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Indigo Meadow

The Black Angels

Indigo Meadow

Fourth album of psychedelic rock from Austin, Texas quartet

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6.7

Label
Blue Horizon
UK Release date
01/04/2013
US Release date
02/04/2013
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  1. 8.2 |   The AU Review

    While it could be argued that Indigo Meadow won't win the band any new fans, it's another epic chapter in the career of one of the mightiest psych-rock bands of the last few years
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  2. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Their first to perfectly balance melody and noise. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   Q

    The Black Angels now sound like proper casualties. Print edition only

  4. 7.7 |   Paste Magazine

    The album is a disjointed trip but a trip nonetheless, and few can take listeners on a wandering journey better than The Black Angels
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  5. 7.5 |   The 405

    This is album-oriented rock in the most literal sense of the term, and its creators are definitely in for a big year
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  6. 7.0 |   The Digital Fix

    A smartly crafted album and well worth a listen
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  7. 7.0 |   All Music

    The Angels are masters at sounding simultaneously cool as a block of ice and hot as hellfire, but the cunning pop melodies are the real key to this album's success
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  8. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Full of sinister, echoey acid-saturated drone-pop songs. Print edition only

  9. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    The Black Angels don’t meander or mince words, and Indigo Meadow is a testament to that ideology
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  10. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    Let’s hope that Indigo Meadow signals a booster stage in the band’s ascent
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  11. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    The majority of Indigo Meadow's 13 songs following one of two patterns: the mid-paced, percussion heavy rocker or the 12-string led Sixties-inspired blues number
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  12. 6.0 |   DIY

    For the most part the Angels charitably continue to breath life into a ragged genre with a looseness and playfulness that belies their serious business name
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  13. 5.0 |   Rolling Stone

    It's a pleasant-enough swirl; more so whenever vintage organs pipe in. But it never expands your mind
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  14. 4.9 |   Pitchfork

    Indigo Meadow isn't a window into the modern world; it's an escape from it. Bullshit is fine if you can sell it, but the Black Angels have finally laid it on too thick
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