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- Black Country, New Road live at The Windmill as part of Independent Venue Week 2019.
A sold-out show and a hotly anticipated return to The Windmill, Brixton for one of the most talked about emergent bands, with their astonishing debut single Athens, France, released on Dan Carey's Speedy Wunderground label garnering much applause and frequent airplays.
Filmed by Lou Smith.
1. Suggestions Bar (aka Macbook Pro, or Algorithm) 0:00
2. Sunglasses 8:26
3. Kendall Jenner 18:05
4. Athens, France 23:00
5. Opus 29:06
#blackcountrynewroad #speedywunderground - เพลง
For greater visibility:
8:26 - Sunglasses
23:00 - Athen's, France
Fucking in love with this band from those songs alone. Seeing them live is going to be the closest I'm going to get to experiencing the No-Wave scene in person and that's pretty exciting.
Charlie Derby thanks for that. They're pretty something. Enjoy your gig.
njuu☺️
all the band members look bored as shit meanwhile isaac is having a literal meltdown lol
I think they are just concentrated
He sounds on the verge of a breakdown. Hauntingly magnetic- very Ian Curtis.
Yeah! he nails that uncomfortable space.
@@sensibility1174 Isaac has toned that down over time. I get what you mean though, depends on the song really. I think songs like Science Fair need that theatrical style of singing to match the intensity of the instrumentation.
This is way too accurate now with his departure right before their American tour
EXACTLY!!!! He is the modern Ian Curtis.
@@Ben-kf3tb no, he's modern Scott Walker
this band, Black Midi and Squid are about to change the face of rock music
doubtful
I've listened to Speedy Wunderground 4 daily this week
Squid are fucking shite
@@scottinbristol but you're here, with a very similar jazz/punk band?
exclude squid and you're dam right
Never seen footage of these lot playing live before, I never would've guessed that the singer is also the main guitarist. Like the phrasing and almost spoken-word delivery of the lyrics over the top of those quite complex guitar parts must be quite a head-fuck to perform, but he absolutely nails it. Very impressive
He's quite a guy. Doesn't say much though.
In my opinin The lead singer lead guitarist should've been the centre he "was" the centre, the saxophonist shouldve beenat the side in the background, this band made the saxophonist tolerable. Saxophonist should never be the main player.
@@GB-ud5xp Wtf did i just read?
Somebody eh got battle-scarred by the profligate use of the sax solo in the eighties and never recovered. Maybe also they’d never seen Fela Kuti. I think Isaac probably never wanted to be front and centre.
Not anymore. Officially stated by him as the reason why he can't be in the band anymore. His mental health issues and the difficulty of doing *THIS* constantly, was too much. He left such a massive crater of godly talent in his footprint, that's all we needed anyway. New BCNR is going a whole new route, and I think it's good, I probably would've been trapped in a miserable melancholic trance forever if Isaac kept making sadder and sadder albums with them. Look at AFUT compared to this, y'kno? Makes these songs sound like PARTY BOPS
Hope Isaac is getting better, I’m going to miss this iteration of BCNR, but joy division was able to transition into new order and BCNR is hella talented I have no doubt they can make the transition too
Those bcnr girls can all hold a note and can write as well. It's not the first time they've been called upon to reshape.
@@LouSmith did you ever see or hear anything of the Nervous Conditions stuff? I know it was all deleted (fair enough, horrible situation) but I wanna know how much they've changed over the years. Even since I've watched them since sunglasses came out they've grown so much
I saw nervous conditions once. They were hyped already and tipped for big things. I couldn’t really gauge much from a single watching. Loud! Certainly would have interested me enough to see them again. It took a few listenings with bcnr to detect individual songs for me.
I agree, except Isaac left before he did that thing that Ian Curtis did
@@gusoqwien6978 that thing
Genuinely so broken up I’ll never get to see this iteration of a band that’s already meant so much to me live, but I’m also happy that Isaac’s chosen to focus on his own happiness rather than burning out for the sake of his band. Besides based off of Tyler’s solo stuff and Jock Strap I’m sure that the members of Black Country new road have a bright future ahead of them whether with the band or not.
isn't georgie (violinist) the one in jockstrap instead of tyler (bassist)?
