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Hellfire is the third studio album by English rock band Black Midi, released on 15 July 2022 on Rough Trade Records.[1] The band recorded the majority of the album over a thirteen-day period with producer Marta Salogni, who had previously worked with the band in recording the song "John L" from their second studio album.

Released to critical acclaim, the album was preceded by the singles "Welcome to Hell", "Eat Men Eat", and “Sugar/Tzu”, and entered the UK Albums Chart at #22, becoming the band's highest charting album to date. During the writing and recording process, the band experimented with first-person narratives, and expanded upon their sound with the introduction of cabaret, country, flamenco, and show tune influences.[2][3]

Background and composition

Hellfire was written while the band was isolating in London, with singer Geordie Greep calling Hellfire "an epic action film [...] if Cavalcade was a drama". He described the characters depicted in the album as being "scumbag[s]. Almost everything I write is from a true thing, something I experienced and exaggerated and wrote down. I don't believe in Hell, but all that old world folly is great for songs."[4]

Written during the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of Hellfire's songs were debuted during the band's 2021–2022 tour in support of Cavalcade. The bulk of the album was recorded in thirteen days,[5] with additional members Kaidi Akinnibi (saxophone) and Seth Evans (keyboards) contributing to the recording process.

Musically, 25 Years Later labeled Hellfire an experimental rock album,[6] with Beats Per Minute describing the album's sound as primarily comprising progressive rock, jazz fusion, and post-punk.[7] Exclaim! saw Black Midi become jazz-rockers for Hellfire,[2] while DIY noted their use of art rock's pacing and precision.[8] Alongside their prog stylings, cabaret, country, flamenco, and show tunes influences appear.[2][3]

Recording

The band entered the studio with a "preliminary tracklist" for the album in mind: "[It] allowed us to give more space for the transition and general shape of the record, to help each song complement each other, rather than just feeling random or anything like that. That way, when you have a jarring change, it’s welcomed."[9]

Release

During the band's 2022 tour, shirts saying "Welcome to Hell" were sold with the date of 15 July 2022 hidden in a phone number. Many previously unreleased songs from Hellfire were performed by the band on the tour. The first week of May the band posted teaser clips and a Tetris-like browser game, featuring a MIDI version of their song "Welcome to Hell". On 9 May, the band revealed their third studio album and released the song as a single with a video directed by Gustaf Holtenäs, who also directed the video for "Slow" from Cavalcade.[10] On 15 June, a new single titled "Eat Men Eat" was released and features a music video by Maxim Kelly. On 12 July, the third single, "Sugar/Tzu" was released with a video directed by Noel Paul. [11] On 14 July 2022, the band hosted a listening party on their YouTube channel, playing the entire album.[12]

Selected vinyl pre-orders of Hellfire came with flexi discs of several of the band's tracks throughout their career, all recorded live at Electrical Audio by Steve Albini in November 2021.[13][14]

During the week of the album's release, the UK suffered a heatwave which was described as "hellfire" by several news outlets.[15] On July 19, where the temperature rose to a record high of 40.3 °C, Black Midi drove an ice cream van across London, selling Hellfire, ice creams, and limited edition merchandise.[16]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[17]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[18]
DIY[8]
Exclaim!9/10[2]
The Guardian[19]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[20]
NME[21]
Paste8.6/10[22]
Pitchfork7.8/10[23]
Slant Magazine[3]

Hellfire received a score of 79 out of 100 based on twenty-two critics' reviews at review aggregator Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable" reception.[24] Steve Erickson of Slant Magazine described the album as a "concept album ripe for repeat listens" designed to be heard in its entirety, which "engages with rock’s history while simultaneously taking it in imaginative new directions".[3] Writing for The Line of Best Fit, Kyle Kohner found Hellfire to be Black Midi at "their most devilish and maniacal", sounding "miraculously and hideously new, proving their aversion to any mindless repetition".[25]

Comparing the album to the band's previous work, Paul Simpson at AllMusic claimed that, "While their 2019 debut, Schlagenheim, was an overloaded, volatile mixture of post-punk and math rock, somewhat resembling a no wave band who grew up watching too much Ren & Stimpy, 2021's Cavalcade found the group exploring a lushly orchestrated avant-prog sound, switching between spiky, angular workouts and softer, more patient compositions. Hellfire moves further in this direction, but with a greater sense of showmanship. Lead vocalist Geordie Greep sounds more like a delirious carnival barker than before, and the music brings to mind Mr. Bungle and Fred Frith more so than the King Crimson-isms of Black Midi's past work."[18]

