Black Country, New Road Live at The Windmill. Independent Venue Week 2019.

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Black Country, New Road live at The Windmill as part of Independent Venue Week 2019.
A sold-out show and a hotly anticipated return to The Windmill, Brixton for one of the most talked about emergent bands, with their astonishing debut single Athens, France, released on Dan Carey's Speedy Wunderground label garnering much applause and frequent airplays.
Filmed by Lou Smith.
1. Suggestions Bar (aka Macbook Pro, or Algorithm) 0:00
2. Sunglasses 8:26
3. Kendall Jenner 18:05
4. Athens, France 23:00
5. Opus 29:06
#blackcountrynewroad #speedywunderground

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  • @charliederby4179
    @charliederby41795 жыл бұрын

    For greater visibility: 8:26 - Sunglasses 23:00 - Athen's, France Fucking in love with this band from those songs alone. Seeing them live is going to be the closest I'm going to get to experiencing the No-Wave scene in person and that's pretty exciting.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    5 жыл бұрын

    Charlie Derby thanks for that. They're pretty something. Enjoy your gig.

  • @benryles278

    @benryles278

    Жыл бұрын

    njuu☺️

  • @poopyjoe7883
    @poopyjoe78833 жыл бұрын

    all the band members look bored as shit meanwhile isaac is having a literal meltdown lol

  • @Finjodb

    @Finjodb

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think they are just concentrated

  • @rhysgraham1716
    @rhysgraham17163 жыл бұрын

    Never seen footage of these lot playing live before, I never would've guessed that the singer is also the main guitarist. Like the phrasing and almost spoken-word delivery of the lyrics over the top of those quite complex guitar parts must be quite a head-fuck to perform, but he absolutely nails it. Very impressive

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    3 жыл бұрын

    He's quite a guy. Doesn't say much though.

  • @GB-ud5xp

    @GB-ud5xp

    2 жыл бұрын

    In my opinin The lead singer lead guitarist should've been the centre he "was" the centre, the saxophonist shouldve beenat the side in the background, this band made the saxophonist tolerable. Saxophonist should never be the main player.

  • @abbedurgut3743

    @abbedurgut3743

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@GB-ud5xp Wtf did i just read?

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    2 жыл бұрын

    Somebody eh got battle-scarred by the profligate use of the sax solo in the eighties and never recovered. Maybe also they’d never seen Fela Kuti. I think Isaac probably never wanted to be front and centre.

  • @narcspector

    @narcspector

    Жыл бұрын

    Not anymore. Officially stated by him as the reason why he can't be in the band anymore. His mental health issues and the difficulty of doing *THIS* constantly, was too much. He left such a massive crater of godly talent in his footprint, that's all we needed anyway. New BCNR is going a whole new route, and I think it's good, I probably would've been trapped in a miserable melancholic trance forever if Isaac kept making sadder and sadder albums with them. Look at AFUT compared to this, y'kno? Makes these songs sound like PARTY BOPS

  • @brettveldboom2296
    @brettveldboom22962 жыл бұрын

    Hope Isaac is getting better, I’m going to miss this iteration of BCNR, but joy division was able to transition into new order and BCNR is hella talented I have no doubt they can make the transition too

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    2 жыл бұрын

    Those bcnr girls can all hold a note and can write as well. It's not the first time they've been called upon to reshape.

  • @anthonycleary4676

    @anthonycleary4676

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@LouSmith did you ever see or hear anything of the Nervous Conditions stuff? I know it was all deleted (fair enough, horrible situation) but I wanna know how much they've changed over the years. Even since I've watched them since sunglasses came out they've grown so much

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    2 жыл бұрын

    I saw nervous conditions once. They were hyped already and tipped for big things. I couldn’t really gauge much from a single watching. Loud! Certainly would have interested me enough to see them again. It took a few listenings with bcnr to detect individual songs for me.

  • @gusoqwien6978

    @gusoqwien6978

    2 жыл бұрын

    I agree, except Isaac left before he did that thing that Ian Curtis did

  • @sydknee604

    @sydknee604

    Жыл бұрын

    @@gusoqwien6978 that thing

  • @lwilliams6027
    @lwilliams60275 жыл бұрын

    He sounds on the verge of a breakdown. Hauntingly magnetic- very Ian Curtis.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeah! he nails that uncomfortable space.

  • @charliesmith6874

    @charliesmith6874

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sensibility1174 Isaac has toned that down over time. I get what you mean though, depends on the song really. I think songs like Science Fair need that theatrical style of singing to match the intensity of the instrumentation.

