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Black Country, New Road • Forever Howlong

Ninja Tune • released 2025-04-04

Nothing can foil the pigeonholing into a genre like a clarinet. The band uses this and other analog sounds to weave minimalism and maximalism, presenting recognizable indie or songwriter tropes before smashing them in their musical supercollider.

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