Track listing

Hellfire track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Hellfire"1:24
2."Sugar/Tzu"3:50
3."Eat Men Eat"3:08
4."Welcome to Hell"4:09
5."Still"5:46
6."Half Time"0:26
7."The Race Is About to Begin"7:15
8."Dangerous Liaisons"4:14
9."The Defence"2:59
10."27 Questions"5:43
Total length:38:54

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes of the album.

Black Midi

  • Geordie Greep – lead vocals (1–2, 4, 7–10), accordion (1–5, 7–10), resonator guitar (1, 4, 7, 9), Bechstein grand piano (1–4, 6–10), mandolin (1, 4, 10), K. Yairi Classical Guitar (1, 4, 7, 9), Gibson SG (1, 4, 6, 8, 10), Fender Stratocaster (1, 4), Surfboard lap steel (1, 2, 3, 5, 9), orchestral whip (1, 3, 4, 10), triangle (1), wind whistle (1, 3, 7), police whistle (1, 3, 4, 10), train whistle (1, 3, 10), Yamaha SA60 (2, 7, 8, 10), Burns Double 6 (2, 8), España CS-40 (2, 7), Gibson Dove (2), Rhodes 54 (2, 5, 10), Optigan (2), Rickenbacker 4003 (3), snaps (4), claps (4), stomps (4), Arturia Microbrute (4, 7, 9, 10), Kay 5190J (5), wooden whip (5), Roland Jupiter 8 (6), lapsteel (7), Japanese classical guitar (10), Gibson ES 150D (10), Referee's whistle (10)
  • Cameron Picton – lead vocals (3, 5), Rickenbacker 4003 (1, 2, 4, 6–10), Hofner Senator (2, 7, 10), triangle (1), sampler (6), sound design (3, 6), flute (2–3, 5, 7–9), drone (5), Hohner C harmonica (5, 9), marxophone (2–3), micellaneous synthesizers (4), xylophone (2), Arturia Pigments (2, 4), Arturia Synthi (2), crowd noise (2), España CS-40 (3), K. Yairi Classical Guitar (3, 4), Guild M120 (3, 5), picked Bechstein grand piano (3), sub bass (3), Gibson SG (3, 5), National Archtop (3, 5), Larry James 56 baritone (3), snaps (4), claps (4, 5), stomps (4), sound FX (4), resonator guitar (5), field recordings (5), björk bird instrument (5), Yamaha SA90 (5), Silvertone guitar (5), Radio Bed (6), vocals (6)
  • Morgan Simpson – snare (1), kick (1), china cymbals (1, 4, 5), tom (1), cabasa (1, 4, 8, 9, 10), crash cymbal (1), triangle (1), doumbek (1, 4, 10), Ludwig Vistalite Kit (2, 6-8, 10), tambourine (2-5, 7, 8, 9, 10), salt shaker (2, 8, 9), guiro (2, 4, 10), clave (2), cowbell (2, 4, 7), Funky 405 Kit (3), maraca (3, 7), Green kit (4, 5, 7, 9, 10), snaps (4), claps (4, 5), stomps (4), woodblock (4, 7), chimes (4), shaker (4, 5, 10), hi-hat (7), hand drummed snare (8), WFM snare (9)