  • @brettveldboom2296

    @brettveldboom2296

    2 жыл бұрын

    This is way too accurate now with his departure right before their American tour

  • @Ben-kf3tb

    @Ben-kf3tb

    2 жыл бұрын

    EXACTLY!!!! He is the modern Ian Curtis.

  • @b0dab9

    @b0dab9

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Ben-kf3tb no, he's modern Scott Walker

  • @Momentarybliss_lifeisgood.420
    @Momentarybliss_lifeisgood.4204 жыл бұрын

    Dude British post rock is the new wave You got black midi, squid, and now these guys

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yup! I like to keep it relevant. Thanks for the comment.

  • @clurgee4923

    @clurgee4923

    3 жыл бұрын

    it’s more art punk or math rock than post-rock. people love labeling music that isn’t shoegaze or rock as post rock.

  • @jens2049

    @jens2049

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@clurgee4923 its more post punk

  • @nilssonschmillson5395

    @nilssonschmillson5395

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jens2049 post post bro. That’s be some next level shit

  • @billypilgrim1
    @billypilgrim14 жыл бұрын

    this band, Black Midi and Squid are about to change the face of rock music

  • @aabeinsstqqqzzz2907

    @aabeinsstqqqzzz2907

    4 жыл бұрын

    doubtful

  • @lollerkeet

    @lollerkeet

    4 жыл бұрын

    I've listened to Speedy Wunderground 4 daily this week

  • @scottinbristol

    @scottinbristol

    4 жыл бұрын

    Squid are fucking shite

  • @RollerOfEyes

    @RollerOfEyes

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@scottinbristol but you're here, with a very similar jazz/punk band?

  • @donsteppedinside6796

    @donsteppedinside6796

    4 жыл бұрын

    exclude squid and you're dam right

  • @johntoshirorainford1726
    @johntoshirorainford17262 жыл бұрын

    They have to the best thing I have heard in years. It's totally mind-blowing how England produces the best bands . The pinnacle of British engineering!

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's one of three things we do surprisingly well despite it becoming increasingly difficult just to exist here. Most things we suck at comparatively.

  • @devinbirse6431
    @devinbirse64312 жыл бұрын

    Genuinely so broken up I’ll never get to see this iteration of a band that’s already meant so much to me live, but I’m also happy that Isaac’s chosen to focus on his own happiness rather than burning out for the sake of his band. Besides based off of Tyler’s solo stuff and Jock Strap I’m sure that the members of Black Country new road have a bright future ahead of them whether with the band or not.

  • @guywithaguitar1827

    @guywithaguitar1827

    2 жыл бұрын

    isn't georgie (violinist) the one in jockstrap instead of tyler (bassist)?

  • @devinbirse6431

    @devinbirse6431

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@guywithaguitar1827 ye but Tyler’s also got some solo stuff up on KZread which is worth checking out.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yup. I think the OP was just saying that both Tyler and Georgia (as jockstrap) are in the wings, ready to contribute hugely.

  • @TopRamin

    @TopRamin

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@LouSmith woah i didn’t even know about the jockstrap connection 🤯

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TopRamin the Jockstrap connection is real!

  • @gloverelaxis
    @gloverelaxis3 жыл бұрын

    why's everone in this band so hot lol. the preternaturally talented vocalist looks like Cillian Murphy when he's locking his jaw. goddamn i can't get over how good this band is

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    3 жыл бұрын

    He locks his jaw quite a bit. Hasn't gone unnoticed by Georgia, the violinist either.

  • @samuelalexander1014

    @samuelalexander1014

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep, as a bisexual this band is just so intensely hot.

  • @estebanb7166

    @estebanb7166

    2 жыл бұрын

    In what way does the vocalist display preternatural talent?

  • @xx-sexygirlwithbeefyflaps-3771

    @xx-sexygirlwithbeefyflaps-3771

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@LouSmith the georgia looks at isaac !!

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    2 жыл бұрын

    Find a look like that and hold it. You're made.

  • @SteveBenway
    @SteveBenway4 жыл бұрын

    As a middle aged guy who rather stopped liking 'the latest music' around 25 years ago, it's really rare that I hear something new that I *really* like. The last band I heard that made me go 'Wow!' was Black Midi. Today I chanced upon this. Wow! Yeah... I like this a lot.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, a lot of people have been making the connection having come here. It's gratifying. My middle age dissolution with music was banished about a decade ago by the talent pool that is south London.

  • @patrickrainey305

    @patrickrainey305

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@LouSmith do u think the United States will produce similar band any time soon?

