Black Country, New Road

📍 The Momentary — 507 SE E St, Bentonville, AR, USA

Black Country, New Road brings its ever-evolving sound to The Momentary, highlighting a journey defined by bold shifts and new voices. The group first drew wide attention with For the First Time, a Mercury Prize-nominated debut that wove together jazz, post-rock, and klezmer influences, then followed with the art-rock and chamber pop of Ants From Up There, with both albums reaching the top five. After vocalist Isaac Wood amicably stepped away, the band wrote an entirely new set for the road that became Live at Bush Hall, a performance collection greeted by a five-star review in The Guardian. Their third studio album marks another rebuild from scratch, serving as a clear statement for the six-piece, with vocals and much of the songwriting shared by Tyler Hyde, Georgia Ellery, and May Kershaw to create a cohesive thread and a perspective distinct from their earlier work. A close-knit ensemble of classically trained and self-taught multi-instrumentalists, they emerged from late-2010s gigs at The Windmill in Brixton alongside peers like Squid and Black Midi, earning strong acclaim along the way.