Hear a new Black Country, New Road song, “Happy Birthday”

Black Country, New Road recently announced the details of their third album, Forever Howlong, out April 4 via Ninja Tune. And today, they’ve shared another new single, “Happy Birthday,” which arrives via a stop-motion video. Watch it below.

“When I wrote ‘Happy Birthday’ I had Georgia’s song ‘Besties’ in my head,” said the band’s Tyler Hyde in a statement. “Therefore, the structure of it is heavily influenced by it.”

Black Country, New Road’s For the first time is featured on our list of the 100 Best Albums of the 2020s So Far.

Black Country, New Road tour dates:

Sat May 3 — Pitchfork Music Festival CDMX — Mexico City, MX
Tue May 13 – Salt Shed – Chicago, IL, US [+ ~]
Wed May 14 – Slowdown – Omaha, NE, US [+]
Fri May 16 – Mission Ballroom – Denver, CO, US [*]
Sat May 17 – Kilby Block Party – Salt Lake City, UT, US
Mon May 19 – The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA, US [~]
Tue May 20 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA, US [~]
Thu May 22 – The Warfield – San Francisco, CA, US [~]
Fri May 23 – Roseland Theater – Portland, OR, US [~]
Sat May 24 – Moore Theater – Seattle, WA, US [~]
Sat 7 Jun – Primavera Sound – Barcelona, ES
Fri 15 Aug – Paredes De Coura – Paredes De Coura, PT
Sun 17 Aug – Lowlands Festival – Biddinghuizen, NL
Thu 28 – Sun 31 Aug – End Of The Road – Dorset, UK
Thu 11 Sep – Rock City – Nottingham, UK
Fri 12 Sep – Albert Hall – Manchester, UK
Mon 15 Sep – Olympia – Dublin, IRE
Thu 18 Sep – Barrowlands – Glasgow, UK
Sat 20 Sep – The Glasshouse – Gateshead, UK
Mon 22 Sep – Beacon – Bristol, UK
Wed 24 Sep – The Corn Exchange – Cambridge, UK
Thu 9 Oct – Casino De Paris – Paris, FR
Fri 10 Oct – Stereolux – Nantes, FR
Sun 12 Oct – Paradiso – Amsterdam, NL
Tue 14 Oct – Gloria – Cologne, DE
Wed 15 Oct – Astra – Berlin, DE
Fri 17 Oct – Vega – Copenhagen, NL
Sat 18 Oct – Fallan – Stockholm, SWE
Sun 19 Oct – Sentrum Scene – Oslo, NO
Tue 21 Oct – Mojo – Hamburg, GE
Wed 22 Oct – Roxy – Prague, CZ
Thu 23 Oct – Les Docks – Lausanne, SWI
Sat 25 Oct – Magazzini Generali – Milan, ITA
Sun 26 Oct – Epicerie Moderne – Lyon, FR
Tue 28 Oct – Ancienne Belgique – Brussels, BE
Thu 30 Oct – Brighton Dome – Brighton, UK
Fri 31 Oct – O2 Brixton Academy – London, UK

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