Wilderness Heart is the next album instalment from Black Mountain (UK release: 13/09). Their label Jagjaguwar state it’s arguably the band’s tightest, most concentrated venture, but there’s still plenty of raw rock energy at work. “It’s our most metal and most folk oriented record so far,” McBean says. “I’m not gonna say it’s our best record or the album that we always dreamt of making ’cause that’s what everyone says. It’s all about where we were at the time the machines were rolling. You can’t control the electricity or how your limbs were moving that day. You have to erase the visions and just go along for the ride.”
You can get a taster of what is about to come:
DOWNLOADS
The Hair Song
Old Fangs
Black Mountain is embarking on The Dropout Boogie tour, co-headlining in North America with The Black Angels. Both bands have their new record out on September 14th. Black Mountain’s being Wilderness Heart, of course.
The Dropout Boogie Tour with The Black Angels
10/28/10 Chicago, IL – Metro
10/30/10 Buffalo, NY – Tralf Music Hall
10/31/10 Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
11/01/10 Montreal, QC – La Tulipe
11/02/10 Boston, MA – Paradise
11/03/10 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
11/06/10 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
11/07/10 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
11/09/10 Louisville, KY – Headliners
11/10/10 Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle
11/11/10 Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge
11/12/10 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
11/13/10 Orlando, FL – The Social
11/15/10 Birmingham, AL – The Bottletree
11/16/10 New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s
11/17/10 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
11/19/10 Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa
11/20/10 Dallas, TX – Kessler Theater
11/24/10 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
11/26/10 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
11/28/10 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
11/29/10 Seattle, WA – The Showbox
11/30/10 Vancouver, BC – The Commodore Ballroom
Plus: Other Tour Dates
08/30/10
Brooklyn, NY – Knitting Factoryw/ The War on Drugs
09/03/10
Stradbally, County Laois, Ireland – The Electric Picnic Festival (electric arena)
09/04/10
Oxford, UK – Academy 2
09/05/10
Birmingham, UK – Hare and Hounds
09/08/10
Brighton, UK – Concorde 2
09/09/10
Tourcoing, France – RADAR at Le Grand Mix
09/10/10
Isle of Wight, UK – Bestival
09/11/10
Dorset, UK – End of the Road Festival
09/12/10
Leeds, UK – TJs Woodhouse Club w/ Ladyhawk
09/14/10
Glasgow, UK – Oran Mor w/ Ladyhawk
09/15/10
Manchester, UK – Academy 3 w/ Ladyhawk
09/16/10
Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms w/ Ladyhawk
09/17/10
Tilburg, Netherlands – Incubate Festival
09/18/10
Groningen, Netherlands – Take Root
09/20/10
Koln, Germany – Gebaeude 9
09/21/10
Hamburg, Germany – Grünspan
09/22/10
Denmark, Copenhagen – Loppen
09/24/10
Oslo, Norway – John Dee
09/27/10
Berlin, Germany – Festsaal Kreuzberg
09/28/10
Munich, Germany – 59:1
09/29/10
Milan, Italy – Salumeria della Musica
09/30/10
Ravenna, Italy – Bronson
10/01/10
Rome, Italy – Circolo degli Artisti
10/03/10
Lausanne, Switzerland – Le Romandie
10/04/10
France, Paris – La Maroquinerie
10/05/10
Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique
10/06/10
Amsterdam, Holland – Paradiso
10/28/10
Chicago, IL – Metro w/ The Black Angels
10/30/10
Buffalo, NY – Tralf Music Hall w/ The Black Angels
10/31/10
Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre w/ The Black Angels
11/01/10
Montreal, QC – La Tulipe w/ The Black Angels
11/02/10
Boston, MA – Paradise w/ The Black Angels
11/03/10
New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom w/ The Black Angels
11/06/10
Philadelpia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts w/ The Black Angels
11/07/10
Washington, DC – 9:30 Club w/ The Black Angels
11/09/10
Louisville, KY – Headliners w/ The Black Angels
11/10/10
Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle w/ The Black Angels
11/11/10
Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge w/ The Black Angels
11/12/10
Atlanta, GA – The Earl w/ The Black Angels
11/13/10
Orlando, FL – The Social w/ The Black Angels
11/13/10
Orlando, FL – The Social w/ The Black Angels
11/15/10
Birmingham, AL – The Bottletree w/ The Black Angels
11/16/10
New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s w/ The Black Angels
11/17/10
Houston, TX – Warehouse Live w/ The Black Angels
11/19/10
Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa w/ The Black Angels
11/20/10
Dallas, TX – Kessler Theatre w/ The Black Angels
11/24/10
Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre w/ The Black Angels
11/26/10
San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore w/ The Black Angels
11/28/10
Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom w/ The Black Angels
11/29/10
Seattle, WA – The Showbox w/ The Black Angels
11/30/10
Vancouver, BC – The Commodore Ballroom w/ The Black Angels
Preorder: Wilderness Heart