Wilderness of Mirrorsexpertly refinesthe Black Angels psychedelic rock attack alongside a host of intriguing sounds and textures. There are classic blasts of fuzzed-out guitars meant to simultaneously perk up the ears and jumpstart the mind, alongside melancholy, acoustic guitar-driven newfound experiments. Mellotron, strings, and other keyboards also play a more prominent role on Wilderness of Mirrors than ever before.

Even amidst these new experimentations,The Black Angelsremain masterfully true to psych-rock forebears such asSyd Barrett, Roky Erickson,Arthur Leeand the members of theVelvet Underground,all of whom are namechecked on album highlight The River.The Velvet Undergroundsong Ill Be Your Mirror thats what every Black Angels album has been about, says vocalist/bassistAlex Maas.