Ants From Up There (Vinyl LP) Soundtracks & Library

Ants From Up There (Vinyl LP) Soundtracks & LibraryBlack Country, New Road return with their second album Ants From Up There. 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 before, as well as a natural progression. Released alongside

Sakura and Bad News Week

Vinyl include

Parker is in absolute space shred mode

and flutist and saxophonist Kenneth Terroade

"I didn't care if people said that I copied him

Its ecstatic highs and shivery comedowns also reflect a particularly turbulent era in the lives of Grasshopper and fellow co-founder Jonathan Donahue

With The Prettiest Curse Hinds shrug off any remaining lo-fi accusations and unveil a widescreen beast of an album

and incomparable vocals

fusing Folk

from fragile acoustic folk and savant hip hop to amplified garage punk sing-a-longs

Other tracks from these sessions were released on Fate in a Pleasant Mood

exclusively in celebration of Record Store Day 2021