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Prophecy At 1420 MHz

2026-08-29T22:10:45Z

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{{Infobox Song|
| name=Prophecy At 1420 MHz
| runtime=5:04
| appearson=[[Introit / Prophecy At 1420 MHz]] (2026) [[Inferno]] (2026)
| next=[[Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan]]
| prev=[[Introit]]}}

"[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]" is the second track on [[Boards of Canada]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[Inferno]]''. It was released alongside "[[Introit]]" on May 7th, 2026, as the album's lead single.

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== Comments ==
* 1420 MHz is the emission frequency of the spin-flip transition of the ground state of neutral, solitary hydrogen atoms, the most commonly-occurring element in the universe. This frequency is part of a "protected spectrum", reserved for astronomical/extraterrestrial research; terrestrial transmissions on this frequency are forbidden. The frequency is often mentioned in the context of the "Wow! signal", an unexplained signal (with this frequency) that was detected on August 15th, 1977.<ref>[[wikipedia:Wow!_signal]]</ref>
* The guitar sound in this track is reminiscent of the sound that can be heard in the background of "[[Oscar See Through Red Eye]]".
* In the official music video for the song, during the “following program” screen, the bottom reads “© MBI MCMLXXIX”, which MBI is an acronym for the Moody Bible Institute, which had previously been referenced in the [[VHS Tape Mailings]] earlier that year.
* The progression in this track is similar to “[[You Could Feel The Sky]]”.

== Music Video References ==
* In the video at 2:04, The rose church window comes from the Chartres Cathedral, a Catholic Church located in Chartres France.
* The man appearing at 1:31 seems to be American cult leader and mass murder Jim Jones, who was known for founding and leading the “People’s Temple” and orchestrating a mass murder-suicide that resulted in the deaths of over 900 people.
* The spiral that appears at 2:48 may be an Archimedean Spiral, named after the Greek mathematician Archimedes, is a mathematical curve where the distance between successive turning loops remain completely constant, it is defined in polar coordinates as r = a + bθ.
* The building appearing at 3:49 could be 200 mission St located in San Francisco.
* the image appearing at 2:02 is speculated to be, something likely related to the church of Scientology being done to someone by another person (possibly L. Ron Hubbard).
* Imagery involving the cross, the symbol most commonly associated with the religion of Christianity, can be seen numerous times, including at 0:06, 1:53, 2:12, 2:34 (as a necklace a woman is wearing), 3:12, 3:43, and 3:45.
* at 3:05 for a single frame, a kind of honeycomb structure (most likely of the species Apis Mellifera) can be seen.

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* The vocal heard over the track is sampled from "In the Beginning Was Consciousness", a lecture by Professor [[wikipedia:Seyyed_Hossein_Nasr|Seyyed Hossein Nasr]] at [[wikipedia:Harvard Divinity School|Harvard Divinity School]] on May 1, 2003.<ref>{{#ev:youtube|fIjW1z-ZAX8|480||||start=0|false}}</ref> The lyrics are spliced together from different parts of the lecture and Q&A.
* Timestamps in the table below correspond to the referenced YouTube video of the lecture. Words and phrases from the lecture have been combined to create new phrases altogether.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Timestamp !! Lyric
|-
| Multiple || End
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4646 1:17:26] || Nothingness
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5114 1:25:14] || Comes to a greater awareness of itself
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=1290 0:21:30] || Divine intellect
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4694 1:18:14] || I am the truth
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4616 1:16:56] || Extinction
|-
| Multiple || Diversion / The question
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=3529 0:58:49] || of reality
|-
| Multiple || Consciousness
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4689 1:18:09] || I am god
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=1890 0:31:30] || The ultimate
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5076 1:24:36] || Resonance
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5175 1:26:15] || Spirit and the soul, or the psyche
|-
| Multiple || Conscious
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5209 1:26:49] || Transcendent source
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5244 1:27:24] || Seat of consciousness
|-
| Multiple || Power
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4862 1:21:02] || It is, in a sense, the religion of the modern world
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4927 1:22:07] || The scientific view of nature
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5091 1:24:51] || Synchronicity
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5094 1:24:54] || Consciousness has operational effect
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=5102 1:25:02] || Cause and effect
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4646 1:17:26] || Nothingness
|-
| [https://youtu.be/fIjW1z-ZAX8?t=4985 1:23:05] || The absolute truth
|}

* 4 seconds into the track an obfuscated voice can be heard, although it is unknown what the voice is saying.
* The flute that can be heard at the beginning of the track is most likely a sample of a Persian (or Turkish) Ney, traditionally the lowest pitch of the ney is a C, which is the key of [[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]].

== Trivia ==
* The song premiere occurred 30 minutes earlier than intended on the album's [https://music.apple.com/album/inferno/1890015523 Apple Music page], which allowed some users to listen to the single early.

== Videos ==
The split music video for the song was released on May 7th, 2026, through the [[BoC|band]]'s official [https://www.youtube.com/@boardsofcanada/ YouTube channel]. 
It is directed by [https://robertbeattyart.com/ Robert Beatty] and produced by [https://www.instagram.com/gregburne/ Greg Burne] of [https://bigactive.com/ Big Active].

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== Audio ==
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== See Also ==
* "[[Introit]]"

== External links ==

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Inferno tracks]]

Inferno

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{{Infobox Release|
| name=Inferno
| cover=Inferno cover.jpg
| release_date=29 May 2026
| format=Gatefold 2xLP Deluxe 2xLP + Flexi Disc CD Cassette Digital Merch Bundles
| label=Warp Records
| catno=WARP496
| runtime=70:00
}}

'''''Inferno''''' is the fifth studio album by [[Boards of Canada]], released on May 29th, 2026, via [[Warp Records]]. It comes thirteen years after their previous album, ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]'', the band's longest gap between albums to date.

