Black Crowes have outed Maxim magazine for writing a review slamming the new album without hearing it.
The Black Crowes album 'Warpaint' has yet to be distributed to media for review yet Maxim magazine has given it a two and a half star review and states "it hasn't left Chris Robinson and the gang much room for growth."Black Crowes have to date only released one song from the album, the single 'Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution'.
Black Crowes manager Pete Angelus says, "Maxim's actions seem to completely lack journalistic integrity and intentionally mislead their readership. When confronted with the fact that they never heard the album they are claiming to 'review' in their music section - with a star rating, no less - they attempt to explain that it was an 'educated guess.' In an email correspondence, Maxim went on to state: 'Of course, we always prefer to (sic) hearing music, but sometimes there are big albums that we don't want to ignore that aren't available to hear, which is what happened with the Crowes. It's either an educated guess preview or no coverage at all, so in this case we chose the former.'"
Angelus continued, "It speaks directly to the lack of the publication's credibility. In my opinion, it's a disgrace to the arts, journalism, critics, the publication itself and the public. What's next - Maxim's concert reviews of shows they never attended, book reviews of books never read and film reviews of films never seen?"
'Warpaint' will be released on Silver Arrow Records in March. It will be the bands first studio album in seven years.
'Warpaint' tracklisting is:
"Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution"
"Walk Believer Walk"
"O, Josephine"
"Evergreen"
"We Who See The Deep"
"Locust Street"
"Movin' On Down The Line"
"Wounded Bird"
"God's Got It"
"There's Gold In Them Hills"
"Whoa Mule"
