Local Angel
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{{Infobox album
| name = Local Angel
| type = studio
| artist = Brant Bjork
| cover = localangelalbum.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2004|8|10}}
| recorded = {{start date|2004|2|6}}–{{end date|2004|2|15}}
| venue =
| studio = Rancho de la Luna, Joshua Tree, California
| genre = {{hlist|Stoner rock|desert rock}}
| length = 47:37
| label = {{flatlist|
- Duna Records
- Heavy Psych Sounds Records (2018 reissue)}}
| producer = Brant Bjork & Tony Mason
| prev_title = Keep Your Cool
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = Saved by Magic
| next_year = 2005
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = Studio
| cover = LocalAngelReissue.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = Heavy Psych Sounds reissue
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r703773|pure_url=yes}}|title=Local Angel – Brant Bjork|website=AllMusic|first=Greg|last=Prato|access-date=April 26, 2023}}
| rev2 = Sputnikmusic
| rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/44543/Brant-Bjork-Local-Angel/|title=Brant Bjork – Local Angel|website=Sputnikmusic|author=Krumkake|date=July 13, 2011|access-date=July 3, 2023}}
}}
Local Angel is the fourth solo album by desert rock musician Brant Bjork. It is considered his most intimate and laid back record, mixing acoustic guitars and simple melodies.
Track listing
{{tracklist
| all_writing = Brant Bjork, except tracks 11 & 12
| title1 = Beautiful Powers
| length1 = 3:25
| title2 = Hippie
| length2 = 5:35
| title3 = Chico
| length3 = 3:51
| title4 = The Feelin{{'-}}
| length4 = 4:38
| title5 = Bliss Ave.
| length5 = 4:35
| title6 = Fly to Haiti
| length6 = 3:15
| title7 = You're Alright
| length7 = 3:36
| title8 = Spanish Tiles
| length8 = 2:13
| title9 = She's Only Tryin{{'-}}
| length9 = 4:30
| title10 = The Good Fight
| length10 = 4:14
| title11 = Hey Joe
| length11 = 5:49
| title12 = I Want You Around
| note12 = Ramones cover
| length12 = 1:56
| total_length = 47:37
}}
Credits
- Produced by Brant Bjork and Tony Mason
- Engineered by Tony Mason
- Mastered by Mathias Schneeberger
- Front cover angel by www.mistercartoon.com
- Layout Bunker/Bjork for Dunart
Notes
- Local Angel CD releases feature two cover bonus tracks by Billy Roberts and the Ramones. The vinyl and digital versions don't feature either of these songs.
- The initial material for the album was originally recorded on a cassette tape by Bjork in 2001. Bjork then recorded the material at Rancho De La Luna in 2003 with Molly McGuire and Dave Catching, before ultimately shelving the group's tapes and re-recording the album himself which would become the released version.{{cite web |url=http://www.stonerrock.com/interviews/index.asp?InterviewID=226 |title=An Interview with Brant Bjork of Brant Bjork and the Bros |work=StonerRock.com |date=October 28, 2007 |access-date=May 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409225950/http://www.stonerrock.com/interviews/index.asp?InterviewID=226 |archive-date=9 April 2008 |url-status=dead}}
- The album was re-released in 2018 with new artwork under Bjork's current label, Heavy Psych Sounds.{{cite web|url=https://www.heavypsychsounds.com/shop.htm#HPS085|title=Brant Bjork Local Angel|publisher=Heavy Psych Sounds|access-date=June 18, 2022}}