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== Tracks ==
''Inferno's'' liner notes credit all writing and production to [[Michael Sandison|Mike Sandison]].<ref name="discogs">[https://www.discogs.com/master/4239108-Boards-Of-Canada-Inferno "Boards Of Canada – Inferno"] on Discogs</ref>
[https://ascap.com ASCAP]'s Repertory Search also credits some writing to [[Marcus Eoin]].<ref>[https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/performer/BOARDS%20OF%20CANADA BOARDS OF CANADA, ACE Repertory], ascap.com</ref>

# "[[Introit]]" – 0:36
# "[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]"1 – 5:04
# "[[Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan]]" – 4:44
# "[[Age Of Capricorn]]" – 3:52
# "[[Father And Son]]" – 3:24
# "[[Somewhere Right Now In The Future]]" – 2:26
# "[[Naraka]]" – 5:01
# "[[Acts Of Magic]]" – 1:18
# "[[Memory Death]]" – 2:37
# "[[The Word Becomes Flesh]]" – 5:20
# "[[Into The Magic Land]]"1 – 4:35
# "[[Blood In The Labyrinth]]"1 – 4:55
# "[[Deep Time]]" – 3:18
# "[[All Reason Departs]]"1 – 6:14
# "[[Arena Americanada]]"1 – 5:22
# "[[The Process]]"1 – 3:01
# "[[You Retreat In Time And Space]]" – 5:25
# "[[I Saw Through Platonia]]" – 2:39
Bonus flexi disc (Red 2LP vinyl edition only):
# "[[Vol.4 - P. Primers - 177 Giraud's Mirror]]" – 3:24 ''
1: written by [[Michael Sandison|Mike Sandison]] and [[Marcus Eoin]]

== Leadup ==

''Main article: [[Road to Inferno]]''

Speculation for the album's release preceded its official announcement by over a decade, with the band and its associates sparsely giving out new information. Activity notably increased in 2025, including the band's Instagram account [[Road_to_Inferno#Instagram_Likes|liking comments related to a new album]], a ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]''-era [[Cosecha-transmisiones.com|website]] [[Road_to_Inferno#Cosecha_Transmisiones|coming online once again]], and [[Road_to_Inferno#New_Merchandise|new merchandise being put on sale]]. For a more detailed look on the band's activities during this period, see the article [[Road to Inferno]].

== Promotional Campaign ==
''Main article: [[2026 Promo Campaign]]''

In early April 2026, multiple fans received unmarked VHS tapes through the mail, with sender addresses related to [[Warp Records|Warp]] and their online storefront [[Bleep.com|Bleep]]. About a week after, posters with imagery reminiscent of the band started appearing in multiple places around the UK and US. For an in-depth look at the days preceding the album's announcement, see the article [[2026 Promo Campaign]].

== Title and Themes ==

As a word, ''Inferno'' references hell and places reminiscent of it. It is the most explicit reference to religion and the occult since their 2002 album ''[[Geogaddi]]'' and 2000 EP ''[[In a Beautiful Place out in the Country (release)|In a Beautiful Place out in the Country]]''. The album's titles also heavily refer to concepts in cosmology and physics.

* An "[[Introit]]" is a song or psalm that is sung or recited at the beginning of a Christian mass.
* "[[Father And Son]]" could reference the Holy Trinity, which consists of the two and The Holy Spirit.
* "[[The Word Becomes Flesh]]" is a quotation from [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:14&version=NIV verse 1:14] of the Gospel of John.
* "[[Naraka]]" references the realm of hell seen in Indian religions, such as Hinduism and Buddhism.
* "[[The Process]]" could refer to the Process Church of the Final Judgement, a new religious movement which briefly existed in the 1960s and 70s. ''The Process'' was the title of their magazine.
* "[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]" references the hydrogen line, a specific wavelength of radiation emitted by hydrogen as it undergoes a quantum transition. It has been used to investigate the properties of the universe, and search for extraterrestrial life.
* "[[Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan]]" refers to the first three elements of the periodic table and the mythical sea creature.
* "[[Age Of Capricorn]]" refers to the tenth sign of the astrological zodiac, and is the astrological age that follows the Age of Aquarius. The symbol of capricorn is the goat, which is symbolic in christian and pre-christian beliefs.
* "[[I Saw Through Platonia]]" could refer to a concept by Julian Barbour of a realm called Platonia, which contains every possible configuration of the universe.

== Trivia ==

* ''[[Inferno]]'' has been assigned the catalog number [https://warp.net/releases/590960-inferno/tracklist WARP496]. This seems to be a deliberate request from the band themselves, as preceding [[Warp]] releases such as Squarepusher's [https://warp.net/releases/576448-kammerkonzert/ Kammerkonzert] and Oneohtrix Point Never's [https://warp.net/releases/552598-tranquilizer/ Tranquilizer] have catalog numbers of 417 and 411, respectively.
** 496 is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_number perfect number] and a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexagonal_number hexagonal number].
** 496 also holds significance in gematria (Jewish numerology). Representing Kingdom (Malkhut / מלכות). It should be further noted that 496 is the 31st Triangle number, which holds further significance as 31 is the gematria of the word God (El / אֵל).
* Inferno's runtime is exactly 70 minutes. This seems to be deliberate, as 70 is a reoccurring number in the duo's work (e.g. [[Music70]], "[[Sixtyten]]", "[[The Smallest Weird Number]]").
** The album's final track, "[[I Saw Through Platonia]]", ends with 9 seconds of silence, bringing up the runtime to exactly 70 minutes. The duo has done this in the past with ''[[Geogaddi]]'', where the fully silent "[[Magic Window]]" brings up the album's runtime to 66:06.<ref>[https://bocpages.org/wiki/Stirred_Up_The_Ashes "Stirred Up The Ashes"], Heiko Hoffmann, Earplug, 2005</ref>
* On May 27th, 2026, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House White House] posted a promotional video for the Trump administration that featured an audio excerpt from [[Tape 05]]/[[Deep Time]] with a familiar degraded VHS tape aesthetic. They received heavy criticism from fans, with [[Warp Records|Warp]] and [[Boards of Canada|BoC]] condemning the "unauthorised use of their music for political messaging."<ref>[https://ra.co/news/85287 "The White House uses new Boards of Canada track for promo video"], Michael Lawson, Resident Advisor, 2026</ref>
* The font used in the front cover of the album resembles the one used in the title frame of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Tarkovsky?wprov=sfla1 Andrei Tarkovsky]’s 1979 film [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalker_%281979_film%29?wprov=sfla1 ''Stalker''] both in color and design. The main plot of the film revolves around a pilgrimage of a kind walked by the trio of the Stalker, the Writer and the Professor. In the film, the Stalker (who guides tourists through the Zone, which he believes possesses the magical properties of wondermaking and wish fulfilment) plays a role of a mentor and/or a chaperon for the Writer (who has lost any motivation to live and work and who genuinely doesn't believe in the miraculous properties of the Zone yet wants to try making a wish there) and for the Scientist (who believes that the Zone is dangerous and wants to destroy it). The film itself is based on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkady_and_Boris_Strugatsky?wprov=sfla1 Brothers Strugatskys’] book [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadside_Picnic?wprov=sfla1 ''The Roadside Picnic'']. Both the book and the film take place in a post-apocalyptic world, which might be a reference to the previous Boards of Canada album [[Tomorrow's Harvest]]. Furthermore, alike to an album, both the book and the film touch upon the topic of miracles and magic that cannot be fully explained by a conventional scientific knowledge.
* In the liner notes for [[Inferno]] [[Mike Sandison]] is credited with “audio evocations”, although it is currently unknown what it exactly means, the word evocation is often associated with a western tradition which involves magic and the summoning of spirits, demons, deities, or other supernatural agents.

