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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. Departing from the cold, desolate, and apocalyptic nature of its predecessor, Inferno marks a return to the warmth of the duo's earlier works and arguably the Old Tunes saga, mixing the occult ridden cryptic darkness of Geogaddi, the warmth and nostalgia of Music Has The Right To Children, and the organic guitar instrumentation of The Campfire Headphase. Inferno is without a doubt Boards of Canada's darkest album since Geogaddi. Its themes reference death, rebirth, religion, magic, science, and many more.
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| − | + | [[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. Departing from the cold, desolate, and apocalyptic nature of its predecessor, Inferno marks a return to the warmth of the duo's earlier works and arguably the ''[[Old Tunes saga]]'', mixing the occult ridden cryptic darkness of ''[[Geogaddi]]'', the warmth and nostalgia of ''[[Music Has The Right To Children]]'', and the organic guitar instrumentation of ''[[The Campfire Headphase]]''. Inferno is without a doubt [[Boards of Canada]]'s darkest album since ''[[Geogaddi]]''. Its themes reference death, rebirth, religion, magic, science, and many more. | |
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== Tracks == | == 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 | # "[[Introit]]" – 0:36 | ||
| − | # "[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]" – 5:04 | + | # "[[Prophecy At 1420 MHz]]"<sup>1</sup> – 5:04 |
# "[[Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan]]" – 4:44 | # "[[Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan]]" – 4:44 | ||
# "[[Age Of Capricorn]]" – 3:52 | # "[[Age Of Capricorn]]" – 3:52 | ||
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# "[[Memory Death]]" – 2:37 | # "[[Memory Death]]" – 2:37 | ||
# "[[The Word Becomes Flesh]]" – 5:20 | # "[[The Word Becomes Flesh]]" – 5:20 | ||
| − | # "[[Into The Magic Land]]" – 4:35 | + | # "[[Into The Magic Land]]"<sup>1</sup> – 4:35 |
| − | # "[[Blood In The Labyrinth]]" – 4:55 | + | # "[[Blood In The Labyrinth]]"<sup>1</sup> – 4:55 |
# "[[Deep Time]]" – 3:18 | # "[[Deep Time]]" – 3:18 | ||
| − | # "[[All Reason Departs]]" – 6:14 | + | # "[[All Reason Departs]]"<sup>1</sup> – 6:14 |
| − | # "[[Arena Americanada]]" – 5:22 | + | # "[[Arena Americanada]]"<sup>1</sup> – 5:22 |
| − | # "[[The Process]]" – 3:01 | + | # "[[The Process]]"<sup>1</sup> – 3:01 |
# "[[You Retreat In Time And Space]]" – 5:25 | # "[[You Retreat In Time And Space]]" – 5:25 | ||
# "[[I Saw Through Platonia]]" – 2:39 | # "[[I Saw Through Platonia]]" – 2:39 | ||
Bonus flexi disc (Red 2LP vinyl edition only): | Bonus flexi disc (Red 2LP vinyl edition only): | ||
# "[[Vol.4 - P. Primers - 177 Giraud's Mirror]]" – 3:24 '' | # "[[Vol.4 - P. Primers - 177 Giraud's Mirror]]" – 3:24 '' | ||
| + | <sup>1</sup>: written by [[Michael Sandison|Mike Sandison]] and [[Marcus Eoin]] | ||
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== Leadup == | == Leadup == | ||
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''Main article: [[Road to Inferno]]'' | ''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]]. | + | 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 == | == Promotional Campaign == | ||
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* "[[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. | * "[[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. | * "[[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. | + | * "[[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. | * "[[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. | ||
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** 496 is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_number perfect number] and a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexagonal_number hexagonal number]. | ** 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). | ** 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. | |
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| + | == Artwork Sources and Locations == | ||
| + | * The Artwork inside the liner notes for ''[[Inferno]]'' consists of images likely from the 1970s to 1980s (sometimes with second images overlaid onto them) made to look extremely deteriorated and in very poor condition with scratches, warping, discolouration, and reddish stains in a similar way to the cover art for ''[[Inferno]]'', some of the sources for the images have been found, while the places inside the images have been located, | ||
| + | * One of the images is a heavily distorted still from a 1971 Educational film called "[https://youtu.be/-eZiuQbInbs?si=UNznGsr8WxKg4LTt&t=178/ Wondering About Things]". | ||
| + | * An image in the artwork featuring a modernist style church with a hexagon pattern overlaid behind it is a highly edited version of a [https://www.ebay.com/itm/175347279305/ 1970s post card of the St Timothy’s Memorial Chapel], located near the ghost town of Southern Cross in Montana. | ||
| + | * An image in the artwork appears to show what appears to be a brutalist style wall inside a prairie, this wall turns out to be a side of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_War_Museum/ Canadian War Museum] located in Ottawa, Ontario, although the museum isn’t actually in a prairie like in the image. | ||
| + | * One of the images shows a Rocket-like brutalist structure looming over a landscape, the structure in the image is the 300 Aragvians memorial in Zhinvali, Georgia during the Soviet-era, it was built to honor the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Hundred_Aragvians/ 300 Highlanders] from the Aragvi Valley who died defending Tbilisi during The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Krtsanisi/ Battle of Krtsanisi], the structure seems to be edited into a prairie in a similar style to a few other images. | ||
| + | * One of the images features a giant structure looming over a crowd of people wearing straw hats, the structure in the image is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regenstein_Library/ Joseph Regenstein library] on the main campus of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Chicago/ University of Chicago] located in Illinois. | ||
| + | * The back cover art for [[Inferno]] features a highly edited version of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pal%C3%A1cio_do_Planalto/ Palácio do Planalto], a government Building located in Brasília, Brazil, edited into a canyon | ||
== Release Notes == | == Release Notes == | ||
| − | All personnel credits adapted from '' | + | 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 | * [[Mike Sandison]] – electronics, synths, tapes, programming, audio evocations, drums, percussion, guitars, bass, string instruments, processes, sound design | ||
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* [[Boards of Canada]] – recording, artwork, films, photo collage, design | * [[Boards of Canada]] – recording, artwork, films, photo collage, design | ||
