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Black Country, New Road

June 2023

  • From left: Yaeji, Jessie Ware, Lil Yachty, Everything But the Girl, Lankum.

    Best culture of 2023 so far
    The best albums of 2023 so far

    From the unique sonic world of Yaeji to the dark folk music of Lankum, here are our picks of the best LPs from the first half of the year

March 2023

  • ‘Valedictory but upbeat’ … Black Country, New Road.

    Black Country, New Road: Live at Bush Hall review – magical resurgence by this odd little chamber orchestra

    The six-piece’s first new material without frontman Isaac Wood, recorded over three nights in London, proves their malleability and resilience

May 2022

  • The Comet is Coming, who have spoken out against the PRS Foundation cuts.

    ‘Do we want music to be a pursuit only of the wealthy?’ Anger grows at PRS Foundation cuts

    Royalties company PRS for Music has announced a major funding cut for its charitable arm. Artists such as Black Country, New Road explain why it could damage the UK music scene

February 2022

  • Black Country, New Road, press image

    Black Country, New Road: Ants from Up There review – a baroque pop masterpiece

    With now departed frontman Isaac Wood its playful driving force, the London band’s inspired second album is best heard in a single sitting

December 2021

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    2022 culture preview
    Abba to Zappa: pop, rock and classical music to look forward to in 2022

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September 2021

  • Arlo Parks at the 2021 Mercury prize ceremony.

    Mercury prize 2021: Arlo Parks wins for Collapsed in Sunbeams

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    End of the Road 2021 review – phones firmly in pockets at life-affirming festival

July 2021

  • Berwyn, Arlo Parks and Floating Points, three of the first-time musicians to have an album nominated for the Mercury prize.

    Mercury prize 2021: first-time nominees dominate shortlist

    No 1 albums by Wolf Alice, Mogwai and Celeste are joined by leftfield artists such as Hannah Peel and Nubya Garcia in race for prestigious music award

February 2021

  • Black Country, New Road performing their live-streamed gig.

    Kitty Empire's artist of the week
    Black Country, New Road live stream review – frantic and celebratory

    This protean seven-piece confound once more, this time with an improvised gig of completely new material…
  • Black Country, New Road.

    Black Country, New Road: For the First Time review – one of the best albums of 2021

    This remarkably biodiverse seven-piece take the rock band format and soar with it
  • Black Country, New Road

    '30% hate us, 50% don't care': Black Country, New Road, Britain's most divisive new band

    Their debut album is getting the best reviews of the year so far, even inspiring a craft IPA with its lyrics. But this inventive seven-piece are already looking forward to what’s next

January 2020

  • Isaac Wood, Georgia Ellery and Lewis Evans of Black Country, New Road.

    Kitty Empire's artist of the week
    Black Country, New Road review – truly a sound less travelled

    Cerebral, eclectic and occasionally wordy, the gnarly rock of Black Country, New Road is an intensely Generation Z experience
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