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.[2]

Black Mountain
Studio album by Black Mountain
Released	January 18, 2005
Recorded	winter & spring 2004; the Argyle Hotel, and the Hive, North Hollywood [1]
Genre	Psychedelic rock, alternative rock, stoner rock
Length	46:24
Label	Jagjaguwar
Producer	Black Mountain
Black Mountain chronology
Black Mountain (2005) In the Future (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Pitchfork Media	(8.3/10) 1/17/2005
PopMatters	(3/10) 1/24/2005
Rolling Stone	8/25/2005

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

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."[3]

References

1. Discogs - Black Mountain enhanced-CD 2005 Jagjaguwar (JAG 70) US
2. "Black Mountain Ready 10th Anniversary Deluxe Reissue of Self-Titled Debut". Retrieved 2015-07-08.
3. Sam Ubl (16 January 2005). "Original Pitchfork Review of Black Mountain". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

See also

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