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hmmm'm hard to say. I think these guys have some pretty quintessentially English themes and sensibilities that I can't imagine being spawned in the States. Good knows you need something to take your minds of the shit show that passes for governance over there. Pot, kettle, black I realise, but we have a good track record of producing our best music when we have the shittest governments in.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@joshdawkins72 It's mostly not the middle age tbh. These guys have become super-popular as have Black Midi, Squid, Fontaines DC to mention a few you may like, and may well already know. Take a listen to anything coming out on Speedy Wunderground label. That's a real hotbed of talent.

  • @warriorsoflego

    @warriorsoflego

    3 жыл бұрын

    As a middle aged guy I'd moved away from anything with guitars sometime in the 90s but bands like these, Black Midi and Crack Cloud do bring some additional life to such music.

  • @jens2049
    @jens20492 жыл бұрын

    Came here again after Isaac left. This shit really got to me. Makes the music all the more real for some reason.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    2 жыл бұрын

    I imagine there will be a lot of people making the pilgrimage.

  • @kkanden
    @kkanden Жыл бұрын

    man, watching isaac play live is terrifying and makes me feel almost guilty for enjoying bcnr's music. i'm almost glad the album versions of these songs are "calmer" because i would never forgive myself for this.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    Жыл бұрын

    It actually is terrifying. Never thought it before, but now you mention it.

  • @colindugan4441

    @colindugan4441

    Жыл бұрын

    u perfectly articulated how i’m feeling while watching this lol

  • @SpongeBobCirclepants_

    @SpongeBobCirclepants_

    10 ай бұрын

    What exactly do you mean by “terrifying”. I’m relatively new to this band

  • @conjointoates

    @conjointoates

    9 ай бұрын

    @@SpongeBobCirclepants_ people are being dramatic because of his issues around mental health. mental health issues which we, to be perfectly honest, have no clue about. this isn't really terrifying in a sense that this person is saying. this is terrifying because isaac is amazing at expressing negative emotions and is an incredible performer.

  • @matt23012301
    @matt230123014 жыл бұрын

    haha Isaac is absolutely gurning in sunglasses

  • @mythrodak6892

    @mythrodak6892

    3 жыл бұрын

    What does "gurning" mean? Sorry I don't speak british

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, it's an odd word. Not sure I entirely understand in this context either. Gurning is making extreme faces. There is a gurning competitioni think from the north of England where people, usually old and with no teeth, compete to pull the most ridiculous face. Not sure if it's still a thing, but it just means pulling a mad expression, someone's associated with cocaine use ...

  • @gabestockley2546

    @gabestockley2546

    3 жыл бұрын

    Mythrodak mandy

  • @samuelalexander1014

    @samuelalexander1014

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm convinced he dropped some Gary Abblets for this lmao

  • @mcneeson
    @mcneeson4 жыл бұрын

    This band, Black Midi, Squid, they are the most exciting new music I found throughout 2019. I think we are on the dawn of something guys, hopefully this sound goes somewhere beyond possibly being a new genre/scene

  • @robdunkerley2564

    @robdunkerley2564

    3 жыл бұрын

    you weren’t wrong

  • @Tezla55
    @Tezla55 Жыл бұрын

    Came back here after watching the new Bush Hall performance. Something about this set just keeps drawing me back in. It's so unhinged, especially with Isaac's completely raw and unsettling vocal performance. Even if it's part of the act, there's just something that feels so real here that forces you to confront something dark, sinister, and personal. For me, more than any other music, it perfectly captures the feeling of crippling anxiety and manic thoughts. Kind of reminds me of Thom Yorke performing in the early days of Radiohead.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    Жыл бұрын

    That something that draws you back in is exactly what you described it to be. It feels like a place of pilgrimage.

  • @progrockdude2691
    @progrockdude26913 жыл бұрын

    Updated track listing: 1. Suggestions Bar (aka Macbook Pro, or Algorithm) 0:00 2. Sunglasses 8:26 3. Kendall Jenner 18:05 4. Athens, France 23:00 5. Opus 29:06

  • @durian1600

    @durian1600

    Жыл бұрын

    thank you, rararagi san

  • @NotExactlyBacon
    @NotExactlyBacon5 жыл бұрын

    band sounds like joy division and slint had a child that really enjoys black midi, can't wait to hear more from these guys

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    5 жыл бұрын

    Keep those love-children coming!

  • @horselookinghumanheadass

    @horselookinghumanheadass

    4 жыл бұрын

    don't forget swans

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@horselookinghumanheadass never!

  • @horselookinghumanheadass

    @horselookinghumanheadass

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@LouSmith hahaha. loved all your recordings btw. I think the recording u guys did of black midi exposed me to them! :)

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    Rajat Acharya good news Rajat. I tried explaining the crossover principal to rough trade when they'had a word with me' about my uploads of a couple of' 'their' bands. They didn't believe me that it was a thing.

