Black Country, New Road have shared the second single from their upcoming sophomore album Ants from Up There, arriving February 4 on Ninja Tune.
"Bread Song" is a trembling, serpentine ballad, presenting a softer side of the band than previously released lead single "Chaos Space Marine." As big and sweeping as these new singles have been, it feels like Ants from Up There will find the famously unruly seven-piece leaning further into a more accessible sound — it's a good fit for them.
In a statement about the song, vocalist Isaac Wood said:
We wanted to do the first chorus with no time signature. I went to see Steve Reich do Music for 18 Musicians and there's a piece where a bar length is determined by the breath of the clarinet player, they just play until they run out of breath. I wanted to try that with the whole band, where we don't look at each other, we don't make too many cues, we just try and play without time — but together.
You can catch Black Country, New Road at Montreal's Bar Le Ritz PDB on February 26.
Check out "Bread Song" below.
"Bread Song" is a trembling, serpentine ballad, presenting a softer side of the band than previously released lead single "Chaos Space Marine." As big and sweeping as these new singles have been, it feels like Ants from Up There will find the famously unruly seven-piece leaning further into a more accessible sound — it's a good fit for them.
In a statement about the song, vocalist Isaac Wood said:
We wanted to do the first chorus with no time signature. I went to see Steve Reich do Music for 18 Musicians and there's a piece where a bar length is determined by the breath of the clarinet player, they just play until they run out of breath. I wanted to try that with the whole band, where we don't look at each other, we don't make too many cues, we just try and play without time — but together.
You can catch Black Country, New Road at Montreal's Bar Le Ritz PDB on February 26.
Check out "Bread Song" below.
