Black Country, New Road Forever Howlong Indies 2LP Vinyl Album
ZEN314E
5054429201598
Pre Order 4th April
Eco jazz transparent blue double 140g vinyl in a negative effect artworked gatefold sleeve with 20-page colour booklet. Exclusive to indie retailers. Produced by James Ford. Includes MP3 download code.
 
Black Country, New Road return with Forever Howlong, their first studio album since 2022’s seminal Ants From Up There earned the band their second Top 5 UK album in just 12 months following their Mercury Prize-shortlisted debut For the first time. The highly anticipated new album follows 2023’s Live at Bush Hall, with the legendary James Ford (Fontaines D.C, The Last Dinner Party, Beth Gibbons) taking the helm as producer, and vocal duties now shared between Tyler Hyde, Georgia Ellery, and May Kershaw. ✸200K physical sales worldwide across 3 albums to date. For The First Time hit #4 on the UK Albums Chart, and #2 on the Album Sales Chart, follow up Ants From Up There went to #3 on the UK Albums Chart, Record Store Chart and the Albums Sales Chart and hit #1 on the Official Vinyl Albums Chart. ✸BC,NR will embark on their biggest global headline tour to date, it will be the first time the band have toured an album fully post release, with stops at Brixton Academy, Brighton Dome, Manchester’s Albert Hall, Barrowlands Glasgow and many more. ✸BC,NR will headline End of the Road festival in 2025, with many more prominent festival appearances in 2026. ✸During 2024 the band road tested the new material on stages across the world, including festivals like Glastonbury, Coachella, Primavera, Green Man and Pitchfork London. ✸Known for their highly engaged and devoted fan base, the band’s early teasers ignited discussion, excitement and interaction across their huge fan fan communities on Discord (4K), Reddit (22K) and social platforms (603.9K) - anticipation for their new music building rapidly! ✸Fans of the band include Jenna Ortega (Wednesday), Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things), Clairo, Caroline Polachek, Weyes Blood, marg.mp3, Geordie Greep and Japanese alternative/folk star Ichiko Aoba!