  • @kvikmynd
    @kvikmynd5 жыл бұрын

    that bhad bhabie tee shirt LOL, great performance btw

  • @sebastianobaccolo6940
    @sebastianobaccolo69403 жыл бұрын

    This is one of the best live performances. Ever.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    3 жыл бұрын

    Agreed!

  • @miguel-vo1cb
    @miguel-vo1cb2 жыл бұрын

    wow this was three years ago, i remember this was one of the first performances i saw of them when i discovered them by listening to sunglasses truly incredible how much they’ve matured and it’s so nice to see how they’re music has evolved. shame i never had the opportunity to see the band live while isaac was still in it wish him all the best though

  • @NotExactlyBacon
    @NotExactlyBacon5 жыл бұрын

    I never thought a man simply recounting the experience of mindless entertainment loops perscribed by the suggestion bar or instagram's "people you'd most like to fuck" algorithm would affect me so deeply, but that monologue was a brilliant description of the bleakness of the social media experience

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    5 жыл бұрын

    I guess the trick is in not simply recounting, but in re-living it through the dystopian hyper-anxiety-neuroses filter. It's a formidable taste of our times.

  • @ezra9103
    @ezra91033 жыл бұрын

    i literally cannot wait to see what these guys do next. this is the most innovative music ive heard in a while

  • @charliecoutu1067
    @charliecoutu10672 жыл бұрын

    I remember vividly when this had still just come out, when really all their Windmill shows were coming out, alongside Black Midi, and how immediately and madly in love I’d fallen with them, I couldn’t shut up about these guys for weeks. To think it’s been 3 years, and to think it never got old once. If it’s over now, it was really a hell of a thing, but God willing, it’s not the end just yet.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exciting times. More to come I'll wager, though for me the uncoiling of that initial potential in front of the world, with all its faults and promise is hard to recapture.

  • @saintelsewhere6513

    @saintelsewhere6513

    2 жыл бұрын

    This era really was lightning in a bottle. I’m optimistic, albeit cautiously-but I know that the seeds planted by this band and others will continue to sprout for many years into the future and I can’t wait to hear it all.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    2 жыл бұрын

    There are scores of great new bands always bubbling up, just as long as there are venues to play at and places to rent.

  • @RLSteffler
    @RLSteffler3 жыл бұрын

    I play this video even more than I play the album. These performances, and the two unreleased songs, are seriously amazing. Thanks for this video man.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah. There's often something to be said for early renditions of songs when they're box fresh and experimental, before the wrinkles get smoothed out.

  • @jackcochran6670
    @jackcochran66705 жыл бұрын

    I've been hearing great things about these. Thanks ms for the upload, I'll definitely be checking them out at end of the road thIs summer!

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    5 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome. Enjoy EOTR. We had a great time last year.

  • @tannersundwall12
    @tannersundwall122 жыл бұрын

    the drumming in kendall jenner is absolutely insane. this heat vibes

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    2 жыл бұрын

    Charlie’s such a great drummer.

  • @esdeath5301
    @esdeath53014 жыл бұрын

    this band is heartbreaking and beautiful

  • @gidgidi
    @gidgidi Жыл бұрын

    The best live performance of all time

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    Жыл бұрын

    That's a strong claim! It's certainly a popular one.

  • @autismatic
    @autismatic5 жыл бұрын

    Holy shit, I am still addicted to your first upload of them, and this new one is even more incredible. Really really looking forward to their album.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeah! I went all out to get this. They've been top of my viewing list for around three months now against strong competition. The single is out in March, an album ...

  • @justynhill
    @justynhill4 жыл бұрын

    this is one of the best performances ive ever had the pleasure of seeing

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's pretty intense.

  • @justynhill

    @justynhill

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lou Smith to put it lightly, yeah? they’re mesmerizing really.

  • @Prou1972
    @Prou19725 жыл бұрын

    I will see them in Belgium next week. Thanks for your video. It looks like a deep music experience to live :-).

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    5 жыл бұрын

    Definitely deep. Enjoy!

  • @xeniumxneum8006
    @xeniumxneum80065 жыл бұрын

    Always stuns me when you here lyrics like these come from da yoot. Mark of quality...it's like he's lived way beyond his years

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's assuming Isaac wrote the lyrics? I'm not sure who did. I think da yout have a lot more insight then we assume. The songs seem to be largely autobiographical outpourings, so no one knows it better than they.

  • @SimianBoffin

    @SimianBoffin

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@LouSmith That line about his kids dressing like Richard Hell!?

