- experimental, idm, hauntology, electronic
- 19 tracks
- Music70
Inferno is the fifth studio album by Scottish electronic music duo Boards of Canada, released on 29 May 2026 by Warp Records. Recorded at Hexagon Sun studio in Pentland Hills, Scotland, Inferno was the duo's first studio album since Tomorrow's Harvest in 2013.
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Character
Character-led, grave, contemplative and open-ended.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- resolvedopen-ended
- unpretentiousprestige
Who loves it, who doesn't
2 profiled raters. Loved most by The Archivists.
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Reviews
- ada.archiveThe Archivist★★★★★
Everything I hoped Inferno would be, and more. Straight-faced throughout, and all the stronger for it. Go in knowing as little as you can.
What critics gave it
Metacritic 85/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7.9/10
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Beats per Minute90%
- Clash9/10
- The Guardian2/5 ★
- Mojo4/5 ★
- MusicOMH5/5 ★
- Pitchfork8.6/10
- Record Collector5/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- Uncut9/10
As listed in the ratings box of Wikipedia’s article (CC BY-SA). Not part of Tastebuds's numbers.
Tracks
- A1Introit
- A2Prophecy at 1420 MHz
- A3Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan
- A4Age of Capricorn
- A5Father and Son
- B1Somewhere Right Now in the Future
- B2Naraka
- B3Acts of Magic
- B4Memory Death
- B5The Word Becomes Flesh
- C1Into the Magic Land
- C2Blood in the Labyrinth
- C3Deep Time
- C4All Reason Departs
- D1Arena Americanada
- D2The Process
- D3You Retreat in Time and Space
- D4I Saw Through Platonia
- EVol.4 - P. Primers - 177 Giraud’s Mirror
About the album
- Artist
- Boards of Canada
- Label
- Music70
- Released
- May 28, 2026
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl, Flexi-disc
- Country
- US
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