== Release Notes ==
All personnel credits adapted from ''Inferno's'' liner notes.<ref name="discogs" />

* [[Mike Sandison]] – electronics, synths, tapes, programming, audio evocations, drums, percussion, guitars, bass, string instruments, processes, sound design
* [[Marcus Eoin]] – electronics, synths, tapes, processes, sound design
* [[Boards of Canada]] – recording, artwork, films, photo collage, design
* [https://www.thisismetropolis.com/engineers/matt-colton/ Matt Colton]  – mastering engineer

On streaming platforms, [[Boards of Canada]] is credited as the sole composer and producer.<ref>[https://tidal.com/album/528351285/credits Inferno / Boards of Canada / Credits] on Tidal</ref>

== See Also ==
* [[Road to Inferno]]
* [[2026 Promo Campaign]]
* [[Inferno listening parties]]
* [[Discography]]
* [[Timeline]]
* [[Statements from Hexagon Sun]]

== External Links ==
=== Press ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! publication !! article
|-
| Asatunews || [https://www.asatunews.co.id/en/boards-canada-announces-new-album Boards of Canada Announces New Album Inferno for May Release]
|-
| Billboard || [https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/boards-of-canada-inferno-stream-it-now-1236259803/ After a Prolonged Absence, Boards of Canada Fires-Up With ‘Inferno’ - Stream It Now]
|-
| Billboard || [https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/boards-of-canada-new-album-inferno-1236229593/ Boards of Canada set new album 'inferno']
|-
| Clash Magazine || [https://www.clashmusic.com/news/boards-of-canada-announce-new-album-inferno/ Boards Of Canada Announce New Album ‘Inferno’]
|-
| Consequence Sound || [https://consequence.net/2026/04/boards-of-canada-inferno-new-album/ Boards of Canada Announce New Album Inferno]
|-
| DJ Mag || [https://djmag.com/news/boards-of-canada-announce-new-album-inferno Boards Of Canada announce new album, ‘Inferno’]
|-
| Igloo Magazine || [https://igloomag.com/newswire/boards-of-canada-announce-inferno-warp Boards of Canada announce Inferno (Warp) — May 29, 2026]
|-
| MusicRadar || [https://www.musicradar.com/artists/boards-of-canada-dayvan-cowboy-repub “It’s like you are witnessing the fading of your own memories”: How Boards of Canada brewed a serene genre-blurring classic]
|-
| NME || [https://www.nme.com/news/music/boards-of-canada-announce-inferno-their-first-album-in-13-years-3941899 Boards Of Canada announce ‘Inferno’ – their first album in 13 years]
|-
| Opus || [https://opus.ing/p/boards-of-canada-announce-new-album-titled-inferno Boards of Canada Announce New Album Titled Inferno]
|-
| Pitchfork || [https://pitchfork.com/news/boards-of-canada-announce-new-album-inferno/ Boards of Canada Reveal New Album Inferno]
|-
| Resident Advisor || [https://nl.ra.co/news/85026 Boards of Canada confirm new album, Inferno]
|-
| Rockshit Magazine || [https://rockshotmagazine.com/boards-of-canada-announce-long-awaited-new-album-inferno/ Boards Of Canada Announce Long-Awaited New Album ‘Inferno’]
|-
| Stereogum || [https://stereogum.com/2496646/boards-of-canada-announce-new-album-inferno/news Boards Of Canada Announce New Album Inferno]
|-
| The Line of Best Fit || [https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/boards-of-canada-reveal-details-of-inferno-first-new-album-in-13-years Boards of Canada reveal details of Inferno, first new album in 13 years]
|-
| The Quietus || [https://thequietus.com/news/boards-of-canada-announce-new-album-inferno/ Boards Of Canada Detail New Album, ‘Inferno’]
|-
| We Rave You || [https://weraveyou.com/2026/04/boards-of-canada-inferno-album-2026/ Boards of Canada announce new album ‘Inferno’ after 13-year break]
|}

