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Long Beach’s Magic Lantern have finally gone and released a new sonic document after what seemed like an eternity of waiting. Eagerly anticipated by those who have been biding their time waiting for the band to get on with their uber limited cassette only and CD-R releases (their Self-Titled CD-R was limited to 30), “High Beams”, the band’s latest opus [...]
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So the other night I tagged along with a friend to the Viper Room to check out a young band from Lake Havasu, AZ, called Blackmarket. Yeah I know what your thinking, “I didn’t even think people lived there, let alone bands”. Well apparently it’s true, though here at IfAN our knowledge of Havasu is limited to what we’ve seen in the commercials for Girls Gone Wild videos.
Ok on to the band, they seem really young, like they might not be legally allowed to enter a bar. Their bio says they’ve been a band since 2003 though I suspect it has only been recently that they have gotten serious. Despite their lack of a cohesive stage presence (chock that up to inexperience), singer/guitarist Daryl Lamont definitely shined through as the leader of the band who could in time be a great front man.
Apparently I am not the only who taken notice of the band as Larry at Future Sounds has pointed out that the weasels are ready to get their hooks in them. Also the Hell Ya girls seem to be on this one too.
MP3: Blackmarket – Bad Call