Austin's Black Angels, with their band name pulled straight from the Velvet
Underground's catalog, and a high-contrast image of Velvet's frontman Nico splayed across their logo, are unapologetic in their admiration of the prophetic rock band. Despite the obvious Velvet nod, the Black Angels have carved out a sound that's quite their own, which they've dubbed as "Native American Drone-N-Roll." Using an excess of throbbing bass, droney reverb, and spacey, hypnotic undertones, they've taken the underground rock scene by storm, earning them not only critical acclaim, but also landing them tour mates such as the Black Keys, Queens of the Stone Age, and Wolfmother, just
to name-drop a few.
