Directions to See a Ghost

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Directions to See a Ghost
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 15, 2008
Genre Psychedelic rock
Length70:25
Label Light in the Attic Records
Producer Erik Wofford
The Black Angels chronology
Passover
(2006)
Directions to See a Ghost
(2008)
Phosphene Dream
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 68/100 [1]
Review scores
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Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Drowned In Sound (6/10) [4]
Pitchfork Media (6.6/10) [5]
PopMatters (8/10) [6]
Prefix Magazine(9.0/10) [7]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Twisted EarStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [9]
World of MusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [10]

Directions to See a Ghost is the second album from rock band The Black Angels. It was released digitally on April 15, 2008 by Light in the Attic Records. However, it was not until May 13 that the CD and 3xLP were released. Those who purchased the album digitally were given a code to download the album. On or after the date of release, it was to be brought back to the place of purchase in exchange for a hard copy of the album as well as a bonus four-song EP [11] Black Angel Exit. Moreover, Directions to See a Ghost features the song "Doves" also available on the "Doves" single 7" released the same day. Unlike the CD, the 3xLP contains bonus tracks "Surf City (Revisited)" and "Paladin's Last Stand."

Contents

The group signed to the label Suretone, owned by Interscope, for releases after this album.

Prefix called it "an easy candidate for one of the best records of the year". [12]

According to Rolling Stone columnist David Fricke "...tripsters the Black Angels bring the aura of mid-1966 - the drilling guitars of early Velvet Underground shows, the raga inflections of late-show Fillmore jams, the acid-prayer stomp of Austin avatars the 13th Floor Elevators - everywhere they go, including the levitations on their second album, Directions to See a Ghost (Light in the Attic). Mid-Eighties echoes of Spacemen 3 and the Jesus and Mary Chain also roll through the scoured-guitar sustain and Alex Maas' rocker-monk incantations." [13]

Track listing

[14]

No.TitleLength
1."You on the Run"4:53
2."Doves"4:29
3."Science Killer"4:45
4."Mission District"5:12
5."18 Years"5:25
6."Deer-Ree-Shee"5:49
7."Never/Ever"8:34
8."Vikings"4:38
9."You in Color"5:52
10."The Return"4:31
11."Snake in the Grass"16:13

Bonus tracks

  1. "Black Angel Exit/Shine" [iTunes]
  2. "Surf City (Revisited)" [LP]
  3. "Paladin's Last Stand" [LP]
  4. "No Satisfaction" [LP]

Personnel

The Black Angels
Production

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