@@guywithaguitar1827 ye but Tyler’s also got some solo stuff up on TH-cam which is worth checking out.
Yup. I think the OP was just saying that both Tyler and Georgia (as jockstrap) are in the wings, ready to contribute hugely.
@@LouSmith woah i didn’t even know about the jockstrap connection 🤯
@@TopRamin the Jockstrap connection is real!
Dude British post rock is the new wave
You got black midi, squid, and now these guys
Yup! I like to keep it relevant. Thanks for the comment.
it’s more art punk or math rock than post-rock. people love labeling music that isn’t shoegaze or rock as post rock.
@@clurgee4923 its more post punk
@@jens2049 post post bro. That’s be some next level shit
why's everone in this band so hot lol. the preternaturally talented vocalist looks like Cillian Murphy when he's locking his jaw. goddamn i can't get over how good this band is
He locks his jaw quite a bit. Hasn't gone unnoticed by Georgia, the violinist either.
Yep, as a bisexual this band is just so intensely hot.
In what way does the vocalist display preternatural talent?
@@LouSmith the georgia looks at isaac !!
Find a look like that and hold it. You're made.
man, watching isaac play live is terrifying and makes me feel almost guilty for enjoying bcnr's music. i'm almost glad the album versions of these songs are "calmer" because i would never forgive myself for this.
It actually is terrifying. Never thought it before, but now you mention it.
u perfectly articulated how i’m feeling while watching this lol
What exactly do you mean by “terrifying”. I’m relatively new to this band
@@SpongeBobCirclepants_ people are being dramatic because of his issues around mental health. mental health issues which we, to be perfectly honest, have no clue about. this isn't really terrifying in a sense that this person is saying. this is terrifying because isaac is amazing at expressing negative emotions and is an incredible performer.
haha Isaac is absolutely gurning in sunglasses
What does "gurning" mean? Sorry I don't speak british
Yeah, it's an odd word. Not sure I entirely understand in this context either. Gurning is making extreme faces. There is a gurning competitioni think from the north of England where people, usually old and with no teeth, compete to pull the most ridiculous face. Not sure if it's still a thing, but it just means pulling a mad expression, someone's associated with cocaine use ...
Mythrodak mandy
I'm convinced he dropped some Gary Abblets for this lmao
They have to the best thing I have heard in years. It's totally mind-blowing how England produces the best bands . The pinnacle of British engineering!
It's one of three things we do surprisingly well despite it becoming increasingly difficult just to exist here. Most things we suck at comparatively.
Came here again after Isaac left. This shit really got to me. Makes the music all the more real for some reason.
I imagine there will be a lot of people making the pilgrimage.
As a middle aged guy who rather stopped liking 'the latest music' around 25 years ago, it's really rare that I hear something new that I *really* like. The last band I heard that made me go 'Wow!' was Black Midi. Today I chanced upon this.
Wow!
Yeah... I like this a lot.
Yeah, a lot of people have been making the connection having come here. It's gratifying. My middle age dissolution with music was banished about a decade ago by the talent pool that is south London.
@@LouSmith do u think the United States will produce similar band any time soon?
Hmmm'm hard to say. I think these guys have some pretty quintessentially English themes and sensibilities that I can't imagine being spawned in the States. Good knows you need something to take your minds of the shit show that passes for governance over there. Pot, kettle, black I realise, but we have a good track record of producing our best music when we have the shittest governments in.
@@joshdawkins72 It's mostly not the middle age tbh. These guys have become super-popular as have Black Midi, Squid, Fontaines DC to mention a few you may like, and may well already know. Take a listen to anything coming out on Speedy Wunderground label. That's a real hotbed of talent.
As a middle aged guy I'd moved away from anything with guitars sometime in the 90s but bands like these, Black Midi and Crack Cloud do bring some additional life to such music.
band sounds like joy division and slint had a child that really enjoys black midi, can't wait to hear more from these guys
Keep those love-children coming!
don't forget swans
@@horselookinghumanheadass never!
