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BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD

2022 was an odd year for Black Country, New Road. The British rock band released their second studio album, , in February, to immediate critical acclaim. ’ tracks such as “Chaos Space Marine” and “The Place Where He Inserted the Blade,” with their unique experimental style, etched the then-seven-piece into the canon of classic contemporary indie rock (the former

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