Additional performers

  • Kaidi Akinnibi – alto saxophone (5), soprano saxophone (1–2, 4–5, 7), baritone saxophone (1–2), tenor saxophone (1–5, 8–9)
  • Seth Evans – Bechstein grand piano (3, 5, 9), Hammond organ (5)
  • Demi García Sabat – cajón (3, 5), palmas and percussion (3, 9), udu (3)
  • Blossom Caldarone – cello (1, 3–5, 9–10)
  • Max Goulding – triangle (1), handclaps (4–5), snaps (4), stomps (4)
  • Joscelin Dent-Pooley – violin (1, 3–5, 9–10)
  • Ife Ogunjobi – trumpet (2–5, 7–9)
  • Hus Ragip – boxing announcer (2)
  • Paul Jones – Vespa (4)
  • Joe MacLaren – electric upright bass (5, 7)
  • BJ Cole – pedal steel guitar (5, 9–10)
  • Marta Salogni – Roland Jupiter 8 (5)
  • Joe Bristow – trombone (2–5, 7–10)
  • Radio Rahim – radio host (6)
  • Finn Carter – grand piano (7)
  • Mike Ro-Phone – percussion (10)
  • Akiu Tonto, Alex Peters, Amy Caek, Antoine Ray, Barn Marts, Cole Clements, Curtis Fogg, Dean Ferguson, Emilio Bazan, Finn Gildea, Georgie Du Boulay, Jack Sheppard, Jc Lightbody, Jeremiah Fowl, Lorenzo Lorini, Lucas Lockeridge, Maia Ciarapica, Mario Morales, Milanka Caballero, Nathan Cheung, Olly Bate, Sophie Pritchard, Tj Critchy, Zachary Oberdier – burps (3)
  • Alek Ertman, Antoine Ray 1, Atereick, Ben Dreblow, Benjamin Ford, Bidskimbudskum, Bruce Quasar, Cole Clements, Colin Hedberg, Christian Malinoski, Dan Milmine, Drew "Droneman" Goad-Pacheco, Ellaar, Felipe González, Fin "DaMando" Gildea, Gabe Lactu, Gus Crane, Jamie Teixido Ubeda, Johnny Rockstar, Josh Healing, Joshua Brenan, Keep Me Safe, Kian Kermani, Lee Pritchard, Luke Cherchenko, Matt Bisaccia, Mattsladedrone, Mr Chain Blue Lightning, Sam R, Tanner York, Teodor Vujic, The Kaj, Trevor Davies, Vincent Sgro – drone (5)

Production

  • Marta Salogni – production
  • Max Goulding – co-production
  • Dani Bennett Spragg – engineering
  • Luke Glazewski – additional engineering

Artwork

  • David Rudnick
  • Emiel Penninck
  • Maharani Yasmine Putri

Charts

Chart performance for Hellfire
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[26]45
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[27]90
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[28]177
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[29]41
Irish Albums (IRMA)[30]65
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[31]24
Scottish Albums (OCC)[32]7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[33]67
UK Albums (OCC)[34]22
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[35]4
US Billboard 200[36]139

References

  1. ^ Rettig, James (9 May 2022). "Black Midi Announce New Album Hellfire, Share 'Welcome To Hell'". Stereogum. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Brasil, Sydney (12 July 2022). "black midi Burn Bright in 'Hellfire'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Erickson, Steve (11 July 2022). "Black Midi Hellfire Review: A Concept Album Ripe for Repeat Listens". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  4. ^ Owen, Matt (11 May 2022). "Black Midi announce third album, Hellfire, unleash sinister lead single, Welcome to Hell". Guitar World. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  5. ^ Jeff, Oskar (8 July 2022). "Black Midi and the Holy Grail". Loud & Quiet. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  6. ^ Cader, Jahan (15 July 2022). "Black Midi: Hellfire — Showtunes for the Apocalypse". 25 Years Later. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  7. ^ Wohlmacher, John (15 July 2022). "Album Review: Black Midi - Hellfire". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  8. ^ a b Grice, Alisdair (13 July 2022). "black midi – Hellfire review". DIY. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  9. ^ Mitchell, Matt (15 July 2022). "black midi Rage on as Hellfire Rises". Paste. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  10. ^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (9 May 2022). "Black Midi share new song 'Welcome To Hell' and unveil details of new album". NME. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  11. ^ Rettig, James (12 July 2022). "Black Midi – "Sugar/Tzu"". Stereogum. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  12. ^ "black midi - Hellfire - Listening Party". YouTube. 14 July 2022.
  13. ^ "black midi (@bmblackmidi) • Instagram". Instagram. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  14. ^ "black midi Announce New Album "Hellfire" Out 15th July". Rough Trade Records. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  15. ^ Farrer, Martin (20 July 2022). "'Hellfire': what the papers say about UK's hottest ever day". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  16. ^ Shutler, Ali (19 July 2022). "Black Midi to man their own ice cream van as heatwave hits UK". NME. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Hellfire by Black Midi Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  18. ^ a b Simpson, Paul (15 July 2022). "black midi – Hellfire Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  19. ^ Mongredien, Phil (17 July 2022). "Black Midi: Hellfire review – exhilarating ambition". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  20. ^ Kohner, Kyle (11 July 2022). "Hellfire is Black Midi at their most devilish and maniacal". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  21. ^ Price, Andy (14 July 2022). "Black Midi – 'Hellfire' review: intense first-person narratives fuel a genre-gnarling thrill ride". NME. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  22. ^ Friedman, Jason (14 July 2022). "black midi Take You to Hell and Back on Their Thrilling Joyride Hellfire". Paste. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  23. ^ Greene, Jayson (15 July 2022). "Black Midi: Hellfire". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  24. ^ "Hellfire by Black Midi Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  25. ^ Kohner, Kyle (11 July 2022). "Hellfire is Black Midi at their most devilish and maniacal". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  26. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Black Midi – Hellfire". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  27. ^ "Ultratop.be – Black Midi – Hellfire" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  28. ^ "Ultratop.be – Black Midi – Hellfire" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  29. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Black Midi – Hellfire" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  30. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Black Midi". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  31. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Black Midi – Hellfire". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  32. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  33. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Black Midi – Hellfire". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  34. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  35. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  36. ^ "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/2)..." Billboard on Twitter. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
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This article is about the band. For the musical genre, see Black MIDI.

