Following on from ‘Besties‘, Black Country, New Road have unveiled ‘Happy Birthday’ the second track from their forthcoming album Forever Howlong. The band’s third studio album, it will be released by Ninja Tune on April 4.
‘Happy Birthday‘ is paired with a new stop-motion music video, which follows the journey of two birds in the woods helping one another to escape from hunters. The animation is directed by Lesley-Anne Rose who produces, directs and writes short stop-motion films and short films for television broadcast, gallery exhibitions, and events. She has created content for BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Channel 4, and the BFI, as well music videos for artists like Kathryn Williams and Richard Dawson.
Speaking about the track, the band’s Tyler Hyde explains: ‘When I wrote ‘Happy Birthday’ I had Georgia’s song ‘Besties’ in my head while I was writing it. Therefore, the structure of it is heavily influenced by it.’
The video may be seen below.
The album tracklisting is as follows:
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)
The album will be available across a range of formats; a standard 2LP on recycled black vinyl, a white label 2LP signed by the band, an Indie exclusive negative effect artworked 2LP, and both a Collector’s Edition 2LP with an alternate tracklisting in translucent eco jazz red and a Collector’s Edition Cassette, also featuring the alternate tracklisting.
The album may be pre-ordered here.
