Black Country, New Road Share New Single Happy Birthday
Tuesday, 04 March 2025
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Eddie Whelan
Black Country, New Road have released a new single, Happy Birthday.
It serves as the second preview of the band's new album, 'Forever Howlong', following lead single Besties, which arrived alongside initial details of the record in January.
The follow-up to 2022's 'Ants From Up There' is produced by James Ford and finds the group splitting vocal and songwriting duties between their three female members, bassist Tyler Hyde, violinist/mandolin player Georgia Ellery and keyboardist May Kershaw. Hyde said:
"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."
Offering a similar joyful, upbeat sound to Besties, with the usual baroque and chamber pop influences, it arrives with a stop-motion video directed by Lesley-Anne Rose.
In addition to the new music, the group have announced an intimate run of UK shows between April 7 and 13, which will see them perform the new album in its entirety following its release through Ninja Tune on April 4. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Thursday (March 6).
The new dates will precede their previously scheduled US shows in May, and their UK and European dates in the summer and autumn. Tickets for those gigs are on sale now.
Black Country New Road Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Mon April 07 2025 - STOCKPORT Stockport Plaza [NEW]
Tue April 08 2025 - EDINBURGH Queen's Hall [NEW]
Wed April 09 2025 - LEEDS Project House [NEW]
Fri April 11 2025 - BIRMINGHAM Birmingham Town Hall [NEW]
Sat April 12 2025 - SOUTHAMPTON Enginerooms [NEW]
Sun April 13 2025 - NORWICH Epic Studios [NEW]
Tue May 13 2025 - CHICAGO Illinois - Shed (Indoors) at The Salt Shed - Complex (USA)
Wed May 14 2025 - OMAHA Nebraska - Main Room at Slowdown - Complex (USA)
Fri May 16 2025 - DENVER Colorado - Mission Ballroom (USA)
Mon May 19 2025 - SANTA ANA California - Observatory (USA)
Tue May 20 2025 - LOS ANGELES California - Wiltern Theatre (USA)
Thu May 22 2025 - SAN FRANCISCO - Warfield (USA)
Fri May 23 2025 - PORTLAND Oregon - Roseland Theater (USA)
Sat May 24 2025 - SEATTLE Washington - Moore Theatre (USA)
Thu September 11 2025 - NOTTINGHAM Rock City
Fri September 12 2025 - MANCHESTER Albert Hall
Sat September 13 2025 - MANCHESTER Albert Hall
Mon September 15 2025 - DUBLIN Dublin 3Olympia
Tue September 16 2025 - DUBLIN 3Olympia Theatre
Thu September 18 2025 - GLASGOW Barrowland Ballroom
Sat September 20 2025 - GATESHEAD Glasshouse International Centre for Music - Sage 1
Mon September 22 2025 - BRISTOL Bristol Beacon
Wed September 24 2025 - CAMBRIDGE Corn exchange
Thu October 09 2025 - PARIS Casino de Paris (France)
Fri October 10 2025 - NANTES Stereolux (France)
Sun October 12 2025 - AMSTERDAM Paradiso (Netherlands)
Tue October 14 2025 - COLOGNE Gloria (Germany)
Wed October 15 2025 - BERLIN Astra (Germany)
Fri October 17 2025 - COPENHAGEN Vega (Denmark)
Sat October 18 2025 - STOCKHOLM Fallan (Sweden)
Sun October 19 2025 - OSLO Sentrum Scene (Norway)
Tue October 21 2025 - HAMBURG Mojo (Germany)
Wed October 22 2025 - PRAGUE Roxy (Czech Republic)
Thu October 23 2025 - LAUSANNE Les Docks (Switzerland)
Sat October 25 2025 - MILAN Magazzini Generali (Italy)
Sun October 26 2025 - LYON Epicerie Moderne (France)
Thu October 30 2025 - BRIGHTON Brighton Dome Concert Hall
Fri October 31 2025 - LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
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