A Steve Reich–inspired offering from the London-based band’s Ants From Up There
Black Country, New Road have shared another song from their forthcoming album Ants From Up There. “Bread Song” follows their previously released song “Chaos Space Marine.” Give it a listen below. The London-based band’s new album is out February 4 via Ninja Tune.
“We wanted to do the first chorus with no time signature,” vocalist and guitarist Isaac Wood said of the song in a statement. “I went to see Steve Reich do Music for 18 Musicians and there’s a piece where a bar length is determined by the breadth of the clarinet player, they just play until they run out of breath. I wanted to try that with the whole band, where we don’t look at each other, we don’t make too many cues, we just try and play without time—but together.”
