BLACK MIDI shares new single & video ‘Crow’s Perch’

black midi, “the best new band in the UK that no one knows anything about” (NME), shares a caustic new single, ‘Crow’s Perch,’ via Rough Trade Records / Remote Control Records. The accompanying video, directed and edited by Villi Hijálmarsson also known as susan_creamcheese, reflects the track’s frenetic energy, juxtaposing saturated graphics and peculiar scenes with mundane images.

The enigmatic London four-piece is comprised of Geordie Greep (vocals/guitar), Cameron Picton(bass/vocals), Matt Kelvin (guitar) and Morgan Simpson (drums). Since forming just over a year ago, they have quickly cemented their reputation as one of the hottest new underground bands, following a string of sold-out London live dates and surprise shows punctuated by constantly shifting sets and blistering musicianship. Recently, the band played their first North American live shows, being named a standout act at SXSW and selling out their first two shows in New York.

‘Crow’s Perch’ is the follow-up to black midi’s “eerily precise and austere” (Pitchfork) ‘Speedway’ single. The ‘Speedway’ single was accompanied by an EP of remixes by Proc Fiskal, Kwake Bass, and Blanck Mass. The 300 copies of their first-ever single, ‘bmbmbm,’ released on Dan Carey’s label, Speedy Wunderground, sold out instantly and had to be re-pressed within the first week.