To drop on their debut's first birthday
Jessie Atkinson
15:17 12th October 2021

Black Country, New Road have swiftly followed their debut album For the first time—which dropped in February—with news of a second. Ants From Up There will drop on their debut's anniversary, 4 February 2022. 

Again dropping via Ninja Tune, the album gets its first single in the (what else?) meandering 'Chaos Space Marine'. In its better moments, BC, NR seem to imitate Pulp...if you like Black Country, New Road then you'll like this:

“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.”

Ants From Up There Tracklist:

1. Intro
2. Chaos Space Marine
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

The band have also announced a colossal tour. See all the dates here.

Ants From Up There arrives 4 February via Ninja Tune.


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