@@LouSmith hahaha. loved all your recordings btw. I think the recording u guys did of black midi exposed me to them! :)
Rajat Acharya good news Rajat. I tried explaining the crossover principal to rough trade when they'had a word with me' about my uploads of a couple of' 'their' bands. They didn't believe me that it was a thing.
Came back here after watching the new Bush Hall performance. Something about this set just keeps drawing me back in. It's so unhinged, especially with Isaac's completely raw and unsettling vocal performance. Even if it's part of the act, there's just something that feels so real here that forces you to confront something dark, sinister, and personal. For me, more than any other music, it perfectly captures the feeling of crippling anxiety and manic thoughts. Kind of reminds me of Thom Yorke performing in the early days of Radiohead.
That something that draws you back in is exactly what you described it to be. It feels like a place of pilgrimage.
I never thought a man simply recounting the experience of mindless entertainment loops perscribed by the suggestion bar or instagram's "people you'd most like to fuck" algorithm would affect me so deeply, but that monologue was a brilliant description of the bleakness of the social media experience
I guess the trick is in not simply recounting, but in re-living it through the dystopian hyper-anxiety-neuroses filter. It's a formidable taste of our times.
that bhad bhabie tee shirt LOL, great performance btw
Updated track listing:
1. Suggestions Bar (aka Macbook Pro, or Algorithm) 0:00
2. Sunglasses 8:26
3. Kendall Jenner 18:05
4. Athens, France 23:00
5. Opus 29:06
thank you, rararagi san
This band, Black Midi, Squid, they are the most exciting new music I found throughout 2019. I think we are on the dawn of something guys, hopefully this sound goes somewhere beyond possibly being a new genre/scene
you weren’t wrong
0:00: [Algorithm]
8:26: Sunglasses (Tennis)
18:00: [Heat Death]
23:00: Athens, France
29:05: [Cloud Seeding]
Brackets are not yet titled
Did you come up with those names yourself or are they like recognized as thosr tracks?
baws brackets mean I titled them
Cloud Seeding is officially called "Opus"
@@dabmasterian8089 certainly feels like one
The first song I really liked!
This is one of the best live performances. Ever.
Agreed!
i watch post-rock videos on youtube by black country, new road.
i don't have to search
because the suggestions bar guides me...
I see what you did there.
I think I’m in love with the violinist
Haha. Join the queue!
Broh I was just thinking this LOL
You’re an idiot
It’s sometimes true. Cello is one sexy instrument. Also a harp.
she is beautiful
I'm not a winds player so I guess I wouldn't really know the subtleties but I feel like Lewis is a damn good saxophonist. Like obviously the whole band is talented but something about his playing seems really developed to me and it's pretty obvious he's studied the jazz legends well.
They don't call him Lewis the sax God for nothing!
the drumming in kendall jenner is absolutely insane. this heat vibes
Charlie’s such a great drummer.
Always stuns me when you here lyrics like these come from da yoot. Mark of quality...it's like he's lived way beyond his years
That's assuming Isaac wrote the lyrics? I'm not sure who did. I think da yout have a lot more insight then we assume. The songs seem to be largely autobiographical outpourings, so no one knows it better than they.
@@LouSmith That line about his kids dressing like Richard Hell!?
Haha. yeah. I guess we all have access to nearly all the musical influence ever now.
@@LouSmith he did
this band is heartbreaking and beautiful
I remember vividly when this had still just come out, when really all their Windmill shows were coming out, alongside Black Midi, and how immediately and madly in love I’d fallen with them, I couldn’t shut up about these guys for weeks. To think it’s been 3 years, and to think it never got old once. If it’s over now, it was really a hell of a thing, but God willing, it’s not the end just yet.
Exciting times. More to come I'll wager, though for me the uncoiling of that initial potential in front of the world, with all its faults and promise is hard to recapture.