Black Midi (stylised black midi) are an English rock band from London, formed in 2017 and currently consisting of Geordie Greep (vocals, guitar, piano, synths, accordion), Cameron Picton (vocals, bass, synths, flute, guitar), and Morgan Simpson (drums). The trio have been frequently joined by Seth Evans (keyboards, synths) and Kaidi Akinnibi (saxophone) in both studio and live performances since 2020. Their name is derived from the Japanese electronic music genre black MIDI, though their own music has no relation to it, instead incorporating styles such as math rock, progressive rock, post-punk, and avant-jazz.[1]

The band began on producer Dan Carey's record label Speedy Wunderground, through which they released their debut single "bmbmbm" in 2018. They released their debut studio album Schlagenheim, produced by Carey, on 21 June 2019, through Rough Trade Records. It received critical acclaim,[2] entered the top 50 of the UK Albums Chart, and was nominated for the 2019 Mercury Prize. An anthology album including several recorded jams and spoken word tracks, The Black Midi Anthology Vol. 1: Tales of Suspense and Revenge, was released on 5 June 2020 exclusively to Bandcamp. In January 2021, founding member Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin went on hiatus from the group for health reasons. The band's second studio album, Cavalcade, was released on 26 May 2021. Their third studio album, Hellfire, was released on 15 July 2022.[3]

History

Formation and first singles (2015–2019)

Prior to the formation of the band, Geordie Greep had separate jam sessions with Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin and Morgan Simpson, all of whom (alongside Cameron Picton) were attending BRIT School.[4] Simpson was an accomplished drummer, winning the "Young Drummer of the Year" award in 2014. In 2016 Greep and Kwasniewski-Kelvin enlisted Simpson to form a band, with Greep and Kelvin on guitar and vocals, and with Simpson on drums. Picton joined later, on bass guitar, to complete the line-up.[5] The band played their first gig at Brixton's The Windmill on 12 June 2017, supporting the band Leg Puppy,[6] and would later go on to have a residency at the venue.[7][8]

On 8 June 2018, the group released their debut single titled "bmbmbm" released on producer Dan Carey's record label Speedy Wunderground.[9] On 26 September 2018, a cassette was released featuring segments of a performance with Damo Suzuki which took place on 5 May 2018 at The Windmill. On 9 November 2018, Black Midi performed five songs from their then untitled upcoming album, live at Kex Hostel in Reykjavik, Iceland, during the music festival Iceland Airwaves.[10] The eccentric performance, which was recorded for the Seattle radio station KEXP, was praised online and became popular on YouTube, exposing the band to listeners internationally.[11][12] The band contributed the song "Ice Cream" featuring Jerskin Fendrix on vocals for a Brixton Hillbilly compilation album, released 7 December 2018.[13] On 23 January 2019, the group released their second single, "Speedway". A 12" vinyl record was released featuring remixes by Proc Fiskal, Kwake Bass, and Blanck Mass.[14]

Schlagenheim and other projects (2019–2020)

Main article: Schlagenheim
Black Midi performing at Sideways Festival 2019 in Helsinki, Finland.

