Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There

Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up ThereBlack Country, New Road return with the news that their second album, Ants From Up There, will land on February 4th 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

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‘Day 22’ deals with sobriety and temptation

an elephantine groove and reflective coruscating bars

For a band that started as a synth-heavy duo

he based his songs on material he recorded live and then sampled

a reference to the cartoon he’s loved since childhood and an extension of Bruner’s wide-eyed

turning in a smouldering heater of epic proportions

he’s built a sound that’s packed with ideas and musical touchstones alike

Fink’s music was rearranged for the orchestra by composer and orchestrator Jules Buckley

the band have made a donation to the Woodland Trust

He has also worked with a wide range of artists including Erykah Badu and Jon Hopkins and remixes for Gorillaz and Michael Kiwanuka

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