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Black Country, New Road reveal the next preview of ‘Forever Howlong’ titled ‘Happy Birthday’.

Black Country, New Road reveal the next preview of ‘Forever Howlong’ titled ‘Happy Birthday’.

      Black Country, New Road has returned with ‘Happy Birthday’, the second single from their highly anticipated third album ‘Forever Howlong’, set to be released on April 4th via Ninja Tune, following the January release of ‘Besties’. This new track is indeed a continuation of its predecessor, as vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Tyler Hyde shares: “While writing ‘Happy Birthday’, I was influenced by Georgia’s song ‘Besties.’ As a result, its structure bears a strong resemblance to it.” Additionally, the song comes with an emotionally resonant stop-motion video directed by Lesley-Anne Rose. Furthermore, BC, NR will be embarking on a tour to perform ‘Forever Howlong’ in its entirety during an intimate series of April dates. Tickets will be available for purchase at 10 am this Thursday, March 6th, and in the meantime, you can watch the visualizer and find details on where to see the band live this year below.

      Black Country, New Road 2025 live dates:

      APRIL 2025

      07 Plaza – Stockport, UK

      08 Queens Hall – Edinburgh, UK

      09 Leeds Project House – Leeds, UK

      11 Town Hall – Birmingham, UK

      12 Engine Rooms – Southampton, UK

      13 Epic Studios – Norwich, UK

      MAY 2025

      03 Pitchfork Music Festival CDMX - Ciudad De México, MX

      13 Salt Shed – Chicago, IL, US ☼ ☆

      14 Slowdown – Omaha, NE, US ☼

      16 Mission Ballroom – Denver, CO, US ♢

      17 Kilby Block Party – Salt Lake City, UT, US

      19 The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA, US ☆

      20 The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA, US ☆

      22 The Warfield – San Francisco, CA, US ☆

      23 Roseland Theater – Portland, OR, US ☆

      24 Moore Theater – Seattle, WA, US ☆

      25 Roseland Theater – Portland, OR, US

      26 Moore Theater – Seattle, WA, US

      JUNE 2025

      07 Primavera Sound Festival – Barcelona, ES

      AUGUST 2025

      13-16 Paredes de Coura Festival – Porto, PT

      28 End of the Road 2025 – Dorset, UK

      SEPTEMBER 2025

      11 Rock City – Nottingham, UK

      12 Albert Hall – Manchester, UK

      13 Albert Hall – Manchester, UK

      15 Olympia – Dublin, IE

      16 Olympia – Dublin, IE

      18 Barrowlands – Glasgow, UK

      20 Sage – Gateshead, UK

      22 Beacon – Bristol, UK

      24 Corn Exchange – Cambridge, UK

      OCTOBER 2025

      09 Casino de Paris – Paris, FR

      10 Stereolux – Nantes, FR

      12 Paradiso – Amsterdam, NL

      13 Paradiso – Amsterdam, NL

      14 Gloria – Cologne, DE

      15 Astra – Berlin, DE

      17 Vega – Copenhagen, DK

      18 Fallan – Stockholm, SE

      19 Sentrum Scene – Oslo, NO

      21 Mojo – Hamburg, DE

      22 Roxy – Prague, CZ

      23 Les Docks – Lausanne, CH

      25 Magazzini Generali – Milan, IT

      26 Epicerie Moderne – Lyon, FR

      28 AB – Brussels, BE

      30 The Dome – Brighton, UK

      31 O2 Academy Brixton – London, UK

      ☼ support from Friko

      ☆ support from Nora Brown with Stephanie Coleman

      ♢ supporting St. Vincent

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They have also released a stop-motion video to accompany it.