Black Country, New Road Vinyl Records
Multi-faceted post-punk group Black Country, New Road pull together disparate genres including jazz, math rock, and klezmer to form sprawling tracks which switch between quieter moments and peaks of bristling intensity. Formed out of the ashes of their previous band Nervous Conditions, the members of BCNR include Lewis Evans (saxophone), May Kershaw (keyboard), Charlie Wayne (drums), Luke Mark (guitar), Isaac Wood (vocals/guitar), Tyler Hyde (bass), and Georgia Ellery (violin). Having cut their teeth at the infamous Brixton venue the Windmill, the band established themselves with their raucous live shows. Their live reputation and just two singles, 2019's "Sunglasses" and "Athen's, France," generated a lot of hype around the band, leading up to the release of their debut album For the First Time in 2021.