Black Mirrors
Funky Queen

Listening notes

Black Mirrors released Funky Queen on Napalm Records in 2017, catalogued as NPR 707 VINYL. The release is a vinyl format record spanning four tracks across two sides, placing the band within the blues rock, garage rock, and rock genres.

Side A opens with the title track, "Funky Queen," running at 2:55, followed by "Kick Out The Jam" at 2:21. The two A-side cuts are notably brief, consistent with an economy of form associated with garage rock. Side B carries "The Mess" at 3:33 and closes with "Canard Vengeur Masqué," the longest track on the record at 5:30. The French-language title of the closing track — translating roughly to "Masked Avenger Duck," a reference to the French animated television series — stands apart from the otherwise English-language tracklist.

The four-track structure and the roughly fourteen-minute combined runtime suggest this release functions as an EP rather than a full-length album, though the release is documented here as a vinyl record without further format designation in the available data. Napalm Records, the Austrian independent label behind the release, has an established catalog spanning hard rock and adjacent genres, making Black Mirrors a plausible fit within its roster.

The genre tags of blues rock, garage rock, and rock indicate a band working within a broadly guitar-driven tradition, though no additional production or personnel details are available to elaborate further on the record's specific character.

Collectors and researchers seeking this release should reference the catalog number NPR 707 VINYL when verifying pressings or edition details. All other details should be confirmed against primary sources.