From the vibrant music scene of Atlanta, Blackfox has returned with Blackfox4. This nine-song album not only showcases their musical abilities but also earns them the titles of the most experimental and emotionally rich band in the Southeast. The band is famous for their fearless fusion of alternative rock, new wave, and Southern grit, resulting in a sprawling work with many layers, which in essence is a return not only to the sound of the past but also to the continuation of a tradition.
Blackfox4 is a celebration of collaboration. The album’s vocal diversity, with lead turns by Andy Gish, Monica Arrington, and Stacey Cargal, creates a dynamic narrative that shifts tone and perspective with each song. The wonderful, absolutely stunning “Beaming” (Gish wrote and sang it), the hauntingly beautiful “She Died Inside,” and the punkish fierceness of“Bring Your Fire” are just some of the songs on the album, which moves effortlessly between raw power and introspective grace. “Goodbye This Time,” the song featuring Arrington's vocal and writing talents, is a power-pop style love song about love lost. Besides that, “Sacred” goes to the prog-rock world in a complex manner of time signatures with two vocalists, Arrington and Cargal, singing the same lines together.
Besides that, Cargal, the man behind the band, has been a key figure in the underground rock scene of Atlanta for most of his career. Cargal’s guitar sounds beautiful, soulful, and sometimes wild, yet it is the shifting moods of the band that stabilize it. Along with guitarist Ryan Taylor, drummer Mitch Sosebee, keyboardist Jim Combs, bassist and producer Greg Wright, and vocal harmonies from the entire band, Blackfox has achieved a level of unity that is very rare yet seems both natural and intentional. The band is neither old nor new but a mixture of the two a band consisting of experienced musicians who are masterful in both their instruments and their history and still play as if it’s their first time and have just discovered something new.
Firstly, Blackfox4 is a melting pot: the ghosts of 1970s California rock meet the restless pulse of 1980s post-punk and the soulful tension of Southern Gothic. The end products are movies about rock music that possess various attributes, but most importantly, they are emotionally honest. The band’s effort, which was conceived immediately after the pandemic and while Embers, their previous release, was in its final stages, was based on the themes of reconnection, reflection, and endurance. They did the recording at Wright’s home studio, layer by layer, for months and the meticulous production took so long that they decided to start working on their next record before this one was finished.
The critics’ voices have already supported the band’s own feeling of pride. According to one critic, Blackfox4 is "rich in energy and beautifully structured, a work that one can immediately relate to but is still utterly innovative." The band is not only back, but they are also rising, with a massive release show planned for early 2026 and fresh tracks already laid down at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios. In Blackfox4, the band has distilled a decade of evolution into something timeless: rock that feels lived-in, soulful, and alive.
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