Black Mountain (album)

Black Mountain is the debut album by Black Mountain released by Jagjaguwar in 2005. In 2015 an expanded 16 track version was re-released.

Track listing

All songs written by Stephen McBean.

1. "Modern Music" – 2:44
2. "Don't Run Our Hearts Around" – 6:03
3. "Druganaut" – 3:47
4. "No Satisfaction" – 3:47
5. "Set Us Free" – 6:45
6. "No Hits" – 6:45
7. "Heart of Snow" – 7:59
8. "Faulty Times" – 8:34
9. "Bonus Track; Jonny Svenson Lives" - 10:21

10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Disc one

2015 Remaster of original album

Disc two

1. "Druganaut (Extended Remix)" – 8:15
2. "Buffalo Swan" – 9:08
3. * 1-2 from "Druganaut" 12-inch single (2005, Jagjaguwar)
4. "Bicycle Man" – 3:21
5. * From 7-inch split single with Destroyer (2004, Spirit of Orr)
6. "Behind the Fall" – 3:01
7. * From "Druganaut" CD EP (2005, Jagjaguwar)
8. "Set Us Free (Demo)" – 5:56
9. "Black Mountain (Demo)" – 3:27
10. "No Satisfaction (UK Radio)" – 4:25
11. "It Wasn't Arson" – 4:42
12. * 5-8 previously unreleased; demos recorded 2002

Personnel

Black Mountain:

• Stephen McBean – guitar, vocals
• Amber Webber – vocals
• Jeremy Schmidt – keyboards
• Matthew Camirand – bass
• Joshua Wells – drums

Additional personnel:

• Masa Anzai – saxophone ("Modern Music", "No Hits", "Bicycle Man", "Behind the Fall")
• Christoph Hofmeister – Fender Rhodes electric piano ("Set Us Free")
• Colin Stewart – engineer
• Doug Van Sloun – mastering (original release)
• Alan Douches – mastering (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
• Toby Bannister – photography

Critical reception

Pitchfork provided a mostly positive review, stating Black Mountain provided "perfect amount of tarnish to make the songs feel lived-in without burying them in fry grease."

References

See also

Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005 (#90)