The Black, Bill Davis February 6, 2008

The Black is a country/pop/rock band from Austin, TX. The music flows from the songwriting collaboration of singer/guitarist David Longoria and guitarist Alan Schaefer.

With his trademark blend of tense guitar, spiraling keyboards and twittering drums, Shane Bartells songs are decidedly difficult to pin down, twisting and squirming into new, dynamic shapes, reinventing themselves with each subsequent listen.