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The Black Hotels are an alternative rock band from Johannesburg,
South Africa. Formed in 2006 they have become one of the most
critically acclaimed South African bands of the last decade.
The group's first release, a five-track EP called Beautiful Mornings,
was recorded between tour dates over a weekend at JSL Studios in
Primrose. The record received significant critical acclaim with two
singles playlisted on national radio.
In May 2009 the band
released their first full-length album, Films for the Next Century. The
album featured newcomers Matthew Fink and Warrick Poultney and was
nominated for a South African Music Award for Best Alternative Album.
"Album of the Year." The Star Tonight
"Album of the Year." Femina
"Top 10 Albums of the Year." Sunday Times
"Reminiscent of the best moments of REM and Interpol." Muse
In April 2011 the band released their follow up album Honey Badger.
Recorded in three separate sessions over a period of 6 months the album
was described as a departure from the country-esque feel of their
previous output and featured a more synth and string-driven direction.
The single No Sign of Science was play listed on national radio.
"Album of the Month." GQ
"Exceptional." The Star Tonight
"Superb." Citizen
"4 Stars." Rolling Stone
"A sombre beauty." Mail & Guardian
"Makes you sit up and listen." Sunday Independent
In 2011 the band supported Kings of Leon in Johannesburg and Cape
Town. They have also toured with UK bands Starsailor and Ash and their
music has featured in the feature fims White Wedding and Jozi. Festival
appearances to date have inlcuded the following.
* Rocking the Daisies 2009
* Rocking the Gardens 2009
* Oppikoppi 2008/2010/2011
* Synergy Live 2010
* Old Mutual Summer Concerts 2009/2010
* Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens 2010
* Durban Botanical Gardens 2009
* On The Night 2009
* Earth Hour 2009
* The XBox Summer Festival 2008/2009
* The Powerzone Unplugged Festival 2009
* Sovereign Express Tour 2009
* Bydiemaan 2011
* Aardklop 2011
The Black Hotels are currently working on their third studio album.
"Few other indie bands - save maybe Arcade Fire and Interpol - are
able to articulate the gulf between heartbreak and hope with such
cryptic lyrical class or melancholic, minor key majesty." GQ
"The Black Hotels tell stories, sometimes baldly, sometimes
elliptically, but always with a strange, sombre sadness that is
inexplicably close to joy." Mail & Guardian
Record Label: Sovereign
Entertainment / Honey Tone
Publishing: Sony ATV
Manager: Corne Geyer: corne@entertaindex.net / +27 11 86 11 22 637
Website: www.blackhotels.co.za
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