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    Haha. yeah. I guess we all have access to nearly all the musical influence ever now.

  • @jens2049

    @jens2049

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@LouSmith he did

  • @33jmd
    @33jmd3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Lou for sharing this beautiful music.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey Jean-Marc. The greatest of pleasure. It's what I love to do.

  • @33jmd

    @33jmd

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@LouSmith I have to show you someday what I do with a friend/colleague of mine. We do music programmes for French TV. I love doing that, meeting the bands.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh wow. I didn't know. Sounds cool. Yeah, show me.

  • @khalidsayeed134
    @khalidsayeed1345 жыл бұрын

    Goddamn I love this band. Thanks Lou

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yay! Happy to oblige.

  • @justink8156
    @justink81562 жыл бұрын

    I'm not a winds player so I guess I wouldn't really know the subtleties but I feel like Lewis is a damn good saxophonist. Like obviously the whole band is talented but something about his playing seems really developed to me and it's pretty obvious he's studied the jazz legends well.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    2 жыл бұрын

    They don't call him Lewis the sax God for nothing!

  • @elliestokes8097
    @elliestokes80972 жыл бұрын

    holy shit- the different lyrics for Athens, France are trippin' me up. this is so cool to watch

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    2 жыл бұрын

    Welcome to the time machine

  • @lukastaylor9544
    @lukastaylor95445 жыл бұрын

    0:00: [Algorithm] 8:26: Sunglasses (Tennis) 18:00: [Heat Death] 23:00: Athens, France 29:05: [Cloud Seeding] Brackets are not yet titled

  • @moosecow

    @moosecow

    5 жыл бұрын

    Did you come up with those names yourself or are they like recognized as thosr tracks?

  • @lukastaylor9544

    @lukastaylor9544

    4 жыл бұрын

    baws brackets mean I titled them

  • @dabmasterian8089

    @dabmasterian8089

    4 жыл бұрын

    Cloud Seeding is officially called "Opus"

  • @SZebS

    @SZebS

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dabmasterian8089 certainly feels like one

  • @gregoryerickson3575

    @gregoryerickson3575

    3 жыл бұрын

    The first song I really liked!

  • @nanfanyi6369
    @nanfanyi63695 ай бұрын

    can't wait to see them

  • @jeffdavis7001
    @jeffdavis70015 жыл бұрын

    Great cinematography and thanks for sharing!!

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    5 жыл бұрын

    Jeff Davis thanks man. Yeah, I always try to get the best possible visual representation of events in a single shot. Glad it's appreciated.

  • @jeffdavis7001

    @jeffdavis7001

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@LouSmith might I ask what you shoot with?

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    5 жыл бұрын

    Jeff Davis sure. This was shot on a Fuji film XT3 with the kit lens which is pretty good. I think the first upload I did of theirs was on an iPhone using a pro film app. Mostly audio is just the on-board camera Mic, sometimes a room mix from an audio recorder hanging from the rig.

  • @lennythelizard9790
    @lennythelizard9790 Жыл бұрын

    this is truly one of the videos of all time

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    Жыл бұрын

    It's definitely racked up the most views of any video on my channel.

  • @xeniumxneum8006
    @xeniumxneum80065 жыл бұрын

    And the rest of the band....love that psycho jazz punk

  • @valouckc1466
    @valouckc14663 жыл бұрын

    J'ai découvert ce groupe il y a quelques jours et ouah !!! j'adore, c'est puissant.

  • @FredJonesy
    @FredJonesy2 ай бұрын

    i watch post-rock videos on youtube by black country, new road. i don't have to search because the suggestions bar guides me...

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    2 ай бұрын

    I see what you did there.

  • @intenseaction
    @intenseaction2 жыл бұрын

    I’ve never heard of this band before but this is one of the best live performances I’ve ever seen. So much artistic expression and emotion. I can practically taste the music it’s so in your face the whole video. I can’t imagine what they sounded like in person.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s good that you found them, although I believe that this level of intimacy will not reoccur. It’s these precious moments I live for.

  • @intenseaction

    @intenseaction

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@LouSmith Very true actually haha :)

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    2 жыл бұрын

    There was such a moment the other night when Lias from Fat White Family did an amazing solo set. A very different beast from these guys, but a heart wrenching performance none the less. Also check The Guest video which is a solo performance by Isaac, the guy from this band.

  • @toestabbed
    @toestabbed3 жыл бұрын

    I guess I'm a little late to the party Amazing performance and as always wonderfully captured Lou. Can't wait to see more of 'em here once these rough times have blown over. Hoping the Windmill pulls through thanks to the auctions and stuff.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much! Looks like financially at least The Windmill can pull through this time.

