The Black Angels

Beginning life in 2004, The Black Angles derived their name from the Velvet Underground's song, "The Black Angel's Death Song." Comprised of the five members Stephanie Bailey (drums, percussion, bass), Christian Bland (guitar, vocals, bass, drums), Alex Maas (vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards), Kyle Hunt (keyboards, percussion, bass, guitar) and Jake Garcia (guitar, bass, vocals), the band had their first recordings featured on a 2005 compilation of psychedelic music, titled "Psychadelica Vol. 1" from Northern Star Records.

Building their online presence, the band soon developed an underground following, with extensive performing helping to create growing interest for the band. Playing at the annual South by South West Festival in Austin, Texas, US in 2006 raised their profile significantly. In 2006, they released their debut full-length "Passover" which received a number of positive reviews amongst the underground rock community, praised for its dark atmosphere and lyric content, with nods towards bands such as Spaceman 3 and Black Mountain.Their use of drone and 'dirge' also reflected their love of The Velvet Underground. The success of the record landed features of their songs on a number of television series, including Fringe, Californication and o the soundtrack of the film "Death Sentence."

Their debut album was followed by "Directions to See a Ghost" in 2008 and their third, "Phosphene Dream" in 2010. The latter became a moderately successful breakout hit for the band, reaching the top 50 of the Billboard Chart following its release. They have gained many fans amongst fellow musicians, such as the artist Unkle, who invited them to collaborate on the tracks, "With You In My Head" and "Natural Selection," with the former being featured on the Twilight Saga soundtrack.

The Black Angels have gone on to perform at a number of high profile festivals and concerts, supporting the likes of Queens of the Stone Age, The Black Keys, Wolf Mother and many more.