Witch Mountain – Mobile Of Angels (Profound Lore)

Witch Mountain – Mobile Of Angels (Profound Lore)

It was a big year for stoner bands unloading trad-style gems: YOB, Ides Of Gemini, Earth, Electric Wizard … Witch Mountain’s Mobile Of Angels is a fuzzed-out, bluesy, plodding monster, a triumph of only-in-America psych-occult stylings. Witch Mountain took a career timeout, waiting 10 years between 2001’s …Come The Mountain and 2011’s South Of Salem. On Mobile Of Angels, the band pairs big riffs with pensive acoustic breaks, all highlighted by singer Uta Plotkin’s willowy yet forceful vocals (call me crazy, and I’ve said this before about other stuff I think highly of, but it reminds me a little of Portland, Oregon’s Floater). Prior to the release of Mobile Of Angels, Plotkin announced she would be leaving the band, but she makes their final moments together count: Plotkin sings sorcery, an incantation to some retro magic worthy of the band’s name. –Wyatt [LISTEN]