  • @toestabbed

    @toestabbed

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@LouSmith I'm glad to hear it, I've never been myself but even through a computer screen The Windmill's charm is undeniable, so it's comforting to know they'll pull through

  • @granaryno1
    @granaryno15 жыл бұрын

    Stunning. Thank you, Lou, as always.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. Yeah! I was stoked to be able to capture this.

  • @zakaryhenderson9512
    @zakaryhenderson95123 жыл бұрын

    Love the constant whistling feedback in end of sunglasses

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    3 жыл бұрын

    Authentic

  • @miguel-vo1cb
    @miguel-vo1cb3 жыл бұрын

    I think I’m in love with the violinist

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha. Join the queue!

  • @2ndsebringsucks

    @2ndsebringsucks

    3 жыл бұрын

    Broh I was just thinking this LOL

  • @stanmarshthedarsh

    @stanmarshthedarsh

    3 жыл бұрын

    You’re an idiot

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    3 жыл бұрын

    It’s sometimes true. Cello is one sexy instrument. Also a harp.

  • @jens2049

    @jens2049

    2 жыл бұрын

    she is beautiful

  • @mrcephospowders
    @mrcephospowders Жыл бұрын

    Still an incredible set to this day. Saw them at their first show back at Patterns after Isaac's departure. All the best to him. Keep up the ace work Lou! (Ronan from Trench)

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Ronan. It's always top or near top of the channel views every month. So glad I was there to capture it. I love the unfolding potential of formative performances.

  • @grandorbiter8742
    @grandorbiter87424 жыл бұрын

    So this is how it looks the second coming of NoWave. Godspeed You! Black Country, we hope that album someday.

  • @gloverelaxis
    @gloverelaxis3 жыл бұрын

    hell yeah. great use of the minilogue by the keys player. it's good to know you can do spasmodic weird noisey stuff well with it

  • @nickman149
    @nickman1494 жыл бұрын

    This is the first time i’ve been excited about music in way too long.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well better late than never I guess on that score.

  • @joelfortin6634
    @joelfortin66342 жыл бұрын

    i didn't expect to hear songs i had never heard before

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's good to unexpect the expected sometimes. And to be surprised too!

  • @LukasPrimeEdition
    @LukasPrimeEdition2 жыл бұрын

    the opening song though, insane!!!!

  • @dozensofdonuts8695
    @dozensofdonuts86954 жыл бұрын

    I thought about it when I heard 'Sunglasses' but the first track utterly confirmed it; Isaac Wood is going to go down as one of the best lyricists of our time.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    His delivery is something else too. Do you know if he writes them all?

  • @FisTheEvil

    @FisTheEvil

    4 жыл бұрын

    the musics good but hes literally just bitching about pop culture in the most basic way, it actually makes him look like more of a simp than the people hes mocking

  • @tonypizza8571

    @tonypizza8571

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@FisTheEvil agreed! comes across. bit try hardy but the music is really good

  • @trademark5124

    @trademark5124

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@FisTheEvil Agreed. He's a great writer, but you get the sense that it's all rambles about not being like other kids / some serious autobiographical stuff. Quite a strange mix, but perhaps it'll age well?

  • @FisTheEvil

    @FisTheEvil

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@trademark5124 funnily enough since the time i wrote that comment ive actually grown to like the writing in a more ironic lighthearted way, sort of like how we accept the early 2000's cheesiness of Malcolm In The Middle even though its such a classic. they don't even go for this kind of writing anymore anyway now so it's really just a relic now

  • @tannersundwall12
    @tannersundwall122 жыл бұрын

    i will forever miss this era of bcnr

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well at least as long as you tube endures, you'll have this to remind you.

  • @Tom-qg8wm
    @Tom-qg8wm5 жыл бұрын

    WELCOME TO THE BEST NEW BAND

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    5 жыл бұрын

    Up there.

  • @lynetteharvey6100

    @lynetteharvey6100

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thats black midi

  • @casicadaminuto1

    @casicadaminuto1

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lynetteharvey6100 they're both pretty unique. Black Midi is more wild and diverse, while these guys have a much better vocalist (in my opinion, of course)

  • @RaymondCorney

    @RaymondCorney

    4 жыл бұрын

    Can anyone recommend stuff like these guys and black midi? I love this noisy mathy fusion of jazz and post punk

  • @alexander.m96

    @alexander.m96

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@RaymondCorney have a listen to Slint if you haven't already. that's probably one band this one was inspired by.

  • @sicktomystomach
    @sicktomystomach2 жыл бұрын

    I love Black Country New Road, I love you Isaac.

