''Death Song'' is the fifth studio album by American

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produced, mixed and engineered the album.

Reception

The album was released to generally favorable reviews scoring 75 on aggregate website ''

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'', based on 12 reviews. Giving the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, ''

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'' critic Mark Deming said of the album "''Death Song'' is an album that's big on cool sounds and not as strong in terms of songs (despite the title), and if you're searching for compelling melodies or hooks, this album may not be your cup of acid. But if you're in the market for an album that will summon the dark atmospheres, ''Death Song'' certainly delivers the goods, and it demonstrates that the Black Angels slowly but surely improve each time they go into the studio." ''

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's'' Beverly Bryan gave the album 8.8 out of 10 in a rave review and said "...a dark, mysterious and sweeping record that returns to the combination of politics and mysticism that made their gritty

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themed first album ''

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Track listing

Personnel

The Black Angels

* Christian Bland – bass, guitar, mellotron, vox continental, vocals * Stephanie Bailey – drums, electric organ * Jake Garcia – bass, guitar, vocals * Kyle Hunt – bass, guitar, Moog synthesizer, organ * Alex Maas – bass, harmonium, vocals

Technical and design personnel

– engineering, mixing, producing *

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– mastering * Joe Hogyn – assistant engineer * Cameron Nicklaus – assistant engineer * Jacob Sciba – assistant ebgineer * Pierre Schmidt – album artwork

Charts

References

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