Black Country, New Road BCNR - Ants From Up There 2LP on 140g black vinyl, in gatefold sleeve and lyric booklet.
Black Country, New Road BCNR, from Cambridge, England, returned with their second album, “Ants From Up There”, in 2022 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.
The first single from the album, ‘Chaos Space Marine’, combines 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” 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.
Tracklist
Side A
Intro
Chaos Space Marine
Concorde
Side B
Bread Song
Good Will Hunting
Side C
Haldern
Mark's Theme
The Place Where He Inserted the Blade [1]
Side D
Snow Globes
Basketball Shoes
Ninja Tune Zen278 2022
Black Country, New Road BCNR - Ants From Up There 2LP on 140g black vinyl, in gatefold sleeve and lyric booklet.
Black Country, New Road BCNR, from Cambridge, England, returned with their second album, “Ants From Up There”, in 2022 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.
The first single from the album, ‘Chaos Space Marine’, combines 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” 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.
Tracklist
Side A
Intro
Chaos Space Marine
Concorde
Side B
Bread Song
Good Will Hunting
Side C
Haldern
Mark's Theme
The Place Where He Inserted the Blade [1]
Side D
Snow Globes
Basketball Shoes
Ninja Tune Zen278 2022
