Cavalcade (Black Midi album)

Cavalcade
Cavalcade
Studio album by Black Midi
Released	28 May 2021
Recorded	June – August 2020
Studio	Hellfire (Montpelier Hill, Dublin); Hoxa HQ (London); Pony (London);
Genre	Progressive rock; experimental rock; jazz fusion; math rock; avant-prog; post-punk;
Length	42:19
Label	Rough Trade
Producer	Black Midi; John "Spud" Murphy; Marta Salogni;
Black Midi chronology
Singles from Cavalcade
	"John L"; Released: 23 March 2021; "Slow (Loud)"; Released: 28 April 2021; "Chondromalacia Patella"; Released: 19 May 2021;

Cavalcade is the second studio album by English rock band Black Midi. It was released on 28 May 2021, through Rough Trade Records. The album was primarily recorded in the summer of 2020 with producer John "Spud" Murphy, with the exception of the song "John L", which was recorded beforehand with Marta Salogni.

For Cavalcade, the band had a more premeditated approach to the writing and recording, as opposed to the improvisational approach taken for their debut studio album, Schlagenheim (2019). The opening track "John L" was released as a single in promotion of the album, followed by a louder mix of the fourth track "Slow", and finally "Chondromalacia Patella" before its release. The album received widespread acclaim, with critics complimenting the band's stylistic progression and composition.