Black Map - Hex

Black Map - HexElements collide, split, multiply, and generate energy. In similar fashion, the trio of vocalist and bassist Ben Flanagan, guitarist Mark Engles, and drummer Chris Robyn convene, congregate, and commune to power up Black Map. Their union teems with emotion and electricity which the musicians in turn harness to craft hypnotically heavy anthems underscored by unpredictable musicality and undeniable hooks. Pivoting around a nimble balance of post

Recorded in part in Mexico City courtesy of Richard Davies (The Moles) hand-me-down studio time and the other half at a ranch in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona

What If aims to provoke reflection beyond the musical sphere with the titles of the both the album and it's individual tracks

the forms of Carl Stone's pieces have also become more compact

culminating to a new appearance at Rockfest

Nala's debut on Dirtybird

and DJ Format & The Simonsound

yet collectively they offer a cohesive journey through her artistic introspections

and later elevated further with key collaborations by Rachel Goswell (Slowdive)

When the most vile suitor of all arrives

Politically charged while distributing sonically raw dispatches at break-neck speed

David Gahan

featuring a different cover-sleeve