This era really was lightning in a bottle. I’m optimistic, albeit cautiously-but I know that the seeds planted by this band and others will continue to sprout for many years into the future and I can’t wait to hear it all.
There are scores of great new bands always bubbling up, just as long as there are venues to play at and places to rent.
i literally cannot wait to see what these guys do next. this is the most innovative music ive heard in a while
wow this was three years ago, i remember this was one of the first performances i saw of them when i discovered them by listening to sunglasses truly incredible how much they’ve matured and it’s so nice to see how they’re music has evolved. shame i never had the opportunity to see the band live while isaac was still in it wish him all the best though
The best live performance of all time
That's a strong claim! It's certainly a popular one.
I play this video even more than I play the album. These performances, and the two unreleased songs, are seriously amazing. Thanks for this video man.
Yeah. There's often something to be said for early renditions of songs when they're box fresh and experimental, before the wrinkles get smoothed out.
this is one of the best performances ive ever had the pleasure of seeing
It's pretty intense.
Lou Smith to put it lightly, yeah? they’re mesmerizing really.
holy shit- the different lyrics for Athens, France are trippin' me up. this is so cool to watch
Welcome to the time machine
I've been hearing great things about these. Thanks ms for the upload, I'll definitely be checking them out at end of the road thIs summer!
You're welcome. Enjoy EOTR. We had a great time last year.
I thought about it when I heard 'Sunglasses' but the first track utterly confirmed it; Isaac Wood is going to go down as one of the best lyricists of our time.
His delivery is something else too. Do you know if he writes them all?
the musics good but hes literally just bitching about pop culture in the most basic way, it actually makes him look like more of a simp than the people hes mocking
@@FisTheEvil agreed! comes across. bit try hardy but the music is really good
@@FisTheEvil Agreed. He's a great writer, but you get the sense that it's all rambles about not being like other kids / some serious autobiographical stuff. Quite a strange mix, but perhaps it'll age well?
@@trademark5124 funnily enough since the time i wrote that comment ive actually grown to like the writing in a more ironic lighthearted way, sort of like how we accept the early 2000's cheesiness of Malcolm In The Middle even though its such a classic. they don't even go for this kind of writing anymore anyway now so it's really just a relic now
Holy shit, I am still addicted to your first upload of them, and this new one is even more incredible. Really really looking forward to their album.
Yeah! I went all out to get this. They've been top of my viewing list for around three months now against strong competition. The single is out in March, an album ...
And the rest of the band....love that psycho jazz punk
Goddamn I love this band. Thanks Lou
Yay! Happy to oblige.
J'ai découvert ce groupe il y a quelques jours et ouah !!! j'adore, c'est puissant.
I will see them in Belgium next week. Thanks for your video. It looks like a deep music experience to live :-).
Definitely deep. Enjoy!
Love the constant whistling feedback in end of sunglasses
Authentic
this is truly one of the videos of all time
It's definitely racked up the most views of any video on my channel.
hell yeah. great use of the minilogue by the keys player. it's good to know you can do spasmodic weird noisey stuff well with it
can't wait to see them
Thanks Lou for sharing this beautiful music.
Hey Jean-Marc. The greatest of pleasure. It's what I love to do.
@@LouSmith I have to show you someday what I do with a friend/colleague of mine. We do music programmes for French TV. I love doing that, meeting the bands.
Oh wow. I didn't know. Sounds cool. Yeah, show me.
Still an incredible set to this day. Saw them at their first show back at Patterns after Isaac's departure. All the best to him. Keep up the ace work Lou! (Ronan from Trench)
Thanks Ronan. It's always top or near top of the channel views every month. So glad I was there to capture it. I love the unfolding potential of formative performances.
“And if you’re looking for Nervous Conditions, well I’m sorry, we’re the replacements.” 31:33
Haha! No need to apologise. I did see Nervous Conditions once and they did rock. These guys are the nuts though.
Stunning. Thank you, Lou, as always.
Thanks. Yeah! I was stoked to be able to capture this.
