The Blacks burned bright for two albums (1998's Dolly Horrorshow and 2000's Just Like Home), then flamed out under their own volatility. In 2010, after a 10 year hiatus, the band reunited and returned with a digital-only EP, In Sickness and Health. Then they broke up again during the encore of the release show.
So goes rock and roll....
In 10 or 20 years, your kids or your curious nephews will ask "Hey, why weren't the Blacks famous back then? What was wrong with you people that you made the Strokes and Vampire Weekend famous? This band kicks all their asses."
How you gonna answer?
- The Great Crusades cover The Blacks' "Fake Out Jesus" on While No One Was Looking: Toasting 20 Years of Bloodshot Records
- "Horrorshow" and "Theresa Leaves Lonesome Town" live on No One Got Hurt: Bloodshot's 15th Anniversary @ The Hideout Block Party
- "Chic-A-Go-Go! Salutes Bloodshot Records" short film featuring the Blacks on the DVD Bloodied But Unbowed
- "The New World" on Poor Little Knitter on the Road
- "Why Drunky?" on Down to the Promised Land: 5 Years of Bloodshot Records