Black Country, New Road share "For the Cold Country"
Eddie Whelan

Black Country, New Road share "For the Cold Country"

A week before the release of their third studio album, Black Country, New Road shared their third and final promotional single "For the Cold Country" earlier today. Performed by keyboardist May Kershaw, this single completes the rotation among the all-female trio of vocalists.

Listen to "For the Cold Country" below:

Over six minutes long, "For the Cold Country" is the band's longest single for Forever Howlong yet. It begins with a church choir-like vocal layering effect that supports Kershaw's operatic voice, only to build into a momentous finale. The song was originally performed in concerts last year as a part of the band's workshopping process.

Forever Howlong is out April 4 via Ninja Tune. Black Country, New Road will be promoting the record during their upcoming tour across North America, Europe, and the UK/Ireland. The band will also be a top headliner for this year's Pitchfork Music Festival CDMX in Mexico, and they will visit a few record stores across Europe these coming weeks to perform the tracks. Check out the dates below:

03/31 Bristol, UK @ Rough Trade Bristol (5:30 pm)
03/31 Kingston Upon Thames, UK @ Banquet Records Outstore (7:00 pm)
04/01 London, UK @ Rough Trade Denmark Street (5:30 pm)
04/01 Liverpool, UK @ Rough Trade Liverpool (7:00 pm)
04/02 Nottingham, UK @ Rough Trade Nottingham
04/03 Berlin, DE @ Rough Trade Berlin
04/05 London, UK @ Rough Trade East
04/07 Stockport, UK @ The Plaza Stockport
04/08 Edinburugh, UK @ The Queen's Hall
04/09 Leeds, UK @ Project House
04/11 Birmingham, UK @ Birmingham Town Hall
04/12 Southampton, UK @ Engine Rooms
04/13 Norwich, UK @ Epic Studios
05/03 Ciudad de México, MX @ Pitchfork Music Festival CDMX 2025
05/09 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
05/10 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
05/13 Chicago, IL @ Salt Shed*+
05/14 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown*+
05/16 Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom (supporting St. Vincent)
05/17 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Block Party 2025
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+
06/07 Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
08/15 Paredes De Coura, PT @ Paredes De Coura
08/17 Biddinghuizen, NL @ Lowlands Festival
08/28 Dorset, UK @ End Of The Road
09/11 Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
09/12 Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
09/15 Dublin, IRE @ 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, SWE @ 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 @ Brixton Academy

*Special guest: Friko
+Special guest: Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman


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Victoria Borlando

New York, NY

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