In January 2019 the group announced that they had signed to Rough Trade Records. The group released two singles on the label in March and April 2019, "Crows Perch" and "Talking Heads" respectively. On 14 May, the group announced their debut album titled Schlagenheim, which was released 21 June 2019. The album was recorded in 2018 with producer Dan Carey, who became impressed by the band at an early live show.[15] Instead of merely recreating their live show, they chose to augment their sound with piano, accordion, synthesisers, banjo, and drum machines. "The idea was to do stuff that's impossible to do live", frontman Greep explained. "If the album and the gig are just the same, it's a bit sad."[12] The majority of the album was recorded in just five days.[16] At Metacritic, a website that assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, Schlagenheim received a score of 82, based on 20 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[2] The album was later nominated for the 2019 Mercury Prize.[17]

On 7 March 2020, the band performed live at the BBC Radio 6 Music festival in Camden.[18] In June 2020, the band released a jam and spoken word album via Bandcamp entitled The Black Midi Anthology Vol. 1: Tales of Suspense and Revenge, consisting of four short stories read by the members of the band over jam instrumentals as well as three instrumental mixes mostly taken from the same recordings as the spoken word tracks.[19][20] On 16 June 2020, the band began hosting a monthly radio show called The Black Midi Variety Hour on NTS Radio. Six episodes have been produced so far.[21] On 10 December 2020, the band performed a show with the group Black Country, New Road under the alias Black Midi, New Road as a charity gig for live venue The Windmill, Brixton. The show was livestreamed from The Windmill's Bandcamp page with an entry fee of £5. The group have performed under the Black Midi, New Road moniker at the venue before.[22]

Wide Awake Festival 2021.

Kwasniewski-Kelvin's hiatus, Cavalcade and Hellfire (2021–present)

Main articles: Cavalcade (Black Midi album) and Hellfire (Black Midi album)

On 15 January 2021, Black Midi announced through social media that their guitarist Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin had been taking time off from the band due to mental health issues and that he is not featured on forthcoming material from the band.[23] The band announced their second studio album, Cavalcade, on 23 March 2021, which was released on 26 May 2021.[24] On the day of the announcement, they also released the album's lead single, "John L", backed with the non-album track "Despair".[25] Kwasniewski-Kelvin appears on the album only as composer on a couple of tracks; he was not part of the recording process. Touring members Akinnibi and Evans were a part of the album's recording sessions.[24] A second single, "Slow", was released on 28 April and corresponded with a second KEXP performance released the same day. This performance features Evans and Akinnibi as well as a small brass section.[26]

The band toured Europe and the US in throughout 2021 and have announced dates for a 2022 tour.[27][28] The band has also opened for themselves at concerts as an alter ego group known as "Orange Tree Boys", touted as a funk blues band from Las Vegas.[29]

On 22 March 2022, the band released the digital EP Cavalcovers, a collection of cover versions of songs by King Crimson, Taylor Swift and Captain Beefheart originally released as flexi-disc bonus records with pre-ordered vinyl copies of Cavalcade.[30]

On 9 May 2022, they released "Welcome to Hell", the lead single from their third album Hellfire. They released "Eat Men Eat", the second single from the album, on 15 June 2022. On 12 July, the third single, "Sugar/Tzu" was released. Hellfire was released on 15 July 2022 and charted at No. 22 in the United Kingdom, their highest placement yet. It also became their first album to chart in the United States, reaching No. 139.

In fall 2022, Black Midi announced the "Back in Black Tour" supported by Black Country, New Road in the United States.[31]

Musical style

The band's sound has been variously labeled as experimental rock,[32][33][34] art rock,[35] progressive rock,[36][37] math rock,[37][38][39] post-punk,[40] and avant-prog.[41][42]

Members

Current members

  • Geordie Greep – lead vocals, guitar, bass (2017–present)
  • Cameron Picton – lead vocals, bass, synths, samples, guitar (2017–present)
  • Morgan Simpson – drums (2017–present)

Past members

  • Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin – guitar, occasional main vocals (2017–2020; on hiatus)

