Black Mountain is the debut album by Black Mountain released by Jagjaguwar in 2005. In 2015 an expanded 16 track version was re-released.
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."
References
See also Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005 (#90)