Death Song".

In 2005, the Black Angels were featured on a dual-disc compilation album of psychedelic music called Psychedelica Vol. 1 from Northern Star Records. This, along with the growing popularity of their MySpace page, gave the band a jump in popularity in the underground scene.

The group's debut LP Passover was generally well received in the underground independent rock community and was noted for its dark tones and lyrical content. A review of Passover described them as "Walking in the shadows cast by Spiritualized mastermind Jason Pierce", invoking "dirges" reminiscent of the 13th Floor Elevators.Passover included a quote in the liner notes from Edvard Munch; "Illness, insanity, and death are the black angels that kept watch over my cradle and accompanied me all my life." The band was featured on the soundtrack of the 2007 Kevin Bacon movie, Death Sentence, on the second episode of FOX's Fringe, and in the ninth episode of Californication.

On Friday, August 5, 2007, they played at Lollapalooza in Chicago. Among other venues, they have also played at SXSW 2006 & 2008 and All Tomorrow's Parties 2008. Touring partners have included the blues rock band The Black Keys, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Warlocks, Roky Erickson, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Queens of the Stone Age, The Raveonettes, Wolfmother, and The Horrors.