Touring and session musicians

  • Seth Evans – bass, keyboards, synths (2020–present)
  • Kaidi Akinnibi – tenor saxophone, alto clarinet (2020–2022)[43]

Timeline

  • Black Midi performing at Rough Trade, London, 25th June 2019
  • Cameron Picton

    Cameron Picton

  • Geordie Greep

    Geordie Greep

  • Morgan Simpson

    Morgan Simpson

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[44]		AUS
[45]		BEL
(FL)
[46]		JPN
[47]		SCO
[48]		US
[49]		US
Indie
[50]
Schlagenheim43—11321140—41
Cavalcade
  • Released: 26 May 2021
  • Label: Rough Trade
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital
6081666218—48
Hellfire
  • Released: 15 July 2022[51]
  • Label: Rough Trade
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital
2245
[52]		9058713915

Compilations

List of collections
TitleAlbum details
The Black Midi Anthology Vol. 1: Tales of Suspense and Revenge
  • Released: 5 June 2020
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital
Covercade
  • Released: 28 May 2021
  • Label: Rough Trade
  • Format: CD

Extended plays

List of extended plays
TitleAlbum details
BM Xmas Covers
  • Released: 18 December 2020
  • Label: Self-Released
  • Format: Digital
Cavalcovers
  • Released: 22 March 2022
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital

Live albums/EPs

List of live albums
TitleAlbum details
Damo Suzuki Live at the Windmill Brixton with 'Sound Carriers' black midi
(with Damo Suzuki)
  • Released: 28 September 2018
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Cassette
Live at KEXP
  • Released: 21 June 2019
  • Label: Rough Trade
  • Format: CD
Live on Canal St, NYC ('The Pizza EP')
  • Released: 29 November 2019
  • Label: Rough Trade
  • Format: LP, CD
Black Midi Live in the USA
  • Released: 21 March 2020
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital
  • Featuring: Fat Tony
Live-Cade
  • Released: 16 November 2021
  • Label: Rough Trade
  • Format: LP
Live Fire
  • Released: 14 November 2022
  • Label: Rough Trade
  • Format: LP, CD

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"bmbmbm"2018Schlagenheim
"Speedway"2019
"Crow's Perch"Non-album singles
"Talking Heads"[53]
"Ducter"[54]Schlagenheim
"7-Eleven"Non-album singles
"Sweater"2020
"John L / Despair"2021Cavalcade
"Slow (Loud)"
"Chondromalacia Patella"
"Cruising"Non-album single
"Welcome to Hell"[51]2022Hellfire
"Eat Men Eat"
"Sugar/Tzu"

Other appearances

YearSongAlbum
2018"Ice Cream" (with Jerskin Fendrix)It's Briiiiiixmaaaaaas!
"Of Rivia (Live)"Independent Venue Week (Live 2018)
2020"bmbmbm (Live)"
"Extended Jam (Live)" (with Black Country, New Road as "black midi, new road")		Live at The Windmill
"953 (Live)"Live at Windmill Brixton - In Between the Lockdowns

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director
TitleYearAlbumDirector(s)
"Speedway"2019SchlagenheimCameron Picton[55]
"Crow's Perch"—Vilhjálmur Yngvi Hjálmarsson
"Ducter"SchlagenheimAnthony Macbain and Roxie Vizcarra
"John L"2021CavalcadeNina McNeely
"Slow"Gustaf Holtenäs
"Chondromalacia Patella"Vilhjálmur Yngvi Hjálmarsson
"Welcome To Hell"2022HellfireGustaf Holtenäs
"Eat Men Eat"Maxim Kelly
"Sugar/Tzu"Noel Paul

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2019AIM Independent Music AwardsUK Independent BreaktrhoughBlack MidiNominated[56]
2020Libera AwardsMarketing GeniusSchlagenheimNominated[57]
2021Mercury PrizeAlbum of the YearNominated[17]
2022UK Music Video AwardsBest Alternative Video - UK"Sugar/Tzu"Nominated[58]
"Eat Men Eat"Nominated
Best Editing in a VideoNominated
"Sugar/Tzu"Nominated
Best Cinematography in a VideoWon
Best Animation in a Video"Welcome to Hell"Nominated
2023Libera AwardsBest Heavy RecordHellfirePending[59]
Best Short-Form VideoHellfire TikTok PromotionPending

References

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Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Midi

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