I guess I'm a little late to the party
Amazing performance and as always wonderfully captured Lou. Can't wait to see more of 'em here once these rough times have blown over. Hoping the Windmill pulls through thanks to the auctions and stuff.
Thank you very much! Looks like financially at least The Windmill can pull through this time.
@@LouSmith I'm glad to hear it, I've never been myself but even through a computer screen The Windmill's charm is undeniable, so it's comforting to know they'll pull through
I’ve never heard of this band before but this is one of the best live performances I’ve ever seen. So much artistic expression and emotion. I can practically taste the music it’s so in your face the whole video. I can’t imagine what they sounded like in person.
It’s good that you found them, although I believe that this level of intimacy will not reoccur. It’s these precious moments I live for.
@@LouSmith Very true actually haha :)
There was such a moment the other night when Lias from Fat White Family did an amazing solo set. A very different beast from these guys, but a heart wrenching performance none the less. Also check The Guest video which is a solo performance by Isaac, the guy from this band.
So this is how it looks the second coming of NoWave.
Godspeed You! Black Country, we hope that album someday.
Great cinematography and thanks for sharing!!
Jeff Davis thanks man. Yeah, I always try to get the best possible visual representation of events in a single shot. Glad it's appreciated.
@@LouSmith might I ask what you shoot with?
Jeff Davis sure. This was shot on a Fuji film XT3 with the kit lens which is pretty good. I think the first upload I did of theirs was on an iPhone using a pro film app. Mostly audio is just the on-board camera Mic, sometimes a room mix from an audio recorder hanging from the rig.
WELCOME TO THE BEST NEW BAND
Up there.
Thats black midi
@@lynetteharvey6100 they're both pretty unique. Black Midi is more wild and diverse, while these guys have a much better vocalist (in my opinion, of course)
Can anyone recommend stuff like these guys and black midi? I love this noisy mathy fusion of jazz and post punk
@@RaymondCorney have a listen to Slint if you haven't already. that's probably one band this one was inspired by.
i didn't expect to hear songs i had never heard before
It's good to unexpect the expected sometimes. And to be surprised too!
the opening song though, insane!!!!
LOL that keys player is bored out of her mind
It's all part of the act!
i will forever miss this era of bcnr
Well at least as long as you tube endures, you'll have this to remind you.
This is the first time i’ve been excited about music in way too long.
Well better late than never I guess on that score.
if they release an album, it'll be a cult classic concept album. i can practically feel it
bro predicted ants from up there
Everyone predicting everything correct in the comments is crazy
the first song is so incredible
A lot of people come for that first song
I love Black Country New Road, I love you Isaac.
wtf is this band i haven't been this enamored with an artist in so long it's revitalizing me
Refreshes the parts other bands can't reach.
literally same
@@niii333 💜🤘💜
AOTY 2019 if they release the album this year. Also, that last song is brutally crushing.
We're fast running out of year though.
great young band. reminds me ....the first Nick Cave.... Surely not a fake band. happy to discover new things!
insanely good
Doesn't get gooder than that.
Best music ever
camera does a super job of capturing the whole band
Thanks!
legendary
Gonna miss these vocals
Well they're here for you when you need them. :)
Black Country, New Singer.
Singers nowadays.
God damn, anyone comparing about the lyric changes needs to see this. Far too raw emotionally to be churning that barrel every performance.
I get it now.
I’m guessing that a lot of the people are aware of the lyric changes because they reference this earlier footage.
@@LouSmith when did they reference this footage???
Tommy Shelby's let himself go
No wonder why Isaac's mental health is deteriorated. This is such an intense show that includes honest confessions made in public by a young man, who is trying to find his identity at the same time. Playing such shows frequently would definitely harm a young man's psychology... So is music to blame for Isaac's deteriorated health? It should have been healing though... Not such type of music I guess... thanks for your honest and sincere music guys!
Everyone’s different in the way they respond to suddenly being in the limelight with all the extra pressures that brings. The intensely personal content of the lyrics and on-edge performances could only add to that psychological load. I think we can agree that his short impassioned contribution here has had a very wide influence on many lives.
