[BestEverAlbums]

Today's album of the day

Ants From Up There by Black Country, New Road (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 2022.
Country:
Overall rank: 221
Decade rank: 1
Year rank: 1
Discography rank: 1 (out of 4 albums on BEA)
Average rating: 85/100 (from 603 votes).



Tracks:
1. Intro
2. Chaos Space Marine
3. Concorde
4. Bread Song
5. Good Will Hunting
6. Haldern
7. Mark's Theme
8. The Place Where He Inserted The Blade
9. Snow Globes
10. Basketball Shoes

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Top voted comments:

"When I started listening to this album and was midway through Chaos Space Marine I thought to myself there is no way they can keep this level of quality up for an hour and they really proved me wrong. They have decided to change their style up from the first album and create a more grandeur sound and it really pays off. The rich instrumentation is a joy to listen to and so in depth that you can keep coming back and exploring more which is such a difficult feat to accomplish. The keyboard on this album is brilliant and is utilised just right to create the effect they are going for. The string arrangements are delicate and beautiful but also quick and aggressive and they aid in some fantastic tempo switches. Then there is the wind instruments which are performed phenomenally and are vital to this album as they create a lot of the sonic landscape on most tracks. Finally, the vocals and lyrics are outstanding and Isaac has massively improved his penmanship and vocal control. He weaves his way through his words creating a brilliant narrative on every song he is on and slowly builds up to these grand conclusions that are very rewarding for the listener. There is a lot of risks and experimentation on this album and I think it really pays off with the music sounding so rich and luxurious. There are no weak tracks and this album is consistently stunning. Overall, you could tell from their debut that this group had so much to offer and this demonstrates exactly that, as this record is just incredible. It is unfortunate to hear about Isaac leaving the band as this group is oozing potential and if they carried on the way they were going they could possibly be the greatest band of all time and possibly create the greatest album ever recorded as this one comes very close."
- Untitled (Rating: 95/100)
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"These guys are really going to release AOTY twice in a row, aren't they?

I was not expecting to like this album nearly as much as I did. When I read that they wanted to be a new Arcade Fire, that kind of turned me off because I'm not a huge fan of Arcade Fire to be honest. However, this album captures every good part of Arcade Fire and then some.

This album is quite a departure from the heavy and groovy songs of For The First Time. While that album was purely post-punk and Slint tribute, this album is more art rock and even chamber pop. And it sounds amazing too, the production quality is fantastic.

One thing that I criticized their debut album for was not including enough performances from May Kershaw, their keyboardist. And sure enough, this album delivered because her performances are plentiful and truly amazing this time. Of course, Isaac's vocals and the performances from the violinist, Georgia, and the saxophonist, Lewis, are the usual highlights.

I'm truly impressed by this record."
- AvalancheGrips (Rating: 100/100)
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[HoldenM]

Modern classic.

Track picks
3. Concorde
5. Good Will Hunting
6. Haldern
9. Snow Globes
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