Stream the new Black Mountain record RIGHT NOW: or, Why MySpace Sucks Less and Less Everyday

The people at MySpace Music totally have something up their sleeves. If I remember correctly, and I usually do, the music section on myspace was the biggest piece of crap ever, and definitely the last place I'd go to hear a new track or to look up an artist (last.fm was the first). Times, they are a'seriously changin, because over the past week MySpace has offered streamable, advanced, and complete album previews that're pretty bangin, if I do say so myself (think Xiu Xiu, Magnetic Fields, & The Breeders).

The latest piece of good stuff I've bumped into on MySpace: You can now stream the new Black Mountain LP, (Jagjaguwar) In The Future, in its entirety. So if you're about to pee your pants with the anticipation of its release (January 22nd) then save yourself some embarassment and do one less load of laundry: Listen to In The Future right now.

Black Mountain - Angels

BLACK Mountain

Yea so, Black Mountain played at my house once. Seriously. I mean, I didn't live there then, and I don't live there anymore but I AM being sued by the owners for like 2500 bucks--not a good situation. Anyway, yea, it was in like 2005, and they played with my friend's bands Terrors and Big Muscles, and I went, and shit got broken, and I found the invitation (hand written by Brett Cutts himself) when I was cleaning out the basement a few months ago. I gave it to Patrick. Not that any of you should really give a shit about any of that.

What you should give a shit about: Black Mountain's new record. In The Future is scheduled to be released on January 22, 2008, and it rules. I'll admit that from what I've heard, some of the tracks are a little...how shall I put it... arrogant? Like, it's pretty shocking that they seriously think they can get away with some of this shit, but IT'S GOOD, and thats why they can do it. Is that a little unclear? Deal with it. Finally, I know some of you lucky assholes have already seen Black Mountain play some tracks from the new album, but I am not one of you. I've never been one of you. So I'm pretty stoked to see that they've already scheduled some tour dates--and with Howlin' Rain, nonetheless. Dates for the In The Future tour are as follows:

TODAY, at ATP with Portishead
And February dates (w/ Howlin' Rain):
1 - The Crocodile in Seattle
2 - The Doug Fir in Portland
4 - The Independent in S.F.
5 - The Troubadour in L.A.

And if you insist upon taking nothing away from this post, please at least
DOWNLOAD THESE FREE MP3's:
Black Mountain - Angels.mp3
Black Mountain - Tyrants.mp3
Brett Cutts - Mercyfull.mp3
Brett Cutts - Rabid Teeth.mp3
Howlin Rain - Roll On the Rusted Days.mp3