Rock At Night Says: The Black Angels hail from Austin—and now psych-rock band The Well is continuing the tradition. With all the cool, dark energy coming from that city, you have to ask: what’s in the water? Releasing September 14th, …And Flames Ran Like Living Animals delivers sludgy, head-banging heavy music that will blow your mind, built on a hypnotic foundation of screaming guitar solos, moody riffs, and signature dreamy vocals.
The band says:
The first four songs were recorded with Bryan Richie (The Sword, Spaceflight Records) at Paper Weapons Studio in Taylor, TX and the band continued to write and craft and play live (supporting 1000mods, Truckfighters, and headlining tours.) Vocalist and bassist Lisa Alley talks about the process “We decided, or embraced the opportunity to be able, to not rush it. To treat these first new songs with care. We emerged more contemplative, maybe… deliberate. Recalling the spirit with which we approached our first album, we spent time with the mood of each song, the dynamics, the storytelling, but we also came at them with the intent that they be played live.” She continues “We were building a live set, more precious after the time away from that possibility.”
The rest of the album was written and recorded in the storm of 2025 with longtime collaborator Chico Jones producing, mixing and doing additional tracking to the Taylor sessions, and Max Lorenzen of Rare Earth mastering the set. These songs feel very now; though not directly speaking to any one current issue fighting for attention in the long list of today’s headlines, they are of it, and snatch you up in recognition.
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Live Dates
With Moon Destroys:
08.20 – New Orleans, LA – Siberia
08.21 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl
08.22 – Savannah, GA – The Wormhole
08.23 – Raleigh, NC – The Pour House
08.25 – Philadelphia, PA – Milkboy
08.26 – Brooklyn, NY – The Wood Shop
08.27 – Hamden, CT – Space Ballroom
08.28 – Lowell, MA – Taffeta Music Hall
08.29 – Rochester, NY – Bug Jar
08.30 – Toronto, ON – Bovine Sex Club
09.01 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern
09.02 – Detroit, MI – Small’s
09.03 – Indianapolis, IN – Black Circle
09.04 – Nashville, TN – The 58
09.05 – Dayton, OH – Fairborn Phoenix
09.06 – Chicago, IL – Sleeping Village
09.07 – Milwaukee, WI – X-Ray Arcade
09.08 – Kansas City, MO – Sk8bar
The Well Only:
9.13 – Austin, TX – Levitation Festival
With Pink Fuzz:
10.08 – Albuquerque, NM – Sister Bar
10.09 – Trinidad, CO – Fancy Spider Fest
10.10 – Denver, CO – Federal Theatre
10.11 – Colorado Springs, CO – What’s Left Records (The Well Only)
10.13 – Fort Collins, CO – Surfside 7 (The Well Only)
10.14 – Frisco, CO – 10 Mile Music Hall
10.15 – Salt Lake City, UT – Aces High
10.16 – Boise, ID – Neurolux
10.17 – Yakima, WA – Bearded Monkey
10.18 – Vancouver, BC – Astoria
10.20 – Seattle, WA – Funhouse
10.21 – Portland, OR – High Water Mark
10.22 – Sacramento, CA – Cafe Colonial
10.23 – Oakland, CA – Thee Stork Club
10.24 – Vista, CA – Booze Bros
10.25 – Costa Mesa, CA – Wayfarer
10.26 – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
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