The Black Lips have definitely wowed us again, with their new album: Arabia Mountain. Our once destructive, raw-no holds band have slightly “cleansed” their known craggy sound by adding slight hints of piano and sax, with Mark Ronson’s assistance. Apart from the fact that they have somewhat sanitized their known wild & rugged sound, there is a vulnerable roughness that continues to grab the soul. Check out their new video for ‘New Direction’ which demonstrates that, even though there is a pinch of purification, we have not lost our rebellious band.