Vamo arriba 2020 !!!
still iconic
thanks Lou! see u at the windmill
I can’t see it becoming less so.
That's it, I'm getting that end of the road ticket
EOTR is a great festival anyway if you've never been. Manageable size, first rate music.
Wow that last song is incredible
Yeah! Unleash the Klezmer!
Bit late but nice one, Lou ♪
Haha. In the words of the immortal Patrick Lyons, 'Well you know what they say ..."
Fantastic
Yup. A perennial favourite this.
this is the best version of athens france out there
It's a strong claim. Could even be true 😉
That Kendall Jenner song is insane! So excited for the album!
Finally found a clip where they sing the single version of Sunglasses
Well done. It is something of a pilgrimage site for seekers of the shades.
You don't have any problems anymore if you are looked at like in 9:57
The look of love.
Damn that kills me
@@calvjnroberts Me too!
Never would have noticed that, so cute, hot damn
@@johnbricker8435 Awww.
I want someone to look at me the way the violinist looks at the singer
Everyone wants that.
Lou Smith do the violinist & singer date? Is it an arcade fire thing?
Not that i know of. It’s possible. I don’t think so though.
this is insane
when she shot those glances at him... i felt that
You're not the only one.
Helllllllll yeah
That kendall Jenner song is fire wtf
more like key-bored player amirite?
uisrite!
wow, does the drummer actually have multiple snare drums for specific songs? He swaps one out before they start "Sunglasses"
That's attention to detail that is. Yours and his!
I think it's more likely he's had an issue with the snare he was playing on, looks like he's borrowed the venue's or something
@@hazuinf He actually does have multiple snares
Watching this makes me wish they kept their dissonant hard sound, the recent songs are too pretty i get desensitized to the beauty. FTFT had the perfect balance of pretty moments and dissonant jazz crazy shit.
I love the uncut gems of bands starting out.
Damn, David Byrne hasn’t aged a day since the mid-80s
Haha. Got a bit of that going on. Did you check Pottery? There's some definite talking heads vibe going on there, though their singer Austin looks more like Davy Jones.
Lou Smith I have to admit I wasn’t aware of them until you mentioning their name, I’ll have to check them out. I just recently discovered Squid through your channel and I’ve been absolutely digging their stuff - and now I get the feeling that I’m being led down a slippery slope here xD
Yup! It's slippery alright, and wide, and long. Some great content here.
Very good. Post-punk/post-rock/klezmer.
Yeah! Love the analysis! Klezmer is a great closer isn't it?
Heyyyyy
This is pretty good
I told you.
Reminds me so of the band And Also the Trees.
I'll have to check them out.
@@LouSmith I'm thinking more in terms of their earlier period, early to late 80s, like the song Slow pulse boy.
@@bhamacuk All their periods completely passed me by. I must look into them.
Anyone else have a crush on that violinist?
Everyone who's seen her? I think a lot has to do with the quality of the look she (Georgia) gives Alex from time to time..
This is awesome, so much good new music around in the UK right now. Any idea of track names asides from the one single?
Connor Law yup! When all else goes to pot, we do excel at producing work class music. Sorry re track names . I have no idea. They're probably suitably oblique.
8:26 - Sunglasses
23:00 - Athens, France
They did a live session of both of those on Mary Anne Hobbs' 6 music show a few days back
@@charliederby4179 Nice one mate i'll check that out
@@LouSmith Almost like we can only be creative when we have absolutely loads to complain about ;)
@@connorlaw925 It's the English way.
I don't get why nobody's talking about the music of Nervous Conditions which is basically BCNR but without Luke Mark and with a second drummer Jonny Pyke + with Connor Browne at the vocals and guitar
They delivered their first and last album on 2018 July
I think there was a #metoo allegation which is the kiss of death to bands these days. They were all set to take the world by storm. Now it's up to these guys who I have to say after seeing them both are their equal musically and as a live spectacle. I think Isaac Woods is doing a great job, and with Speedy Dan Carey doing the tweaks, are poised for greatness.