For the first time

Black Country, New Road • 6 songs • 41 min

For the First Time is the debut studio album by the British rock band Black Country, New Road, released on 5 February 2021, through Ninja Tune. It was produced by Andy Savours and recorded in March 2020 during the early stages of the COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom. The album includes reworked versions of the band's earlier singles "Athens, France" and "Sunglasses", alongside new material such as the singles "Science Fair" and "Track X". For the First Time is an experimental rock, post-punk, and post-rock album, blending elements of klezmer, and free jazz. Themes explored on the album include identity, anxiety, and cultural disillusionment. The album received critical acclaim for its dynamic instrumentation, intense performances, and emotionally charged lyrics delivered in Isaac Wood's idiosyncratic vocal style. For the First Time was nominated for the 2021 Mercury Prize and charted in several countries, debuting at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_the...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)