Black Power Flower

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Black Power Flower
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ReleasedNovember 14, 2014 (2014-11-14) [1]
StudioJalamanta Studios, Joshua Tree, California
Genre
Length49:15
Label Napalm
Producer Brant Bjork
Brant Bjork chronology
Gods & Goddesses
(2010)
Black Power Flower
(2014)
Tao of the Devil
(2016)
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Black Power Flower is the tenth solo album by stoner rock musician Brant Bjork. It was released on November 14 2014, and is his first album credited to his solo band, the Low Desert Punk Band, and his first solo album released on the Napalm Records label. [1]

Contents

Music videos were made for the songs "Boogie Woogie on Your Brain" [5] and "Controllers Destroyed". [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brant Bjork

No.TitleLength
1."Controllers Destroyed"5:10
2."We Don't Serve Their Kind"4:13
3."Stokely Up Now"5:04
4."Buddha Time (Everything Fine)"3:21
5."Soldier of Love"5:40
6."Boogie Woogie on Your Brain"3:25
7."Ain't No Runnin'"2:58
8."That's a Fact, Jack"5:17
9."Hustler's Blues"5:55
10."Where You From, Man"8:12
Total length:49:15

Personnel

Credits

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