Arabia Mountain (album)

Arabia Mountain
Studio album by
Black Lips
ReleasedJune 7, 2011
GenreGarage rock, garage punk, rock and roll, indie rock, cowpunk, psychedelic rock, surf rock
Length41:15
LabelVice
ProducerMark Ronson, Lockett Pundt, Black Lips
Black Lips chronology
200 Million Thousand
(2009) 		Arabia Mountain
(2011) 		Underneath the Rainbow
(2014)
Singles from Arabia Mountain
  1. "Go Out and Get It"
    Released: March 3, 2011
  2. "Modern Art"
    Released: April 6, 2011
  3. "New Direction"
    Released: May 16, 2011

Arabia Mountain is the sixth studio album by American garage punk band Black Lips, released on June 7, 2011. The album was written and recorded over a nine months stretch from March 2010[1] to January 2011.[2] Lockett Pundt produced "Bicentennial Man" and "Go Out and Get It", while Mark Ronson was responsible for producing the rest.[3] The production by Ronson was conducted first in a Brooklyn studios, but completed in Black Lips' hometown of Atlanta due to time constraints.[4] The music video for the first single, "Go Out and Get It", was released on March 2. The music video for the second single, "Modern Art", was released on April 5.[5] "New Direction" was leaked to the public by Rolling Stone on May 16.[6] The music video for "Raw Meat" was chosen by Pitchfork in The Top Music Videos of 2011.[7]

  1. ^ Franks, Allison (March 27, 2010). "The Black Lips to release new album this summer « Consequence of Sound". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Mark Ronson And The Black Lips Team Up In The Studio". True To Sound. January 14, 2011. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  3. ^ Breihan, Tom (March 11, 2011). "Black Lips Reveal Album Details, More Dates | News". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  4. ^ Lindsay, Cam (May 29, 2011). "Black Lips – Raw Meat and Human Skulls • On the Cover •". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  5. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (2011-04-05). "Video: Black Lips: "Modern Art" | News". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  6. ^ Matthew Perpetua (May 16, 2011). "Exclusive Download: Black Lips' Mark Ronson-Produced 'New Direction' | Music News". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  7. ^ Pitchfork (2011-12-07). "Staff Lists: The Top Music Videos of 2011 | Features". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 2, 2021.