=== Reviews ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! score !! favorable !! publication !! independent !! foreign !! lang !! writer !! link !! paywall !! notes
|-
| 10 || 🟢 || Spill Magazine || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Andre Skinner || [https://spillmagazine.com/spill-album-review-boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★★★
|-
| 10 || 🟢 || Written In Music || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇳🇱 || Jeroen van der Vring || [https://writteninmusic.com/albumrecensie/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★★★
|-
| 10 || 🟢 || The Herald || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Barry Didcock || [https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/26119902.indepth-review-boards-canada-inferno-five-star-return/ article] || 🔐 || ★★★★★
|-
| 10 || 🟢 || musicOMH || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Steven Johnson || [https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/boards-of-canada-inferno article] || 🔐 || ★★★★★
|-
| 10 || 🟢 || Europe Says || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || n/a || [https://www.europesays.com/canada/57411/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★★★
|-
| 9 || 🟢 || Uncut || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Michael Bonner || [https://bsky.app/profile/uncutmagazine.bsky.social/post/3mmbyeuto722l article] || 🔐 || album of the month
|-
| 9 || 🟢 || Arctic Reviews || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Andy || [https://arcticreviews.co.uk/2026/07/05/the-9s-13-boards-of-canada-inferno/ review] || 🆓 ||
|-
| 9 || 🟢 || Clash || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Sam Walker-Smart || [https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| 9 || 🟢 || Sound of Violence || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇫🇷 || Franck Narquin || [https://www.soundofviolence.net/articles/album/6413/boards_of_canada_inferno.html article] || 🆓 || ★★★★½
|-
| 9 || 🟢 || File Under Fire || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Matt Young || [https://fileunderfire.com/album-reviews/is-boards-of-canadas-inferno-the-soundtrack-of-the-end-times-we-deserve/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| 9 || 🟢 || Beats Per Minute || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Todd Deman || [https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || 90%
|-
| 9 || 🟢 || Under The Radar || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Tobias Furlong || [https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/inferno_boards_of_canada article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| 9 || 🟢 || Northern Transmissions || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Erin Macleod || [https://northerntransmissions.com/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| 9 || 🟢 || Dansende Beren || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇳🇱 || Tom Verhavert || [https://www.dansendeberen.be/2026/05/29/boards-of-canada-inferno-nostalgische-soundtrack-van-vergeten-herinneringen/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★★½
|-
| 9 || 🟢 || Gos Is In The TV || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Ed Jupp || [https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2026/06/02/boards-of-canada-inferno-warp/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★★☆
|-
| 8,6 || 🟢 || Pitchfork || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Philip Sherburne || [https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🔐 || best new music
|-
| 8,5 || 🟢 || Boolin Tunes || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Dobbin T || [https://boolintunes.com/reviews/album-review-boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| 8 || 🟢 || Stereo Board || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Jack Butler-Terry || [https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/251813/9 article] || 🆓 || ★★★★☆
|-
| 8 || 🟢 || RollingStone || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Michaelangelo Matos || [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/boards-of-canada-inferno-review-1235571024/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★★☆
|-
| 8 || 🟢 || Paste Magazine || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Grant Sharples || [https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/joanna-newsom/may-27-is-now-joanna-newsom-day article] || 🆓 || B
|-
| 8 || 🟢 || The Scotsman || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Fiona Shepherd || [https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/music/album-reviews-boards-of-canada-inferno-the-coral-radhika-autoleisureland-8636190 article] || 🔐 || ★★★★☆
|-
| 8 || 🟢 || The Skinny || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Lewis Wade || [https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/boards-of-canada-inferno article] || 🆓 || ★★★★☆
|-
| 8 || 🟢 || Mojo || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Andrew Male || [https://www.mojo4music.com/reviews/new-music/boards-of-canada-inferno-review-enigmatic-duo-turn-their-focus-to-the-present/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★★☆
|-
| 8 || 🟢 || Exclaim || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Daryl Keating || [https://exclaim.ca/music/rarticle/boards-of-canada-inferno-album-review article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| 7 || 🟢 || Reading Indie Life || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Gareth Reading Indie Life || [https://readingindielife.uk/2026/05/29/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★½☆
|-
| 7 || 🟢 || Far Out Magazine || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Tom Phelan || [https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/boards-of-canada-inferno-album-review/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★½☆
|-
| 7 || 🟢 || Our Culture || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Konstantinos Pappis || [https://ourculturemag.com/2026/05/28/album-review-boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★½☆
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || dod Magazine || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇪🇸 || Fran González || [https://www.dodmagazine.es/critica-boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || POPnews || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇫🇷 || Mathieu Gandin || [https://www.popnews.com/2026/07/06/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Everything Is Noise || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Joseph Krebaum || [https://everythingisnoise.net/reviews/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || A Cabine || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇵🇹 || Marco Rodrigues || [https://acabine.pt/2026/07/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Inverted Audio || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Ryan Pivovar || [https://inverted-audio.com/feature/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Big Takeover Magazine || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || James Broscheid || [https://bigtakeover.com/recordings/boards-of-canada-inferno-warp-records/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Manc Union || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Noah Mckie || [https://mancunion.com/2026/06/08/boards-of-canada-review/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || The Triangle || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Tegan Doherty || [https://www.thetriangle.org/article/electronic-duo-boards-of-canada-reemerge-with-inferno article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Les Inrocks || 🏢 || 🌍 || 🇫🇷 || François Moreau || [https://www.lesinrocks.com/musique/inferno-comment-mettre-des-mots-sur-le-nouvel-album-de-boards-of-canada-697028-05-06-2026/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Is This Music? || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Ed Jupp || [https://www.isthismusic.com/boards-of-canada article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || OOR || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇳🇱 || Koen Poolman || [https://oor.nl/achtergronden/boards-of-canada-verkiest-de-schaduw-boven-de-schijnwerpers/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || No More Workhorse || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Killian Laher || [https://nomoreworkhorse.com/2026/06/03/boards-of-canada-inferno-album-review/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Echoes And Dust || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Geoff Topley || [https://echoesanddust.com/2026/06/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Igloo Magazine || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Kent Williams || [https://igloomag.com/reviews/boards-of-canada-inferno-warp article] || 🆓 || album of the week
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Treble || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Adam Blyweiss || [https://www.treblezine.com/boards-of-canada-inferno-review/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Anxious Musick Magazine || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇵🇱 || Karol Mazurek || [https://anxiousmagazine.pl/recenzje/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Chaos Reign || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇫🇷 || Romain Le Vern || [https://www.chaosreign.fr/inferno-le-nouvel-album-de-boards-of-canada-critique-review-avis-une-merveille-crepusculaire/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Nieuwste Hits || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇳🇱 || Jeroen Seegers || [https://nieuwstehits.nl/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || The Quietus || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Sereptie || [https://thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || DJ Mag || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Ben Cardew || [https://djmag.com/reviews/boards-of-canada-inferno article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || The Wall Street Journal || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Mark Richardson || [https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/music/inferno-by-boards-of-canada-review-bleak-and-beautiful-167e6e07 article] || 🔐 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Resident Advisor || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Sasha Geffen || [https://de.ra.co/reviews/36354 article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Attack Magazine || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Adam Douglas || [https://www.attackmagazine.com/features/columns/what-happened-at-boards-of-canadas-inferno-tokyo-listening-session/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Juno Daily || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Charlie Wright || [https://www.juno.co.uk/junodaily/2026/05/23/boards-of-canadas-inferno-album-first-listen-review/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || OOR || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇳🇱 || Koen Poolman || [https://oor.nl/albums/inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || taz.on weekend || 🏢 || 🌍 || 🇩🇪 || Julian Weber || [https://taz.de/!6177981/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || The Pop Corporation || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || ? || [https://thepopcorps.co.uk/2026/05/25/review-boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Sustratro || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇪🇸 || Miguel Pardo || [https://www.sustrato.io/textos/mantras-para-un-mundo-en-llamas-reflexiones-en-torno-a-inferno-de-boards-of-canada article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Dagens Nyheter || 🏢 || 🌍 || 🇸🇪 || Mattias Dahlström || [https://www.dn.se/kultur/boards-of-canadas-comeback-var-vard-all-vantan/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Stereogum || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Ted Davis || [https://stereogum.com/2502885/through-the-flames-of-hell-with-boards-of-canada/columns/crossing-wires article] || 🔐 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟡 || Loud And Quiet || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Sam Walton || [https://loudandquiet.substack.com/p/boards-of-canada-inferno-album-review article] || 🆓 || ★★★★☆☆
|-
| 6,6 || 🟡 || Magic || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇫🇷 || Wilfried Paris || [https://www.magicrpm.com/inferno-de-boards-of-canada-enfer-et-damna-son/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★☆☆
|-
| 6 || 🟡 || Slant Magazine || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Jackson Diianni || [https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/boards-of-canada-inferno-album-review/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| 6 || 🟡 || The Needle Drop || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Anthony Fantano || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WFptvdd1Dw article] || 🆓 || ★★★☆☆
|-
| 6 || 🟡 || NRC || 🏢 || 🌍 || 🇳🇱 || Jonasz Dekkers || [https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/05/29/boards-of-canada-is-eindelijk-terug-bleachers-gooit-alle-registers-open-en-jan-vriend-heeft-een-nieuwe-voltreffer-a4928823?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=clipboard&utm_campaign=share&utm_term=share-modal&gift_token=49288233~1780762052~t53zRDOtRtCzEct0DTNzGw~ne8S1d9iDEQYNOwTgGgpXKP3-Or7TcOCOSqq5FV6Ihs article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| 6 || 🟡 || Mondo Sonoro || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇪🇸 || Lluís S. Ceprián || [https://www.mondosonoro.com/criticas/discos-musica/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || ★★☆☆☆
|-
| 4 || 🔴 || Financial Times || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Ludovic Hunter-Tilney || [https://www.ft.com/content/af214775-519b-4c94-8db7-6b5207cc70bd?syn-25a6b1a6=1 article] || 🔐 || ★★☆☆☆
|-
| 4 || 🔴 || The Guardian || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Ben Beaumont-Thomas || [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/may/23/boards-of-canada-inferno-review-after-13-years-away-their-prodigal-return-is-a-big-disappointment article] || 🆓 || ★★☆☆☆
|-
| 4 || 🔴 || The Arts Desk || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Ibi Keita || [https://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/boards-canada-channel-dante-inferno-seem-even-more-lost article] || 🆓 ||
|}

