{"product_id":"black-country-new-road-ants-from-up-there-colored-vinyl-vinyl-2lp-turntable-lab-exclusive","title":"Black Country, New Road: Ants From Up There (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP - Turntable Lab Exclusive - LIMIT 1 PER CUSTOMER","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCambridge, UK art rock band's outstanding sophomore album; Lab exclusivo!\u003c\/i\u003e Four days before the highly-anticipated release of their follow-up to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=For%20the%20First%20Time\u0026amp;_=pf\u0026amp;pf_v_artist_manufacturer=Black%20Country%2C%20New%20Road\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=For%20the%20First%20Time\u0026amp;_=pf\u0026amp;pf_v_artist_manufacturer=Black%20Country%2C%20New%20Road\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor the First Time\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Black+Country+New+Road\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Black+Country+New+Road\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlack Country, New Road\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e announced that they’d no longer be a septet – lead singer \u003cstrong\u003eIsaac Wood\u003c\/strong\u003e had left the group. While this may have come as a shock to the group’s cult-following, listening to Wood’s lyrics throughout \u003cem\u003eAnts From Up There\u003c\/em\u003e, it becomes clear that the record was intended to be his breakup album with the group. Wood references a dying relationship with “Concorde,” a style of supersonic jet that was discontinued in the early aughts. On the third track, Wood sings “but for less than a moment we'd share the same sky, and then Isaac will suffer, Concorde will fly” a line that perfectly captures the undertone of the album (for the band to continue and grow, Wood needed to leave). After all, the band’s sound has changed drastically since their \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=For%20the%20First%20Time\u0026amp;_=pf\u0026amp;pf_v_artist_manufacturer=Black%20Country%2C%20New%20Road\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=For%20the%20First%20Time\u0026amp;_=pf\u0026amp;pf_v_artist_manufacturer=Black%20Country%2C%20New%20Road\"\u003edebut\u003c\/a\u003e, leaving behind many post-punk tropes to shift towards chamber-pop a la \u003cstrong\u003eArcade Fire\u003c\/strong\u003e’s \u003cem\u003eFuneral\u003c\/em\u003e. The Montreal indie-rock group’s influence comes through heavily on tracks “Chaos Space Marine,” “Good Will Hunting,” and the closer “Basketball Shoes.” Scattered throughout the album there are also hints of \u003cem\u003eKlezmer\u003c\/em\u003e, a genre of Jewish folk music studied by some of the members. \u003cem\u003eAnts From Up There\u003c\/em\u003e is by-far the group's most accessible work, and while it may be the end of the first era of the group, they are still pushing their sound forward with their latest release \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/black-country-new-road-live-at-bush-hall-vinyl-lp\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/black-country-new-road-live-at-bush-hall-vinyl-lp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLive at Bush Hall\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurntable Lab exclusive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003estrict limit (1) per customer - any order for more than (1) will be canceled + refunded entirely\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eracing car green colored double vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehoused in gatefold sleeve w\/ full-size lyric booklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edigital download included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition of 1000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Ninja Tune 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/collections\/turntable-lab-exclusive-vinyl-pressings\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/collections\/turntable-lab-exclusive-vinyl-pressings\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTTL Editions 108\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by SHH! 05\/2023\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Black Country, New Road","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":40249484804186,"sku":"lp-13811","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/bcnr-ttlexclusive-1_4b7ce509-0b2f-4aac-9790-93b28e7e1d6b.jpg?v=1762283822","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/black-country-new-road-ants-from-up-there-colored-vinyl-vinyl-2lp-turntable-lab-exclusive","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}