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Forever Howlong

by Black Country, New Road

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Exclusive deluxe translucent eco jazz red double 140g vinyl with special Collectors Edition alternate tracklisting. 12” oil paint on canvas effect and foiled gatefold sleeve, with 24-page colour booklet. Limited pressing. Produced by James Ford. Includes MP3 download code.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Forever Howlong via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Recycled black double 140g vinyl in a gatefold sleeve with 20-page colour booklet. Produced by James Ford. Includes MP3 download code.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Forever Howlong via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    CD in a gatefold sleeve with 20-page colour booklet. Produced by James Ford.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Forever Howlong via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Download available in 16-bit/44.1kHz.
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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Black Country, New Road - 'Forever Howlong' Cassette [ZENCAS314]
    Cassette + Digital Album

    Lilac recycled shell with exclusive Collectors Edition alternate tracklisting. Produced by James Ford. Includes MP3 download code.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Forever Howlong via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Download available in 16-bit/44.1kHz.

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Black Country, New Road return with a new album, "Forever Howlong", coming April 4th on Ninja Tune.

The long-awaited new record was produced by James Ford (Fontaines D.C., Arctic Monkeys, Depeche Mode, Blur) and sees Black Country, New Road settled into a new shape in which vocal duties – and most of the song writing – is split between Tyler Hyde, Georgia Ellery, and May Kershaw. “It created a real through line for the album, having three girls singing," says Ellery. "It's definitely very different to Ants From Up There, because of the female perspective - and the music we've made also compliments that."

The band’s ability to respond to changing circumstances is not only down to their close-knit friendship but due to their talent, adaptability and long standing relationship together as musicians. A mix of classically trained and self-taught, the multi-instrumentalists gathered steam as a band in the late 2010s, regularly playing The Windmill in Brixton alongside friends and peers such as Squid and Black Midi, and soon found themselves being labelled "the best band in the world" by The Quietus.

Here in 2025, "Forever Howlong" is an ambitious, meticulously detailed record that includes everything from folk to prog via baroque pop and touches of alt-rock – with nods to everything from Joanna Newsom to Randy Newman via Fiona Apple and Janis Ian – yet all the while retaining that unmistakably unique sound that only this combination of musicians can come up with. Although hugely varied and expansive, the album also feels deeply cohesive and focused, as it takes three distinct voices and styles and seamlessly intersperses them into a new collective sound.

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released April 4, 2025

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Black Country, New Road London, UK

BC, NR is Lewis Evans (saxophonist), May Kershaw (keys), Charlie Wayne (drums), Luke Mark (guitar), Tyler Hyde (bass) and Georgia Ellery (violin).

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