Nine Black Alps

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I really fucking love this band and I've recently found myself listening to them a lot again lately, so I wanted to share them with all of you as they never really seemed to become super well-known. They sound like no other band that I know of. Super nostalgic, 90's-sounding Alt/Indie Rock but also incredibly unique at the same time. There's usually a thick layer of fuzz and sludge in the guitars, the hooks they have are fantastic, and the vocals just sound... different. I prefer the earlier stuff over their later stuff but it's definitely all worth a listen. I hope you enjoy, and if anyone has their "Live From The Wishing Well" 2015 CD, please hook me up!

"Nine Black Alps are an English alternative rock band, formed in 2003 in Manchester. The band consists of vocalist-guitarist Sam Forrest, guitarist David Jones, drummer James Galley and bassist Karl Astbury.  Taking their name from "The Couriers" poem by Sylvia Plath, the band came to prominence with the release of their debut album, Everything Is in 2005. Following the release of the band's second album, Love/Hate (2007), the band parted ways with Island Records, and self-released their third studio album, Locked Out from the Inside in 2009.  In 2011, bassist Martin Cohen departed the band to pursue a solo career under the name Milk Maid. Cohen was subsequently replaced by Karl Astbury, with the band releasing their fourth album, Sirens in October 2012. In April 2014, Nine Black Alps released their fifth studio album Candy For The Clowns on Hatch Records."

Everything Is (2005)

Glitter Gulch EP (2006)

Love / Hate (2007)

Locked Out From The Inside (2009)

Sirens (2012)

Candy For The Clowns (2014)