21 Aug 2006 : BLACK CAB NEW ALBUM, EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
Australian duo Black Cab is singer and producer Andrew Coates and guitarist James Lee. Black Cab's sound is a heady brew of raw guitars, early '70's style drums, plus electronic and industrial audio treatments inspired by late '60's and early '70's. Their 2004 debut album, Altamont Diary was released to great critical acclaim in Australia, UK and Europe, earning glowing reviews in Uncut, US Rolling Stone, Q Magazine, The Times, The Age and many others. Their second album, Jesus East, will be released in Australia in August 2006 and moves the bands' sound forward via pulsing '70's sounding Germanic drum grooves, multi-layered guitar loops and subtle eastern sounds.
Black Cab are scheduled to play live here in Australia over the next few months before touring Germany, Switzerland and Austria in February.
Some words on Black Cab's previous album Altamont Diary
8/10 "Black Cab delve into the black heart of rock'n'roll nihilism with beats, tripped-out psychedelia, electronica and samples from the event."- Guitar Magazine UK, Dec 05
"All swirling echo, raw as sushi chord slashing from guitarist James Lee, portentous big beats, and enough ideas to fill at least the last five Rolling Stones albums."- Rocksound UK, Dec 05
"Seethes with a simmering undertow of violence. Just stay off the brown acid"- The Observer UK, Nov 05
"A superb blend of electronica & rock...dramatic without being pretentious, intelligent but not humorless"- Sun. Age Sept 04
Jesus East is out August 26th.
