Perspectives: Black Country, New Road with National Symphony Orchestra Ireland

Black Country, New Road
National Symphony Orchestra Ireland 
André de Ridder, conductor

Black Country, New Road perform a one-off NCH show with National Symphony Orchestra Ireland and conductor André de Ridder. 

There are few contemporary bands who can do musical reinvention quite as consistently as Black Country, New Road. From their Mercury Music Prize-nominated debut For the First Time, which touched upon everything from jazz to post-rock via klezmer music, to the art-rock meets chamber pop follow up Ants From Up There (both top 5 charting albums). Then when singer Isaac Wood amicably left shortly after, they wrote an entire set of new songs to tour which ended up on Live at Bush Hall, an album The Guardian claimed was a “magical resurgence” in a triumphant five-star review. Now, on studio album three, the band are once again building from the ground up in yet another miraculous musical transformation. 

Their latest album, Forever Howlong, marks a bold new chapter with shared vocal and songwriting duties, inventive instrumentation, and expansive arrangements, showcasing a fearless exploration of post-punk, chamber pop, folk, and prog influences that cements the group as one of the most exciting voices in contemporary rock. Now they perform their work with symphony orchestra for the first time. 

This project was developed by English National Opera and NCH. 

Presented by NCH