"This song was love at first harpsichord!" Black Country, New Road return with video for brand new single Besties
London art rockers Black Country, New Road have shared a video for Besties, the first new music from their just-announced third album Forever Howlong, which the band will release through Ninja Tune Records on April 4.
It's the band's first studio release since 2022's Top Five album Ants From Up There, the release of which was somewhat overshadowed by the departure of vocalist Isaac Wood.
Forever Howlong arrives with lead vocal duties now shared between Tyler Hyde, May Kershaw and Georgia Ellery. 'It opened up a real through-line in having three girls singing,' says Ellery. 'It's definitely very different to Ants From Up There because of having that different female perspective – and the music we've made also really compliments that.'
"Besties came into my world with a dance of feelings, with such an understood concept of exploring the core emotion of taking on the world, and its obstacles to be with her, the bestie, again," Ellery continues about the band's new single on which she takes sole lead vocal.
"Building this with the band took me to so many memories, informed by a collective of experiences from my childhood writing letters and maps to my bestie, into formulating our own map and sliding-doors effect narrative - charged with the instinctual punch and intuition of: I need to be with my bestie now. Working with Georgia, May and Tyler was a real treat across their performances especially, and quite literally, running from the more conventional lip-sync world, and injecting cameo moments with Charlie, Lewis and Luke.
"Knee-high in January's jacket of mud, darkness, fields, street corners and a pack of hounds we found the beating heart of a world made better by chasing love and connection. Shooting in these conditions, and having fun is a real testament to a fantastic team and collective of people! It's been such a pleasure, this song was love at first harpsichord!
The sextet have also announced live dates for 2025, including festival dates at Primavera Sound, Paredes De Coura, Lowlands and End Of The Road followed by a full UK and EU tour in September and October, ending eith the band's biggest headline show to date at London's O2 Brixton Academy. You can see all the dates and ticket details below.
Forever Howlong will be available as a standard 2LP on recycled black vinyl, a white label 2LP signed by the band, an Indie exclusive negative effect artworked 2LP, and both a Collector's Edition 2LP with an alternate tracklisting in translucent eco jazz red and a Collector's Edition Cassette, also featuring the alternate tracklisting.
Pre-order Forever Howlong.
Jun 7: SPA Barcelona Primavera SoundAug 5: POR Paredes De CouraAug 17: NED Biddinghuizen Lowlands Festival Aug 28 - 31: UK Dorset End Of The RoadSep 11: UK Nottingham Rock CitySep 12: UK Manchester Albert Hall Sep 15: IRE Dublin OlympiaSep 18: UK Glasgow BarrowlandsSep 20: UKL Gateshead The GlasshouseSep 22: UK Bristol BeaconSep 24: UK Cambridge The Corn ExchangeOct 9: FRA Paris Casino De PariOct 10: FRA Nantes StereoluxOct 12: NED Amsterdam Paradiso Oct 14: GER Cologne GloriaOct 15: GER Berlin AstraOct 17: DEN Copenhagen VegaOct 18: SWE Stockholm FallanOct 19: NOR Olso Sentrum Scene Oct 21: GER Hamburg MojoOct 22: CZE Prague RoxyOct 23 : SWI Lausanne Les DocksOct 25: ITA Milan Magazzini GeneraOct 26: FRA Lyon Epicerie ModerneOct 28: BEL Brussels Ancienne BelgiqueOct 30: UK Brighton DomeOct 31: UK London O2 Brixton Academy
Fans can get pre-sale ticket access for the United Kingdom and Ireland dates by pre-ordering any album format of Forever Howlong by 3pm GMT on February 4. Purchasers will be sent a code via their email.
Tickets will then go on general sale Friday 7th February at 10am local time.
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