The "trippy country meets stoner rock" of Vancouver's
Pink Mountaintops is the brainchild of
Stephen McBean, who is also the singer/songwriter/guitarist for
Black Mountain, which was formerly known as
Jerk with a Bomb.
McBean's solo project was also known by another name,
One Easy Skag. He began playing with
Jerk with a Bomb in the late '90s, and the band issued three albums and a 7" under that name. By late 2003, both
Jerk with a Bomb and
One Easy Skag were rechristened with their mountainous names, and in the summer of 2004,
the Pink Mountaintops' self-titled debut album arrived. While
Black Mountain's self-titled debut album became one of 2005's most prominent indie rock albums,
McBean brought
Pink Mountaintops back the following year with
Axis of Evol. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide