The Black Box Revelation
Nov 14, 2011
Brussels, Belgium may not be known for producing great rock and roll bands, but don't tell that to 22-year-old Jan Paternoster or his 20-year-old sidekick Dries Van Dijck,better known as Black Box Revelation (BBR), who have been playing together for a decade, already releasing two albums, 2007's Set Your Head on Fire and 2010's Silver Threats which established the duo as a serious force to be reckoned with. A cross between R&B-inflected garage-band rock that takes its cues from mid-'60s Stones and The Kinks to the most gut-bucket, electric delta blues evocative of Led Zeppelin by way of The White Stripes, The Black Keys and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Black Box Revelation is just that- a musical revelation that can't be boxed into a single category.
Coming to America to record their stateside debut, My Perception, with producer Alain Johannes in his L.A. home studio, Jan and Dries felt right at home in the country where so much of the music that inspired them had been made. The result is their most accomplished album to date, with sound and noise now coming together into real songs like the title track and "Rattle My Heart," the spooky acoustic strains of the Beatles-meets-Kinks British Invasion vibe of "Bitter," the haunting, stark acoustic "New Sun," the thick ambience of "2 Young Boys," the percussive beat of "Shadowman" and the psychedelic blues of "White Unicorns."
"High On A Wire" is the first US single off of Black Box Revelation's debut US album, My Perception, which is set to be released early 2012. The digital single is out now through iTunes and is impacting Alternative Radio now. Black Box Revlelation will be hitting the road with The Meat Puppets beginning in November.
Black Box Revelation Tour Dates:
- Nov 6 - Mexicali Live - Teaneck, NJ
- Nov 8 - Musica - Akron, OH
- Nov 9 - Blind Pig - Ann Arbor, MI
- Nov 10 - The Pyramid Scheme - Grand Rapids, MI
- Nov 11 - Double Door - Chicago, IL
- Nov 12 - Turf Club - St Paul, MN
- Nov 13 - Vaudeville Mews - Des Moines, IA
- Nov 14 - 7th St Entry - Minneapolis, MN
- Nov 16 - Rumba Cafe - Columbus, OH
- Nov 17 - Radio Radio - Indianapolis, IN
- Nov 18 - Magic Stick - Detroit, MI
- Nov 20 - The High Noon Saloon - Madison, WI
- Nov 23 - Marquis Theatre - Denver, CO
- Nov 25 - Kilby Court - Salt Lake City, UT