Pink Mountaintops, Axis of Evol - 34m 43s

Tracks & Durations

1. Comas	2:53
2. Cold Criminal	4:39
3. New Drug Queen	1:47
4. Slaves	8:52
5. Plastic Man You're The Devil	3:52
6. Lord Let Us Shine	5:05
7. How We Can Get Free	7:30

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Review

Vancouver's Black Mountain have won considerable acclaim from media and musicians alike; their moody, '70s-inspired dirge-rock has hit a chord with many, including the band Coldplay, who invited the group to open for them on their 2005 U.S. tour. Rather than continue down that much-heralded path, however, frontman Stephen McBean opted instead to work on his side project, Pink Mountaintops. Following the very sexy self-titled Mountaintops debut back in 2004, many expected to see a repeat of that form on this follow-up, Axis of Evol. Au contraire... as the title would suggest, this disc's focus is anything but sultry. The content within the seven songs adds up to 34 contemplative minutes of music with recurring references to Jesus, the Devil, death, war, and gospel songs.

Sonically, McBean never attempts to emulate anyone, yet his languid musical manner has desperate, dark qualities shared by musicians from Neil Young to Black Sabbath to Smog. Continuing the comparisons, "New Drug Queens" has a PJ Harvey presence, while "Plastic Man, You're the Devil" will transport the listener straight into a Vietnam war movie flashback. The CD opener, "Comas," is a gorgeous, whisper-soft melody that echoes Bonnie "Prince" Billy's minimalist fare, while the bass-heavy "Cold Criminals" follows, a fan-pleaser that is the closest thing to a Black Mountain song that exists on the CD. Although this isn't the masterpiece that the self-titled Black Mountain disc was, it certainly gives devotees lots more music to listen to until their next disc comes around. --Denise SheppardPink Mountaintops is Stephen Mcbean, who's been in numerous groups over the last two decades - a straight out punk outfit, a crusty punk/metal band, and most recently, a psych-tinged maximal rock group whose self-titled debut, "Black Mountain", captured a great amount of critical acclaim (and meteorically became Jagjaguwar's best-selling title). With "Axis Of Evol", Mcbean has once again created something much greater than the sum of his influences. The record almost immediately ramps up into a thumping, buzzing, blissful haze, at various parts sounding like The Velvet Underground or Spacemen 3 or The Jesus And Mary Chain, circa "Psycho Candy". At the end, the album segues into a hypnotic, Smog-like meditation. Throughout, Mcbean sings about love and war, the love of war and the war of love - on the body, on the mind, and on the soul. Experience the record, then think about it in more than one way.

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