Black Country, New RoadBest Black Country, New Road Albums Ranked

Ants From Up There

nme

10

““The next Arcade Fire – that’s our goal,” experimentalists Black Country, New Road joked at the start of 2020, riffing on the fact that the two bands have sprawling casts (the latter boasted seven at the time) while sounding almost nothing alike. Yet, surprisingly, with their second album, it seems they’ve delivered on that promise. Arriving just 364 days after the band’s debut – and mere days aft”

Ants From Up There

thelineofbestfit

10

“Black Country, New Road push against the fate of oblivion on the excellent Ants From Up Here”

For the First Time

nme

10

“When experimental rock seven-piece Black Country, New Road first announced their debut album, its tracklist seemed a bit… off. This most expansive and virtuosic of groups, every bit as jaw-dropping live as everyone has told you, were opting to properly introduce themselves with just six tracks, two of which had been released before. Could such a brief, already-familiar statement really do this pro”

For the First Time

loudandquiet

10

“In an interview from years ago, the comedian and occasional music journalist Stewart Lee bemoaned, or perhaps merely pointed out, a cultural phenomenon. He noted the glut of Scottish power-pop bands like Teenage Fanclub who perhaps wouldn’t have come into existence had a sudden influx of Big Star LPs not appeared in their local record shops during the late 1980s. Speaking to a distancing from the ”

Forever Howlong

thelineofbestfit

9.0

“Forever Howlong is a messy, human triumph for Black Country, New Road”

Ants From Up There

fantano

9.0

“For the First Time definitely wasn't a fluke.”

Ants From Up There

jpmusicman

8.5

“Beautiful album. Really well done and produced. Easy listen and has some real high quality songs”

Forever Howlong

jo

9.0

“ok i love this new app. favorite songs- two horses. happy birthday. the big spin”

Ants From Up There

ben

7.1

“I tried over and over. I don’t think it’s bad, I just don’t see how people think it’s that amazing”