Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There

Genre: INDIE ROCK / POP / FOLK 

Format: 2LP Black Edition
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Item Notes

2LP Black Edition
Release Date:
4/2/2022
Label: Ninja Tune

2LP "Crystal Clear Rose" Colored Limited Edition with Japan obi
Release Date:
4/2/2022
Label: Ninja Tune

2LP "Blue Marbled" Colored Limited Edition
Release Date:
4/2/2022
Label: Ninja Tune

4LP Deluxe Boxset Edition
Release Date:
4/2/2022
Label: Ninja Tune

Japanese CD Edition with 1 bonus track
Release Date:
4/2/2022
Label: Beat Records

E.U. CD Edition
Release Date:
4/2/2022
Label: Ninja Tune

Cassette Edition
Release Date:
4/2/2022
Label: Ninja Tune

Description

Black Country, New Road return with the news that their second album, “Ants From Up There”, will land on February 4th on Ninja Tune. Following on almost exactly a year to the day from the release of their acclaimed debut “For the first time”, the band have harnessed the momentum from that record and run full pelt into their second, with “Ants From Up There” managing to strike a skilful balance between feeling like a bold stylistic overhaul of what came before, as well as a natural progression.

Released alongside the announcement the band (Lewis Evans, May Kershaw, Charlie Wayne, Luke Mark, Isaac Wood, Tyler Hyde and Georgia Ellery) have also today shared the first single from the album, ‘Chaos Space Marine’, a track that has already become a live favourite with fans since its first public airings earlier this year - combining sprightly violin, rhythmic piano, and stabs of saxophone to create something infectiously fluid that builds to a rousing crescendo. It’s a track that frontman Isaac Wood calls “the best song we’ve ever written.” It’s a chaotic yet coherent creation that ricochets around unpredictably but also seamlessly. “We threw in every idea anyone had with that song,” says Wood. “So the making of it was a really fast, whimsical approach - like throwing all the shit at the wall and just letting everything stick.”

Their debut “For the first time” is a certain 2021 Album of the Year, having received ecstatic reviews from critics and fans alike as well as being shortlisted for the prestigious Mercury Music Prize. Released in February to extensive, global, critical support - perhaps best summed up by The Times who wrote in their 5/5 review that they were "the most exciting band of 2021" and The Observer who called their record "one of the best albums of the year" - the album made a significant dent on the UK Albums Chart where it landed at #4 in its first week, a remarkable achievement for a largely experimental debut record. The album also reached #1 on Any Decent Music, #2 at Album Of The Year and sat at #1 on Rate Your Music for several weeks, remaining the record to generate the most fan reviews and site discussion there this year. Black Country, New Road were also declared Artist Of The Week and Album Of The Week by The Observer, The Line Of Best Fit and Stereogum, and saw features, including covers and reviews, from the likes of Mojo, NPR, CRACK, Uncut, The Quietus, Pitchfork, The FADER, Loud & Quiet, The Face, Paste, The Needle Drop, DIY, NME, CLASH, So Young, Dork and more.

With “For the first time” the band melded klezmer, post-rock, indie and an often intense spoken word delivery. On “Ants From Up There” they have expanded on this unique concoction to create a singular sonic middle ground that traverses classical minimalism, indie-folk, pop, alt rock and a distinct tone that is already unique to the band.

Recorded at Chale Abbey Studios, Isle Of Wight, across the summer with the band’s long-term live engineer Sergio Maschetzko, it’s also an album that comes loaded with a deep-rooted conviction in the end result. “We were just so hyped the whole time,” says Hyde. “It was such a pleasure to make. I've kind of accepted that this might be the best thing that I'm ever part of for the rest of my life. And that's fine.

Tracklisting

A1 Intro
A2 Chaos Space Marine
A3 Concorde
A4 Bread Song
B1 Good Will Hunting
B2 Haldern
B3 Mark's Theme
C1 The Place Where He Inserted The Blade
C2 Snow Globes
D1 Basketball Shoes 

A1 Intro
A2 Chaos Space Marine
A3 Concorde
A4 Bread Song
B1 Good Will Hunting
B2 Haldern
B3 Mark's Theme
C1 The Place Where He Inserted The Blade
C2 Snow Globes
D1 Basketball Shoes 

A1 Intro
A2 Chaos Space Marine
A3 Concorde
A4 Bread Song
B1 Good Will Hunting
B2 Haldern
B3 Mark's Theme
C1 The Place Where He Inserted The Blade
C2 Snow Globes
D1 Basketball Shoes 

Ants From Up There
A1 Intro
A2 Chaos Space Marine
A3 Concorde
A4 Bread Song
B1 Good Will Hunting
B2 Haldern
B3 Mark's Theme
C1 The Place Where He Inserted The Blade
C2 Snow Globes
D1 Basketball Shoes

Live From The Queen Elizabeth Hall
E1 Mark's Theme
E2 Instrumental
E3 Athens France
F1 Science Fair
F2 Sunglasses
G1 Track X
G2 Opus
G3 Bread Song
H1 Basketball Shoes 

01. Intro
02. Chaos Space Marine
03. Concorde
04. Bread Song
05. Good Will Hunting
06. Haldern
07. Mark’s Theme
08. The Place Where He Inserted the Blade
09. Snow Globes
10. Basketball Shoes
+ Bonus Track 

1 Intro
2 Chaos Space Time
3 Concorde
4 Bread Song
5 Good Will Hunting
6 Haldern
7 Mark's Theme
8 The Place Where He Inserted The Blade
9 Snow Globes
10 Basketball Shoes 

A1 Intro
A2 Chaos Space Marine
A3 Concorde
A4 Bread Song
A5 Good Will Hunting
A6 Haldern
A7 Mark's Theme
B1 The Place Where He Inserted The Blade
B2 Snow Globes
B3 Basketball Shoes
 

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