Black Country, New Road share eight unreleased songs in concert film Live at Bush Hall

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Days before the release of Black Country, New Road’s towering sophomore LP, Ants From Up There (42nd on our 50 best albums of 2022 list), lead singer Isaac Wood left the band abruptly, citing the onset of debilitating depression and anxiety that made it “difficult to play guitar and sing at the same time.” Instead of calling it quits — and without even taking much time to process the loss — the remaining six members of the group wrote an entirely new set of songs to perform on their ensuing world tour.

Unreleased until now, eight of these tracks have been immortalized in a new concert film: Live at Bush Hall. The 52-minute film, directed by Greg Barnes, tastefully compiles footage from three consecutive December 2022 BC,NR shows at Bush Hall — a historic, independent venue in West London’s Shepherd’s Bush neighborhood.

Sprinkled between the songs (pulled from all three gigs but centering an intricately devised prom-themed performance) are quick, intimate B-roll clips that together form an emotional portrait of the lead-up to the performances.

Read Next: The 50 best albums of 2022 With vocal duties now split between bassist Tyler Hyde, pianist/accordionist May Kershaw, and flautist/saxophonist Lewis Evans, the new, characteristically suite-like songs swell with the same melodramatic passion the tracks on Ants did, albeit without the edge Woods’ lyrics and voice provided even at his most earnest moments.