=== Shops ===
* [https://bleep.com/boards-of-canada-inferno Bleep]
* [https://www.hhv.de/en/records/item/boards-of-canada-inferno-1392710 HHV]
* [https://www.crashrecords.co.uk/products/boards-of-canada-inferno-pre-order Crash Records]
* [https://www.jumborecords.co.uk/music-single.asp?product_id=WARPCD496 Jumbo Records]
* [https://www.normanrecords.com/records/215515-boards-of-canada-inferno Norman Records]
* [https://www.roughtrade.com/product/boards-of-canada/inferno-4 Rough Trade]
* [https://thevaultcollectiveltd.co.uk/products/boards-of-canada-inferno The Vault Collective ltd]

=== Various ===
* [https://cutt.ly/inferno-survey-results bocpages: Inferno Survey Results]
* [https://forum.keyosc.com/topic/1980-inferno-may-29-2026/ Keyosc discussion: "Inferno" May 29 2026]
* [https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15631 Twoism discussion: General New Release Speculation Topic Part II]
* [https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16008 Twoism discussion: LP5 - Inferno]
* [https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16027 Twoism discussion: Inferno Sessions]
* [https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16126 Twoism discussion: Inferno Reviews]

== References ==
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[[Category: Inferno]]

Inferno

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{{Infobox Release|
| name=Inferno
| cover=Inferno cover.jpg
| release_date=29 May 2026
| format=Gatefold 2xLP Deluxe 2xLP + Flexi Disc CD Cassette Digital Merch Bundles
| label=Warp Records
| catno=WARP496
| runtime=70:00
}}

'''''Inferno''''' is the fifth studio album by [[Boards of Canada]], released on May 29th, 2026, via [[Warp Records]]. It comes thirteen years after their previous album, ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]'', the band's longest gap between albums to date.

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== Tracks ==
''Inferno's'' liner notes credit all writing and production to [[Michael Sandison|Mike Sandison]].<ref name="discogs">[https://www.discogs.com/master/4239108-Boards-Of-Canada-Inferno "Boards Of Canada – Inferno"] on Discogs</ref>
[https://ascap.com ASCAP]'s Repertory Search also credits some writing to [[Marcus Eoin]].<ref>[https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/performer/BOARDS%20OF%20CANADA BOARDS OF CANADA, ACE Repertory], ascap.com</ref>

# "[[Introit]]" – 0:36
# "[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]"1 – 5:04
# "[[Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan]]" – 4:44
# "[[Age Of Capricorn]]" – 3:52
# "[[Father And Son]]" – 3:24
# "[[Somewhere Right Now In The Future]]" – 2:26
# "[[Naraka]]" – 5:01
# "[[Acts Of Magic]]" – 1:18
# "[[Memory Death]]" – 2:37
# "[[The Word Becomes Flesh]]" – 5:20
# "[[Into The Magic Land]]"1 – 4:35
# "[[Blood In The Labyrinth]]"1 – 4:55
# "[[Deep Time]]" – 3:18
# "[[All Reason Departs]]"1 – 6:14
# "[[Arena Americanada]]"1 – 5:22
# "[[The Process]]"1 – 3:01
# "[[You Retreat In Time And Space]]" – 5:25
# "[[I Saw Through Platonia]]" – 2:39
Bonus flexi disc (Red 2LP vinyl edition only):
# "[[Vol.4 - P. Primers - 177 Giraud's Mirror]]" – 3:24 ''
1: written by [[Michael Sandison|Mike Sandison]] and [[Marcus Eoin]]

== Leadup ==

''Main article: [[Road to Inferno]]''

Speculation for the album's release preceded its official announcement by over a decade, with the band and its associates sparsely giving out new information. Activity notably increased in 2025, including the band's Instagram account [[Road_to_Inferno#Instagram_Likes|liking comments related to a new album]], a ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]''-era [[Cosecha-transmisiones.com|website]] [[Road_to_Inferno#Cosecha_Transmisiones|coming online once again]], and [[Road_to_Inferno#New_Merchandise|new merchandise being put on sale]]. For a more detailed look on the band's activities during this period, see the article [[Road to Inferno]].

== Promotional Campaign ==
''Main article: [[2026 Promo Campaign]]''

In early April 2026, multiple fans received unmarked VHS tapes through the mail, with sender addresses related to [[Warp Records|Warp]] and their online storefront [[Bleep.com|Bleep]]. About a week after, posters with imagery reminiscent of the band started appearing in multiple places around the UK and US. For an in-depth look at the days preceding the album's announcement, see the article [[2026 Promo Campaign]].

== Title and Themes ==

As a word, ''Inferno'' references hell and places reminiscent of it. It is the most explicit reference to religion and the occult since their 2002 album ''[[Geogaddi]]'' and 2000 EP ''[[In a Beautiful Place out in the Country (release)|In a Beautiful Place out in the Country]]''. The album's titles also heavily refer to concepts in cosmology and physics.

