Album Notes

Melbourne band Black Cab is singer and programmer Andrew Coates and guitarist James Lee and features live and recorded performances from a number of well known Australian musicians including drummer Richard Andrew (Princess 1.5, Underground Lovers, Crow), bassist Anthony Paine (High Pass Filter), programmer Steve Law (Zen Paradox), and guitarist Alex Jarvis(Amplifier Machine, Alex Jarvis Band). Black Cab's sound is a blend of rock and electronics with references to Europe and America in the 1970's.

Black Cab's first album, Altamont Diary was released in 2004 and received rave reviews around the world for it's weird take on the fateful free concert at Altamont Speedway in late 1969. The bands’ second album Jesus East was released in Australia in 2006 and was nominated in the top 25 Australian albums for the 2006 Australian Music Prize. The band toured Germany, Austria, Holland and Belgium in May 2007 to support the European release via Germany’s Stickman Records.

Black Cab's third album, Call Signs released in Australian through Sydney label Laughing Outlaw. After an extended lay-off the new album features a strong return to keyboards and found sounds loosely inspired by 1970’s Germany – a time of fear, uncertainty and social unrest not dissimilar to the world today. The new album was produced by Woody Annison (Children Collide, Altamont Diary) and features a guest lead vocal from Died Pretty’s Ron Peno. The first double track single ‘Rescue’/’Black Angel’ will be available in early June. Black Angel is a tribute to the tragic genius ‘70’s singer songwriter Judee Sill.