Hear the second preview of the band’s looming new album.
Rising London septet Black Country, New Road have resurfaced to share the second preview of their keenly anticipated sophomore album Ants From Up There.
A long-standing fan favourite within the group’s live shows that demonstrates a tempering of the tense and abrasive sensibilities seen in earlier releases, frontman Isaac Wood explains of ‘Bread Song’ and the genesis of its creation
“We wanted to do the first chorus with no time signature. I went to see Steve Reich do Music for 18 Musicians and there’s a piece where a bar length is determined by the breadth of the clarinet player, they just play until they run out of breath. I wanted to try that with the whole band, where we don’t look at each other, we don’t make too many cues, we just try and play without time – but together.”
Hear ‘Bread Song’ below.
Following the February release of Ants From Up There and a now largely sold out North American tour Black Country, New Road have also revealed plans to embark upon a tour of the UK that will make stops in London, Manchester, Brighton, Edinburgh and more. Tickets for all dates are on sale now.
Black Country, New Road 2022 UK tour dates
February 8 – London – The Roundhouse
April 6 – Sheffield – The Foundry
April 7 – Oxford – O₂ Academy
April 9 – Edinburgh – Liquid Room
April 10 – Belfast – The Empire
April 11 – Dublin – Olympia
April 13 – Manchester – Albert Hall
April 14 – Nottingham – Rock City
April 16 – Brighton – Concorde 2
April 17 – Bristol – O₂ Academy
Ants From Up There releases on February 4th via Ninja Tune. Pre-order the album on bronze and blue vinyl variants here.
Words by Sam Wilkinson.
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