Black Country, New Road announce new album ‘Forever Howlong’
The James Ford-produced album is being previewed by first single ‘Besties’, the band’s first song with lead vocals by Georgia Ellery
Black Country, New Road have announced details of their third studio album, Forever Howlong, and shared its first single.
The album, out on April 4 via Ninja Tune, is the band’s first as a six-piece after the departure of vocalist Isaac Wood in 2022 and follows the live album Live at Bush Hall from the following year.
First track ‘Besties’, out today, is the band’s first track with lead vocals from Georgia Ellery, also of Jockstrap. She takes lead vocals on Forever Howlong alongside Tyler Hyde and May Kershaw.
Ellery said: “It created a real through line for the album, having three girls singing. It’s definitely very different to Ants From Up There, because of the female perspective – and the music we’ve made also compliments that.”
Of the ‘Besties’ video, which will be released at 5pm GMT today, director Rianne White added: “‘Besties’ came into my world with a dance of feelings, with such an understood concept of exploring the core emotion of taking on the world, and its obstacles to be with her, the bestie, again.”
See the tracklist and artwork for Forever Howlong below, alongside new 2025 tour dates including a huge London show at Brixton Academy.
1. ‘Besties’
2. ‘The Big Spin’
3. ‘Socks’
4. ‘Salem Sisters’
5. ‘Two Horses’
6. ‘Mary’
7. ‘Happy Birthday’
8. ‘For the Cold Country’
9. ‘Nancy Tries to Take the Night’
10. ‘Forever Howlong’
11. ‘Goodbye (Don’t Tell Me)’
JUNE 2025
7 – Barcelona, Primavera Sound
AUGUST 2025
15 – Paredes De Coura, Paredes De Coura
17 – Biddinghuizen, Lowlands Festival
28-31 – Dorset, End Of The Road
SEPTEMBER 2025
11 – Nottingham, Rock City
12 – Manchester, Albert Hall
15 – Dublin, Olympia
18 – Glasgow, Barrowland
20 – Gateshead, The Glasshouse
22 – Bristol, Beacon
24 – Cambridge, The Corn Exchange
OCTOBER 2025
9 – Paris, Casino De Paris
10 – Nantes, Stereolux
12 – Amsterdam, Paradiso
14 – Cologne, Gloria
15 – Berlin, Astra
17 – Copenhagen, Vega
18 – Stockholm, Fallan
19 – Oslo, Sentrum Scene
21 – Hamburg, Mojo
22 – Prague, Roxy
23 – Lausanne, Les Docks
25 – Milan, Magazzini Generali
26 – Lyon, Epicerie Moderne
28 – Brussels, Ancienne Belgique
30 – Brighton, Dome
31 – London, O2 Brixton Academy