  • @kianconroy1127
    @kianconroy11272 жыл бұрын

    Best music ever

  • @jens2049
    @jens20492 жыл бұрын

    insanely good

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    2 жыл бұрын

    Doesn't get gooder than that.

  • @hidingplaces3150
    @hidingplaces3150 Жыл бұрын

    the first song is so incredible

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    Жыл бұрын

    A lot of people come for that first song

  • @johnvegas9059
    @johnvegas90592 жыл бұрын

    legendary

  • @mazinomer4231
    @mazinomer42314 жыл бұрын

    “And if you’re looking for Nervous Conditions, well I’m sorry, we’re the replacements.” 31:33

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    Haha! No need to apologise. I did see Nervous Conditions once and they did rock. These guys are the nuts though.

  • @nataliel4836
    @nataliel4836 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    Жыл бұрын

    Yup. A perennial favourite this.

  • @bentley230
    @bentley2305 жыл бұрын

    LOL that keys player is bored out of her mind

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    5 жыл бұрын

    It's all part of the act!

  • @christiansabharwal1654
    @christiansabharwal1654 Жыл бұрын

    wtf is this band i haven't been this enamored with an artist in so long it's revitalizing me

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    Жыл бұрын

    Refreshes the parts other bands can't reach.

  • @niii333

    @niii333

    Жыл бұрын

    literally same

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    Жыл бұрын

    @@niii333 💜🤘💜

  • @justanotherfishinbikinibot6060
    @justanotherfishinbikinibot60603 жыл бұрын

    if they release an album, it'll be a cult classic concept album. i can practically feel it

  • @ObnoxiousTwat

    @ObnoxiousTwat

    Жыл бұрын

    bro predicted ants from up there

  • @Max-cz3iy

    @Max-cz3iy

    9 ай бұрын

    Everyone predicting everything correct in the comments is crazy

  • @fatwhitejen5035
    @fatwhitejen50354 жыл бұрын

    Bit late but nice one, Lou ♪

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    Haha. In the words of the immortal Patrick Lyons, 'Well you know what they say ..."

  • @johnmiller9953
    @johnmiller99534 жыл бұрын

    Tommy Shelby's let himself go

  • @oto8832
    @oto88325 жыл бұрын

    great young band. reminds me ....the first Nick Cave.... Surely not a fake band. happy to discover new things!

  • @Rosalina102798
    @Rosalina1027984 жыл бұрын

    AOTY 2019 if they release the album this year. Also, that last song is brutally crushing.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    We're fast running out of year though.

  • @pechondelgado
    @pechondelgado Жыл бұрын

    Black Country, New Singer.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    Жыл бұрын

    Singers nowadays.

  • @dylanmilne6683
    @dylanmilne66833 жыл бұрын

    God damn, anyone comparing about the lyric changes needs to see this. Far too raw emotionally to be churning that barrel every performance. I get it now.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’m guessing that a lot of the people are aware of the lyric changes because they reference this earlier footage.

  • @gwubbo1160

    @gwubbo1160

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@LouSmith when did they reference this footage???

  • @mad30033
    @mad300334 жыл бұрын

    Vamo arriba 2020 !!!

  • @stoogs
    @stoogs2 жыл бұрын

    camera does a super job of capturing the whole band

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @objectparadise
    @objectparadise3 жыл бұрын

    Helllllllll yeah

  • @wonkwev
    @wonkwev9 ай бұрын

    this is the best version of athens france out there

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    9 ай бұрын

    It's a strong claim. Could even be true 😉

  • @djed7235
    @djed72354 жыл бұрын

    I want someone to look at me the way the violinist looks at the singer

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    Everyone wants that.

  • @youmeus6665

    @youmeus6665

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lou Smith do the violinist & singer date? Is it an arcade fire thing?

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not that i know of. It’s possible. I don’t think so though.

  • @a100enbajada7
    @a100enbajada73 жыл бұрын

    this is insane

  • @largeshaftzac8027
    @largeshaftzac8027 Жыл бұрын

    Gonna miss these vocals

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    Жыл бұрын

    Well they're here for you when you need them. :)

  • @lukesperry5435
    @lukesperry54353 жыл бұрын

    That Kendall Jenner song is insane! So excited for the album!

  • @louisopit255
    @louisopit2554 жыл бұрын

    Wow that last song is incredible

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah! Unleash the Klezmer!

  • @sydknee604
    @sydknee604 Жыл бұрын

    Watching this makes me wish they kept their dissonant hard sound, the recent songs are too pretty i get desensitized to the beauty. FTFT had the perfect balance of pretty moments and dissonant jazz crazy shit.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    Жыл бұрын

    I love the uncut gems of bands starting out.

