The Black Hotels
The Black Hotels are an indie rock band from Johannesburg, South Africa. Fo… Read Full Bio ↴The Black Hotels are an indie rock band from Johannesburg, South Africa. Formed in 2006, their first release, a five-track EP called Beautiful Mornings, made them one of the most critically acclaimed South African indie bands of 2007.
The band spent the most part of 2007/08 on the road completing six national tours in 18 months with notable performances at Oppikoppi, The XBox Summer Festival, Powerzone Unplugged Festival, Durban Botanical Gardens and The Annexation Tour.
In 2009 the band released their first full-length album, Films for the Next Century. The record was nominated for a South African Music Award for Best Alternative Album and The Star Tonight named it album of the year. The Sunday Times selected it as one of the 10 Best Albums of the year.
2009 highlights included performances at Rocking the Daisies, Rocking the Gardens, Old Mutual Summer Concerts and Oppikoppi, as well as tours with UK band Starsailor and Josie Field.
In 2010 the band regrouped to record their follow up album, Honey Badger, with notable performances at Kirstenbosch Gardens and Synergy Live, as well as tours with UK band Ash and The Parlotones.
Honey Badger will be released in April 2011.
The Black Hotels are Warrick Poultney (drums), Lisa Campbell (vocals/bass guitar), Neil White (lead guitar), John Boyd (vocals/guitar) and Matthew Fink (synthesizer).
“Joburg indie-rockers The Black Hotels give fans of the melodic alt. country craft of early REM, the hook-imploded alt. rock hypnosis of Interpol and the enigmatic romance of Neil Diamond’s Girl You’ll Be A Woman Soon a heart-core reason to rock.” GQ
“A hook-laden collection of songs that sound at times like Interpol, The Go-Betweens and early REM.” Mail & Guardian
“The Divine Comedy, The Strokes, something a bit country and a touch of Interpol-like brooding.” Blunt Magazine
“Intelligent, understated, indie rock with a calculated lofi feel.” 24.com
“The most original, authentic and exiting band in South Africa.” Star Tonight
The band spent the most part of 2007/08 on the road completing six national tours in 18 months with notable performances at Oppikoppi, The XBox Summer Festival, Powerzone Unplugged Festival, Durban Botanical Gardens and The Annexation Tour.
In 2009 the band released their first full-length album, Films for the Next Century. The record was nominated for a South African Music Award for Best Alternative Album and The Star Tonight named it album of the year. The Sunday Times selected it as one of the 10 Best Albums of the year.
2009 highlights included performances at Rocking the Daisies, Rocking the Gardens, Old Mutual Summer Concerts and Oppikoppi, as well as tours with UK band Starsailor and Josie Field.
In 2010 the band regrouped to record their follow up album, Honey Badger, with notable performances at Kirstenbosch Gardens and Synergy Live, as well as tours with UK band Ash and The Parlotones.
Honey Badger will be released in April 2011.
The Black Hotels are Warrick Poultney (drums), Lisa Campbell (vocals/bass guitar), Neil White (lead guitar), John Boyd (vocals/guitar) and Matthew Fink (synthesizer).
“Joburg indie-rockers The Black Hotels give fans of the melodic alt. country craft of early REM, the hook-imploded alt. rock hypnosis of Interpol and the enigmatic romance of Neil Diamond’s Girl You’ll Be A Woman Soon a heart-core reason to rock.” GQ
“A hook-laden collection of songs that sound at times like Interpol, The Go-Betweens and early REM.” Mail & Guardian
“The Divine Comedy, The Strokes, something a bit country and a touch of Interpol-like brooding.” Blunt Magazine
“Intelligent, understated, indie rock with a calculated lofi feel.” 24.com
“The most original, authentic and exiting band in South Africa.” Star Tonight
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The Black Hotels Lyrics
Beautiful Mornings Four thirty and she's calling You choke on your coffee You f…
Black Rose We walk a fine line Between love and yesterday It's like a…
Episoda I've been wandering the avenues Since 1989 I've been buildin…
Forgotten Town There are no whispers from these lips until These days are…
Goodbye Josh These streets have no names These bodies know no shame These…
In My House Images flash on a wall from yesterday I'd rather be open Lig…
In Your Hands It's all in your hands Your hand on my chest Reading the…
It Has Begun Muddy falls to Delaware You know where I can see it Had…
Johnsson Mann Bright lights And the dust is getting thicker What are you s…
Kings Forty seven million people stuck on a train My head is…
Lines I'll walk by her side When she shines When she shines or…
Motion We immerse ourselves In Autumns fine palette We hide in the …
Neon With machine guns they came here Told us how to live…
No Sign of Science The burning embers slowly grew to flame I watched my love…
One Weekend One weekend Are you ready to swim in the big sea? Are…
Rain Clouds You write down your thoughts With a belly weight You reach f…
Shapes & Kings Forty seven million people stuck on a train My head is…
Someone Stole the Light A California neighbour Moved in for the summer Stole an esca…
Train From Bristol I took a sign from the road side I took a…
White Car Are these the mornings that we run from? Is this the…