Black Mountain is the debut album by
Black Mountain released by
Jagjaguwar in 2005. In 2015 an expanded 16 track version was re-released.[6]
Track listing
All songs written by Stephen McBean.
"Modern Music" – 2:44
"Don't Run Our Hearts Around" – 6:03
"Druganaut" – 3:47
"No Satisfaction" – 3:47
"Set Us Free" – 6:45
"No Hits" – 6:45
"Heart of Snow" – 7:59
"Faulty Times" – 8:34
"Bonus Track; Jonny Svenson Lives" - 10:21
10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
Disc one
2015 Remaster of original album
Disc two
"Druganaut (Extended Remix)" – 8:15
"Buffalo Swan" – 9:08
1-2 from "Druganaut" 12-inch single (2005, Jagjaguwar)
"Bicycle Man" – 3:21
From 7-inch split single with Destroyer (2004, Spirit of Orr)
"Behind the Fall" – 3:01
From "Druganaut" CD EP (2005, Jagjaguwar)
"Set Us Free (Demo)" – 5:56
"Black Mountain (Demo)" – 3:27
"No Satisfaction (UK Radio)" – 4:25
"It Wasn't Arson" – 4:42
5-8 previously unreleased; demos recorded 2002
Personnel
Black Mountain
Stephen McBean – guitar, vocals
Amber Webber – vocals
Jeremy Schmidt – keyboards
Matthew Camirand – bass
Joshua Wells – drums
Additional personnel
Masa Anzai – saxophone ("Modern Music", "No Hits", "Bicycle Man", "Behind the Fall")
Christoph Hofmeister – Fender Rhodes electric piano ("Set Us Free")
Colin Stewart – engineer
Doug Van Sloun – mastering (original release)
Alan Douches – mastering (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
Toby Bannister – photography
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."[7]