* An "[[Introit]]" is a song or psalm that is sung or recited at the beginning of a Christian mass.
* "[[Father And Son]]" could reference the Holy Trinity, which consists of the two and The Holy Spirit.
* "[[The Word Becomes Flesh]]" is a quotation from [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:14&version=NIV verse 1:14] of the Gospel of John.
* "[[Naraka]]" references the realm of hell seen in Indian religions, such as Hinduism and Buddhism.
* "[[The Process]]" could refer to the Process Church of the Final Judgement, a new religious movement which briefly existed in the 1960s and 70s. ''The Process'' was the title of their magazine.
* "[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]" references the hydrogen line, a specific wavelength of radiation emitted by hydrogen as it undergoes a quantum transition. It has been used to investigate the properties of the universe, and search for extraterrestrial life.
* "[[Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan]]" refers to the first three elements of the periodic table and the mythical sea creature.
* "[[Age Of Capricorn]]" refers to the tenth sign of the astrological zodiac, and is the astrological age that follows the Age of Aquarius. The symbol of capricorn is the goat, which is symbolic in christian and pre-christian beliefs.
* "[[I Saw Through Platonia]]" could refer to a concept by Julian Barbour of a realm called Platonia, which contains every possible configuration of the universe.

== Trivia ==

* ''[[Inferno]]'' has been assigned the catalog number [https://warp.net/releases/590960-inferno/tracklist WARP496]. This seems to be a deliberate request from the band themselves, as preceding [[Warp]] releases such as Squarepusher's [https://warp.net/releases/576448-kammerkonzert/ Kammerkonzert] and Oneohtrix Point Never's [https://warp.net/releases/552598-tranquilizer/ Tranquilizer] have catalog numbers of 417 and 411, respectively.
** 496 is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_number perfect number] and a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexagonal_number hexagonal number].
** 496 also holds significance in gematria (Jewish numerology). Representing Kingdom (Malkhut / מלכות). It should be further noted that 496 is the 31st Triangle number, which holds further significance as 31 is the gematria of the word God (El / אֵל).
* Inferno's runtime is exactly 70 minutes. This seems to be deliberate, as 70 is a reoccurring number in the duo's work (e.g. [[Music70]], "[[Sixtyten]]", "[[The Smallest Weird Number]]").
** The album's final track, "[[I Saw Through Platonia]]", ends with 9 seconds of silence, bringing up the runtime to exactly 70 minutes. The duo has done this in the past with ''[[Geogaddi]]'', where the fully silent "[[Magic Window]]" brings up the album's runtime to 66:06.<ref>[https://bocpages.org/wiki/Stirred_Up_The_Ashes "Stirred Up The Ashes"], Heiko Hoffmann, Earplug, 2005</ref>
* On May 27th, 2026, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House White House] posted a promotional video for the Trump administration that featured an audio excerpt from [[Tape 05]]/[[Deep Time]] with a familiar degraded VHS tape aesthetic. They received heavy criticism from fans, with [[Warp Records|Warp]] and [[Boards of Canada|BoC]] condemning the "unauthorised use of their music for political messaging."<ref>[https://ra.co/news/85287 "The White House uses new Boards of Canada track for promo video"], Michael Lawson, Resident Advisor, 2026</ref>
* The font used in the front cover of the album resembles the one used in the title frame of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Tarkovsky?wprov=sfla1 Andrei Tarkovsky]’s 1979 film [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalker_%281979_film%29?wprov=sfla1 ''Stalker''] both in color and design. The main plot of the film revolves around a pilgrimage of a kind walked by the trio of the Stalker, the Writer and the Professor. In the film, the Stalker (who guides tourists through the Zone, which he believes possesses the magical properties of wondermaking and wish fulfilment) plays a role of a mentor and/or a chaperon for the Writer (who has lost any motivation to live and work and who genuinely doesn't believe in the miraculous properties of the Zone yet wants to try making a wish there) and for the Scientist (who believes that the Zone is dangerous and wants to destroy it). The film itself is based on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkady_and_Boris_Strugatsky?wprov=sfla1 Brothers Strugatskys’] book [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadside_Picnic?wprov=sfla1 ''The Roadside Picnic'']. Both the book and the film take place in a post-apocalyptic world, which might be a reference to the previous Boards of Canada album [[Tomorrow's Harvest]]. Furthermore, alike to an album, both the book and the film touch upon the topic of miracles and magic that cannot be fully explained by a conventional scientific knowledge.
* In the liner notes for [[Inferno]] [[Mike Sandison]] is credited with “audio evocations”, although it is currently unknown what it exactly means, the word evocation is often associated with a western tradition wich involves magic and the summoning of spirits, demons, deities, or other supernatural agents.

== Release Notes ==
All personnel credits adapted from ''Inferno's'' liner notes.<ref name="discogs" />

* [[Mike Sandison]] – electronics, synths, tapes, programming, audio evocations, drums, percussion, guitars, bass, string instruments, processes, sound design
* [[Marcus Eoin]] – electronics, synths, tapes, processes, sound design
* [[Boards of Canada]] – recording, artwork, films, photo collage, design
* [https://www.thisismetropolis.com/engineers/matt-colton/ Matt Colton]  – mastering engineer

On streaming platforms, [[Boards of Canada]] is credited as the sole composer and producer.<ref>[https://tidal.com/album/528351285/credits Inferno / Boards of Canada / Credits] on Tidal</ref>

== See Also ==
* [[Road to Inferno]]
* [[2026 Promo Campaign]]
* [[Inferno listening parties]]
* [[Discography]]
* [[Timeline]]
* [[Statements from Hexagon Sun]]

== External Links ==
=== Press ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! publication !! article
|-
| Asatunews || [https://www.asatunews.co.id/en/boards-canada-announces-new-album Boards of Canada Announces New Album Inferno for May Release]
|-
| Billboard || [https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/boards-of-canada-inferno-stream-it-now-1236259803/ After a Prolonged Absence, Boards of Canada Fires-Up With ‘Inferno’ - Stream It Now]
|-
| Billboard || [https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/boards-of-canada-new-album-inferno-1236229593/ Boards of Canada set new album 'inferno']
|-
| Clash Magazine || [https://www.clashmusic.com/news/boards-of-canada-announce-new-album-inferno/ Boards Of Canada Announce New Album ‘Inferno’]
|-
| Consequence Sound || [https://consequence.net/2026/04/boards-of-canada-inferno-new-album/ Boards of Canada Announce New Album Inferno]
|-
| DJ Mag || [https://djmag.com/news/boards-of-canada-announce-new-album-inferno Boards Of Canada announce new album, ‘Inferno’]
|-
| Igloo Magazine || [https://igloomag.com/newswire/boards-of-canada-announce-inferno-warp Boards of Canada announce Inferno (Warp) — May 29, 2026]
|-
| MusicRadar || [https://www.musicradar.com/artists/boards-of-canada-dayvan-cowboy-repub “It’s like you are witnessing the fading of your own memories”: How Boards of Canada brewed a serene genre-blurring classic]
|-
| NME || [https://www.nme.com/news/music/boards-of-canada-announce-inferno-their-first-album-in-13-years-3941899 Boards Of Canada announce ‘Inferno’ – their first album in 13 years]
|-
| Opus || [https://opus.ing/p/boards-of-canada-announce-new-album-titled-inferno Boards of Canada Announce New Album Titled Inferno]
|-
| Pitchfork || [https://pitchfork.com/news/boards-of-canada-announce-new-album-inferno/ Boards of Canada Reveal New Album Inferno]
|-
| Resident Advisor || [https://nl.ra.co/news/85026 Boards of Canada confirm new album, Inferno]
|-
| Rockshit Magazine || [https://rockshotmagazine.com/boards-of-canada-announce-long-awaited-new-album-inferno/ Boards Of Canada Announce Long-Awaited New Album ‘Inferno’]
|-
| Stereogum || [https://stereogum.com/2496646/boards-of-canada-announce-new-album-inferno/news Boards Of Canada Announce New Album Inferno]
|-
| The Line of Best Fit || [https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/boards-of-canada-reveal-details-of-inferno-first-new-album-in-13-years Boards of Canada reveal details of Inferno, first new album in 13 years]
|-
| The Quietus || [https://thequietus.com/news/boards-of-canada-announce-new-album-inferno/ Boards Of Canada Detail New Album, ‘Inferno’]
|-
| We Rave You || [https://weraveyou.com/2026/04/boards-of-canada-inferno-album-2026/ Boards of Canada announce new album ‘Inferno’ after 13-year break]
|}

