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Black Country; New Road - Ants From Up There

Posted: 4/12/2022 by Hunter Rowe ( See All) Show: Wednesday from 10:00 PM to 1:00 AM

(2022) Ants from up there by Black Country New Road

Today I Listened to the sophomore album of Black Country New Road (BCNR). This was an experience of an album that I will try my best to do justice in its review.

This was an album where I found myself not loving every song in a sense that I could put it on at any time to enjoy but instead every song draws you in for what it does and what it says.

Before I look into the album I feel I should note the story surrounding the release where the bands lead singer Isaac announced his departure from the band much to the shock of fans and bandmates. This departure was due to an extreme sense of fear and dread as per result of Isaacs mental health being on a point of decline.

This album is able to display so much of what Isaac felt without being explicit and showing the harsh details. Songs like Concorde and Basketball Shoes are these amazing works of his feelings in a failing relationships and the decline that he himself is going through within all of this.

These songs are complimented by the instrumental skills of the band providing lots of sounds to bend genres but also manage to be so mellow but also so big and able to make your feel so much without even saying anything.

While many songs will not have you singing along these songs will have you feeling along. You can feel what Isaac felt while writing this and that adds to how the overall experience of the album and how it makes us see what that artist wanted to show.

Theres so much this album says and I don’t know how to wrap my head around what I want to say about this album. I heavily recommend you set aside an hour to listen to this album beginning to end and allow yourself to fully feel what Isaac felt as he sang this

My top tracks were Chaos Space Marine, Basketball Shoes, and Haldern

Ants from up there Black Country New Road: 9/10

Recommended If You Like: Black Midi, The Smile, Have a nice Life, Lingua Ignota, Fantanocore music
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