Today, Black Country, New Road has released a new single titled "Happy Birthday". This is the second single from their upcoming album, Forever Howlong, set to drop on April 4 via Ninja Tune.

Forever Howlong features a split in vocal and songwriting contributions among Tyler Hyde, Georgia Ellery, and May Kershaw and the record was produced by James Ford. The first single from the new record, "Besties," came out at the end of January.

The new track features a gradual build over piano and guitar, with Hyde’s lyrics talking through generational gaps and a call for greater awareness from the youth. Accompanying the song is a stop-motion video directed by Lesley-Anne Rose, with a narrative of two birds coming to one another's aid in the woods.

Black Country, New Road has been actively road-testing material from 'Forever Howlong' throughout their recent performances. After a series of successful dates in 2024, they are set to return to the road this year, including appearances at various festivals.

For those looking at upcoming shows, the confirmed UK dates are as follows:

04/07 Stockport, UK @ Plaza
04/08 Edinburgh, UK @ Queens Hall
04/09 Leeds, UK @ Project House
04/11 Birmingham, UK @ Town Hall
04/12 Southampton, UK @ Engine Rooms
04/13 Norwich, UK @ Epic Studios

The North American leg of the tour includes performances in cities such as Chicago and Los Angeles, leading up to festival appearances in Mexico City.

North America

05/03 Mexico City, MX @ Pitchfork Music Festival CDMX
05/13 Chicago, IL @ Salt Shed [+ ~]
05/14 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown [+]
05/16 Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom [*]
05/17 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Block Party
05/19 Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory [~]
05/20 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern [~]
05/22 San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield [~]
05/23 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater [~]
05/24 Seattle, WA @ Moore Theater [~]

[+] Friko
[*] supporting St. Vincent
[~] Nora Brown with Stephanie Coleman

Then the band heads back to Europe and the EUK for a number of shows.

Europe & UK

06/07 Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
08/15 Paredes De Coura, PT @ Paredes De Coura
08/17 Biddinghuizen, NL @ Lowlands Festival
08/28-31 Dorset, UK @ End Of The Road
09/11 Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
09/12 Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
09/15 Dublin, IE @ Olympia
09/18 Glasgow, UK @ Barrowlands
09/20 Gateshead, UK @ The Glasshouse
09/22 Bristol, UK @ Beacon
09/24 Cambridge, UK @ The Corn Exchange
10/09 Paris, FR @ Casino De Paris
10/10 Nantes, FR @ Stereolux
10/12 Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
10/14 Cologne, DE @ Gloria
10/15 Berlin, DE @ Astra
10/17 Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
10/18 Stockholm, SE @ Fallan
10/19 Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene
10/21 Hamburg, DE @ Mojo
10/22 Prague, CZ @ Roxy
10/23 Lausanne, CH @ Les Docks
10/25 Milan, IT @ Magazzini Generali
10/26 Lyon, FR @ Epicerie Moderne
10/28 Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
10/30 Brighton, UK @ Brighton Dome
10/31 London, UK @ O2 Brixton Academy