=== Reviews ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! score !! favorable !! publication !! independent !! foreign !! lang !! writer !! link !! paywall !! notes
|-
| 10 || 🟢 || Spill Magazine || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Andre Skinner || [https://spillmagazine.com/spill-album-review-boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★★★
|-
| 10 || 🟢 || Written In Music || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇳🇱 || Jeroen van der Vring || [https://writteninmusic.com/albumrecensie/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★★★
|-
| 10 || 🟢 || The Herald || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Barry Didcock || [https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/26119902.indepth-review-boards-canada-inferno-five-star-return/ article] || 🔐 || ★★★★★
|-
| 10 || 🟢 || musicOMH || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Steven Johnson || [https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/boards-of-canada-inferno article] || 🔐 || ★★★★★
|-
| 10 || 🟢 || Europe Says || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || n/a || [https://www.europesays.com/canada/57411/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★★★
|-
| 9 || 🟢 || Uncut || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Michael Bonner || [https://bsky.app/profile/uncutmagazine.bsky.social/post/3mmbyeuto722l article] || 🔐 || album of the month
|-
| 9 || 🟢 || Arctic Reviews || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Andy || [https://arcticreviews.co.uk/2026/07/05/the-9s-13-boards-of-canada-inferno/ review] || 🆓 ||
|-
| 9 || 🟢 || Clash || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Sam Walker-Smart || [https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| 9 || 🟢 || Sound of Violence || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇫🇷 || Franck Narquin || [https://www.soundofviolence.net/articles/album/6413/boards_of_canada_inferno.html article] || 🆓 || ★★★★½
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| 9 || 🟢 || File Under Fire || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Matt Young || [https://fileunderfire.com/album-reviews/is-boards-of-canadas-inferno-the-soundtrack-of-the-end-times-we-deserve/ article] || 🆓 ||
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| 9 || 🟢 || Beats Per Minute || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Todd Deman || [https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || 90%
|-
| 9 || 🟢 || Under The Radar || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Tobias Furlong || [https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/inferno_boards_of_canada article] || 🆓 ||
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| 9 || 🟢 || Northern Transmissions || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Erin Macleod || [https://northerntransmissions.com/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
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| 9 || 🟢 || Dansende Beren || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇳🇱 || Tom Verhavert || [https://www.dansendeberen.be/2026/05/29/boards-of-canada-inferno-nostalgische-soundtrack-van-vergeten-herinneringen/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★★½
|-
| 9 || 🟢 || Gos Is In The TV || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Ed Jupp || [https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2026/06/02/boards-of-canada-inferno-warp/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★★☆
|-
| 8,6 || 🟢 || Pitchfork || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Philip Sherburne || [https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🔐 || best new music
|-
| 8,5 || 🟢 || Boolin Tunes || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Dobbin T || [https://boolintunes.com/reviews/album-review-boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
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| 8 || 🟢 || Stereo Board || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Jack Butler-Terry || [https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/251813/9 article] || 🆓 || ★★★★☆
|-
| 8 || 🟢 || RollingStone || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Michaelangelo Matos || [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/boards-of-canada-inferno-review-1235571024/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★★☆
|-
| 8 || 🟢 || Paste Magazine || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Grant Sharples || [https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/joanna-newsom/may-27-is-now-joanna-newsom-day article] || 🆓 || B
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| 8 || 🟢 || The Scotsman || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Fiona Shepherd || [https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/music/album-reviews-boards-of-canada-inferno-the-coral-radhika-autoleisureland-8636190 article] || 🔐 || ★★★★☆
|-
| 8 || 🟢 || The Skinny || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Lewis Wade || [https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/boards-of-canada-inferno article] || 🆓 || ★★★★☆
|-
| 8 || 🟢 || Mojo || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Andrew Male || [https://www.mojo4music.com/reviews/new-music/boards-of-canada-inferno-review-enigmatic-duo-turn-their-focus-to-the-present/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★★☆
|-
| 8 || 🟢 || Exclaim || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Daryl Keating || [https://exclaim.ca/music/rarticle/boards-of-canada-inferno-album-review article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| 7 || 🟢 || Reading Indie Life || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Gareth Reading Indie Life || [https://readingindielife.uk/2026/05/29/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★½☆
|-
| 7 || 🟢 || Far Out Magazine || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Tom Phelan || [https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/boards-of-canada-inferno-album-review/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★½☆
|-
| 7 || 🟢 || Our Culture || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Konstantinos Pappis || [https://ourculturemag.com/2026/05/28/album-review-boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★½☆
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || dod Magazine || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇪🇸 || Fran González || [https://www.dodmagazine.es/critica-boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || POPnews || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇫🇷 || Mathieu Gandin || [https://www.popnews.com/2026/07/06/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Everything Is Noise || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Joseph Krebaum || [https://everythingisnoise.net/reviews/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || A Cabine || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇵🇹 || Marco Rodrigues || [https://acabine.pt/2026/07/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Inverted Audio || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Ryan Pivovar || [https://inverted-audio.com/feature/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Big Takeover Magazine || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || James Broscheid || [https://bigtakeover.com/recordings/boards-of-canada-inferno-warp-records/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Manc Union || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Noah Mckie || [https://mancunion.com/2026/06/08/boards-of-canada-review/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || The Triangle || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Tegan Doherty || [https://www.thetriangle.org/article/electronic-duo-boards-of-canada-reemerge-with-inferno article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Les Inrocks || 🏢 || 🌍 || 🇫🇷 || François Moreau || [https://www.lesinrocks.com/musique/inferno-comment-mettre-des-mots-sur-le-nouvel-album-de-boards-of-canada-697028-05-06-2026/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Is This Music? || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Ed Jupp || [https://www.isthismusic.com/boards-of-canada article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || OOR || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇳🇱 || Koen Poolman || [https://oor.nl/achtergronden/boards-of-canada-verkiest-de-schaduw-boven-de-schijnwerpers/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || No More Workhorse || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Killian Laher || [https://nomoreworkhorse.com/2026/06/03/boards-of-canada-inferno-album-review/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Echoes And Dust || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Geoff Topley || [https://echoesanddust.com/2026/06/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Igloo Magazine || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Kent Williams || [https://igloomag.com/reviews/boards-of-canada-inferno-warp article] || 🆓 || album of the week
