IV (Black Mountain album)

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IV
IV Black Mountain.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1, 2016
Genre Alternative rock, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, space rock
Length56:14
Label Jagjaguwar
Producer Black Mountain
Black Mountain chronology
Year Zero: The Original Soundtrack
(2012)
IV
(2016)
Destroyer
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 75/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Consequence of Sound B [4]
Exclaim! 7/10 [5]
Pitchfork Media 7.5/10 [6]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NPR Positive [9]
No RipcordStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Under the Radar Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]

IV is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band, Black Mountain, released on April 1, 2016. The five-and-a-half year gap between two studio albums is the longest to date. It is also the band's first album of new work since their 2012 soundtrack album for Year Zero.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Mothers of the Sun"8:34
2."Florian Saucer Attack"3:24
3."Defector"4:02
4."You Can Dream"5:32
5."Constellations"4:01
6."Line Them All Up"3:54
7."Cemetery Breeding"4:10
8."(Over and Over) The Chain"8:48
9."Crucify Me"4:45
10."Space to Bakersfield"9:04
Total length:56:14

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [12] 117
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [13] 122
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14] 97
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 44
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [16] 31
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [17] 7
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [18] 46
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) [19] 12

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