Illicit. Secret. Perilous. A hint of violence concealed by a glamour that could spin out of control at any second.
Blackmarket came roaring out of the Arizona hedonistic party town of Lake Havasu back in 2008. After a triumphant victory in Las Vegas at the Amplify Festival, frontman/guitarist Daryl Lamont, bassist Mikey Emerson and drummer Langdon Chieffo took their honed-since-junior-high-in-basements-and-garages-camaraderie and poured it into their critically acclaimed debut album ‘The Elephant In The Room’.
Released by No Office Records in November ‘08, it had instant impact and was described as ‘an arsenal of huge guitar riffs…leave-it-all-out-onstage rock ‘n roll’ by Flavorpill LA and ‘one relentless riff to another’ by Performing Songwriter. Tracks for their sophomore-jinx-killer ‘St. Vincent Décor’ are finished. Produced by Pete Min (Airborne Toxic Event), these tracks take that already existing intensity and weave layers of melody and musicality through it.
Those who have chosen to produce Blackmarket (Pete Min, Sean Slade, Matthew Ellard, etc.) have worked with such musical luminaries as Radiohead, Dinsaur Jr., Hole, Morhpine, Weezer, Elliot Smith, Debbie Harry and Duncan Sheik. These connections are no accident. The tightness of the hooks, the insight in the lyrics, the undeniable power in the presentation…all of these are evident immediately upon hearing Blackmarket.
Blackmarket have delivered performance after performance of fiery vitality and desperate intensity. To 5,000 screaming fans at the legendary Fuji Rock Festival in Japan. Headliners of their own extensive tour and also as support for UK buzz band The Subways, Blackmarket twice brought their particular brand of heady mayhem to the twisted grandeur of Post Cold War Germany. The sandstorm of their live show will be destroying your town soon.
Look for their single ‘Tongue Twister Typo’ on Rock Band Network this spring, catapulting Blackmarket and ‘St. Vincent Décor’ into home entertainment systems like a burglar invited to stay for dinner.
Blackmarket. When all legal channels have been exhausted.