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Treble || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Adam Blyweiss || [https://www.treblezine.com/boards-of-canada-inferno-review/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Anxious Musick Magazine || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇵🇱 || Karol Mazurek || [https://anxiousmagazine.pl/recenzje/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Chaos Reign || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇫🇷 || Romain Le Vern || [https://www.chaosreign.fr/inferno-le-nouvel-album-de-boards-of-canada-critique-review-avis-une-merveille-crepusculaire/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Nieuwste Hits || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇳🇱 || Jeroen Seegers || [https://nieuwstehits.nl/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || The Quietus || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Sereptie || [https://thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || DJ Mag || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Ben Cardew || [https://djmag.com/reviews/boards-of-canada-inferno article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || The Wall Street Journal || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Mark Richardson || [https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/music/inferno-by-boards-of-canada-review-bleak-and-beautiful-167e6e07 article] || 🔐 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Resident Advisor || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Sasha Geffen || [https://de.ra.co/reviews/36354 article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Attack Magazine || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Adam Douglas || [https://www.attackmagazine.com/features/columns/what-happened-at-boards-of-canadas-inferno-tokyo-listening-session/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Juno Daily || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Charlie Wright || [https://www.juno.co.uk/junodaily/2026/05/23/boards-of-canadas-inferno-album-first-listen-review/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || OOR || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇳🇱 || Koen Poolman || [https://oor.nl/albums/inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || taz.on weekend || 🏢 || 🌍 || 🇩🇪 || Julian Weber || [https://taz.de/!6177981/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || The Pop Corporation || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || ? || [https://thepopcorps.co.uk/2026/05/25/review-boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Sustratro || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇪🇸 || Miguel Pardo || [https://www.sustrato.io/textos/mantras-para-un-mundo-en-llamas-reflexiones-en-torno-a-inferno-de-boards-of-canada article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Dagens Nyheter || 🏢 || 🌍 || 🇸🇪 || Mattias Dahlström || [https://www.dn.se/kultur/boards-of-canadas-comeback-var-vard-all-vantan/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟢 || Stereogum || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Ted Davis || [https://stereogum.com/2502885/through-the-flames-of-hell-with-boards-of-canada/columns/crossing-wires article] || 🔐 ||
|-
| n/a || 🟡 || Loud And Quiet || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Sam Walton || [https://loudandquiet.substack.com/p/boards-of-canada-inferno-album-review article] || 🆓 || ★★★★☆☆
|-
| 6,6 || 🟡 || Magic || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇫🇷 || Wilfried Paris || [https://www.magicrpm.com/inferno-de-boards-of-canada-enfer-et-damna-son/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★☆☆
|-
| 6 || 🟡 || Slant Magazine || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Jackson Diianni || [https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/boards-of-canada-inferno-album-review/ article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| 6 || 🟡 || The Needle Drop || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Anthony Fantano || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WFptvdd1Dw article] || 🆓 || ★★★☆☆
|-
| 6 || 🟡 || NRC || 🏢 || 🌍 || 🇳🇱 || Jonasz Dekkers || [https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/05/29/boards-of-canada-is-eindelijk-terug-bleachers-gooit-alle-registers-open-en-jan-vriend-heeft-een-nieuwe-voltreffer-a4928823?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=clipboard&utm_campaign=share&utm_term=share-modal&gift_token=49288233~1780762052~t53zRDOtRtCzEct0DTNzGw~ne8S1d9iDEQYNOwTgGgpXKP3-Or7TcOCOSqq5FV6Ihs article] || 🆓 ||
|-
| 6 || 🟡 || Mondo Sonoro || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇪🇸 || Lluís S. Ceprián || [https://www.mondosonoro.com/criticas/discos-musica/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || ★★☆☆☆
|-
| 4 || 🔴 || Financial Times || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Ludovic Hunter-Tilney || [https://www.ft.com/content/af214775-519b-4c94-8db7-6b5207cc70bd?syn-25a6b1a6=1 article] || 🔐 || ★★☆☆☆
|-
| 4 || 🔴 || The Guardian || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Ben Beaumont-Thomas || [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/may/23/boards-of-canada-inferno-review-after-13-years-away-their-prodigal-return-is-a-big-disappointment article] || 🆓 || ★★☆☆☆
|-
| 4 || 🔴 || The Arts Desk || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Ibi Keita || [https://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/boards-canada-channel-dante-inferno-seem-even-more-lost article] || 🆓 ||
|}

=== Shops ===
* [https://bleep.com/boards-of-canada-inferno Bleep]
* [https://www.hhv.de/en/records/item/boards-of-canada-inferno-1392710 HHV]
* [https://www.crashrecords.co.uk/products/boards-of-canada-inferno-pre-order Crash Records]
* [https://www.jumborecords.co.uk/music-single.asp?product_id=WARPCD496 Jumbo Records]
* [https://www.normanrecords.com/records/215515-boards-of-canada-inferno Norman Records]
* [https://www.roughtrade.com/product/boards-of-canada/inferno-4 Rough Trade]
* [https://thevaultcollectiveltd.co.uk/products/boards-of-canada-inferno The Vault Collective ltd]

=== Various ===
* [https://cutt.ly/inferno-survey-results bocpages: Inferno Survey Results]
* [https://forum.keyosc.com/topic/1980-inferno-may-29-2026/ Keyosc discussion: "Inferno" May 29 2026]
* [https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15631 Twoism discussion: General New Release Speculation Topic Part II]
* [https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16008 Twoism discussion: LP5 - Inferno]
* [https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16027 Twoism discussion: Inferno Sessions]
* [https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16126 Twoism discussion: Inferno Reviews]

== References ==
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