  • @mythrodak6892
    @mythrodak68924 жыл бұрын

    Heyyyyy This is pretty good

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    I told you.

  • @brickguy0081
    @brickguy0081 Жыл бұрын

    still iconic

  • @brickguy0081

    @brickguy0081

    Жыл бұрын

    thanks Lou! see u at the windmill

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    Жыл бұрын

    I can’t see it becoming less so.

  • @TomClothier
    @TomClothier4 жыл бұрын

    That's it, I'm getting that end of the road ticket

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    EOTR is a great festival anyway if you've never been. Manageable size, first rate music.

  • @bindadouglas
    @bindadouglas3 жыл бұрын

    when she shot those glances at him... i felt that

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're not the only one.

  • @connersmith4801
    @connersmith48014 жыл бұрын

    Anyone else have a crush on that violinist?

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    Everyone who's seen her? I think a lot has to do with the quality of the look she (Georgia) gives Alex from time to time..

  • @drew9138
    @drew91384 жыл бұрын

    Damn, David Byrne hasn’t aged a day since the mid-80s

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    Haha. Got a bit of that going on. Did you check Pottery? There's some definite talking heads vibe going on there, though their singer Austin looks more like Davy Jones.

  • @drew9138

    @drew9138

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lou Smith I have to admit I wasn’t aware of them until you mentioning their name, I’ll have to check them out. I just recently discovered Squid through your channel and I’ve been absolutely digging their stuff - and now I get the feeling that I’m being led down a slippery slope here xD

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yup! It's slippery alright, and wide, and long. Some great content here.

  • @kenneththomas2580
    @kenneththomas25805 жыл бұрын

    That kendall Jenner song is fire wtf

  • @ridingman1
    @ridingman14 жыл бұрын

    You don't have any problems anymore if you are looked at like in 9:57

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    The look of love.

  • @calvjnroberts

    @calvjnroberts

    4 жыл бұрын

    Damn that kills me

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@calvjnroberts Me too!

  • @johnbricker8435

    @johnbricker8435

    4 жыл бұрын

    Never would have noticed that, so cute, hot damn

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@johnbricker8435 Awww.

  • @expedientself
    @expedientself5 жыл бұрын

    Very good. Post-punk/post-rock/klezmer.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeah! Love the analysis! Klezmer is a great closer isn't it?

  • @dionysian4098
    @dionysian40987 ай бұрын

    No wonder why Isaac's mental health is deteriorated. This is such an intense show that includes honest confessions made in public by a young man, who is trying to find his identity at the same time. Playing such shows frequently would definitely harm a young man's psychology... So is music to blame for Isaac's deteriorated health? It should have been healing though... Not such type of music I guess... thanks for your honest and sincere music guys!

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    7 ай бұрын

    Everyone’s different in the way they respond to suddenly being in the limelight with all the extra pressures that brings. The intensely personal content of the lyrics and on-edge performances could only add to that psychological load. I think we can agree that his short impassioned contribution here has had a very wide influence on many lives.

  • @gloverelaxis
    @gloverelaxis3 жыл бұрын

    the absolute pinnacle of british engineering

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    3 жыл бұрын

    I drive a fifties Land Rover so may beg to differ.

  • @b0dab9
    @b0dab92 жыл бұрын

    Finally found a clip where they sing the single version of Sunglasses

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well done. It is something of a pilgrimage site for seekers of the shades.

  • @chaffgrenade_x3
    @chaffgrenade_x35 жыл бұрын

    wow, does the drummer actually have multiple snare drums for specific songs? He swaps one out before they start "Sunglasses"

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's attention to detail that is. Yours and his!

  • @hazuinf

    @hazuinf

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think it's more likely he's had an issue with the snare he was playing on, looks like he's borrowed the venue's or something

  • @wompus6570

    @wompus6570

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@hazuinf He actually does have multiple snares

  • @willis1359
    @willis13594 жыл бұрын

    more like key-bored player amirite?

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    uisrite!

  • @bhamacuk
    @bhamacuk5 жыл бұрын

    Reminds me so of the band And Also the Trees.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'll have to check them out.

  • @bhamacuk

    @bhamacuk

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@LouSmith I'm thinking more in terms of their earlier period, early to late 80s, like the song Slow pulse boy.

  • @LouSmith

    @LouSmith

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@bhamacuk All their periods completely passed me by. I must look into them.

  • @sharpener1324
    @sharpener13245 жыл бұрын

    lou, you're a fucking g man thank you for this

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