Lyrics of the Day: Black Mountain

“Come on, lay your halo down

Well, angels, lay your arms around

Oh every city’s seen the setting sun

Call ‘em kicks, you know they just begun

So come on, lay your halo down

Oh, lady lady, don’t let your worries please

Well you got something

And that ain’t nothin’ to just let be”

- Black Mountain, “Angels”

Few bands today can top the psychedelic rock played by this highly talented fivesome from Vancouver. Since the band’s formation in 2004, Stephen McBean and gang have released three excellent albums (not including the soundtrack Year Zero released this year) that recall the glory days of rock n’ roll in the 1960s. Infectious grooves and romping guitar riffs have come to be expected with each Black Mountain record, and the band continues to please its ever-growing fanbase with each new release. “Angels” is taken from the band’s sophomore album, In the Future, which was nominated for the prestigious Polaris Music Prize in 2008. It’s a bluesy, psychedelic affair, and one of the many highlights off of arguably the band’s greatest record.