Cat No: ZEN315
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.
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!
Recommended if you like… BLACK MIDI, ENGLISH TEACHER, SQUID, JOANNA NEWSOM
1. Besties
2. The Big Spin
3. Socks
4. Salem Sisters
5. Two Horses
6. Mary
7. Happy Birthday
8. For the Cold Country
9. Nancy Tries to Take the Night
10. Forever Howlong
11. Goodbye (Don’t Tell Me)
2. The Big Spin
3. Socks
4. Salem Sisters
5. Two Horses
6. Mary
7. Happy Birthday
8. For the Cold Country
9. Nancy Tries to Take the Night
10. Forever Howlong
11. Goodbye (Don’t Tell Me)
Forever Howlong
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