* [https://www.thisismetropolis.com/engineers/matt-colton/ Matt Colton] – mastering engineer | * [https://www.thisismetropolis.com/engineers/matt-colton/ Matt Colton] – mastering engineer | ||
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| + | 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 == | == See Also == | ||
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| − | ! score !! favorable !! publication !! foreign !! lang !! writer !! link !! paywall !! notes | + | ! score !! favorable !! publication !! independent !! foreign !! lang !! writer !! link !! paywall !! notes |
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| + | | 10 || 🟢 || Spill Magazine || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Andre Skinner || [https://spillmagazine.com/spill-album-review-boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★★★ | ||
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| + | | 10 || 🟢 || Written In Music || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇳🇱 || Jeroen van der Vring || [https://writteninmusic.com/albumrecensie/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★★★ | ||
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| + | | 10 || 🟢 || The Herald || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Barry Didcock || [https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/26119902.indepth-review-boards-canada-inferno-five-star-return/ article] || 🔐 || ★★★★★ | ||
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| + | | 10 || 🟢 || musicOMH || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Steven Johnson || [https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/boards-of-canada-inferno article] || 🔐 || ★★★★★ | ||
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| + | | 10 || 🟢 || Europe Says || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || n/a || [https://www.europesays.com/canada/57411/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★★★ | ||
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| + | | 9 || 🟢 || Uncut || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Michael Bonner || [https://bsky.app/profile/uncutmagazine.bsky.social/post/3mmbyeuto722l article] || 🔐 || album of the month | ||
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| + | | 9 || 🟢 || Arctic Reviews || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Andy || [https://arcticreviews.co.uk/2026/07/05/the-9s-13-boards-of-canada-inferno/ review] || 🆓 || | ||
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| + | | 9 || 🟢 || Clash || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Sam Walker-Smart || [https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || | ||
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| − | | | + | | 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% |
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| − | | 9 || | + | | 9 || 🟢 || Under The Radar || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Tobias Furlong || [https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/inferno_boards_of_canada article] || 🆓 || |
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| − | | 9 || | + | | 9 || 🟢 || Northern Transmissions || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Erin Macleod || [https://northerntransmissions.com/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || |
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| − | | 9 || | + | | 9 || 🟢 || Dansende Beren || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇳🇱 || Tom Verhavert || [https://www.dansendeberen.be/2026/05/29/boards-of-canada-inferno-nostalgische-soundtrack-van-vergeten-herinneringen/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★★½ |
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| − | | 9 || | + | | 9 || 🟢 || Gos Is In The TV || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Ed Jupp || [https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2026/06/02/boards-of-canada-inferno-warp/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★★☆ |
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| − | | | + | | 8,6 || 🟢 || Pitchfork || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Philip Sherburne || [https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🔐 || best new music |
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| − | | | + | | 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] || 🆓 || ★★★★☆ |
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| − | | | + | | 8 || 🟢 || RollingStone || 🏢 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Michaelangelo Matos || [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/boards-of-canada-inferno-review-1235571024/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★★☆ |
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| − | | 8 | + | | 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 | + | | 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] || 🔐 || ★★★★☆ |
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| − | | 8 || | + | | 8 || 🟢 || The Skinny || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Lewis Wade || [https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/boards-of-canada-inferno article] || 🆓 || ★★★★☆ |
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| − | | 8 || | + | | 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] || 🆓 || ★★★★☆ |
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| − | | 8 || | + | | 8 || 🟢 || Exclaim || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Daryl Keating || [https://exclaim.ca/music/rarticle/boards-of-canada-inferno-album-review article] || 🆓 || |
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| − | | | + | | 7 || 🟢 || Reading Indie Life || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Gareth Reading Indie Life || [https://readingindielife.uk/2026/05/29/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★½☆ |
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| − | | | + | | 7 || 🟢 || Far Out Magazine || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Tom Phelan || [https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/boards-of-canada-inferno-album-review/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★½☆ |
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| − | | 7 || | + | | 7 || 🟢 || Our Culture || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Konstantinos Pappis || [https://ourculturemag.com/2026/05/28/album-review-boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || ★★★½☆ |
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| − | | | + | | n/a || 🟢 || dod Magazine || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇪🇸 || Fran González || [https://www.dodmagazine.es/critica-boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || |
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| − | | | + | | n/a || 🟢 || POPnews || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇫🇷 || Mathieu Gandin || [https://www.popnews.com/2026/07/06/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || |
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| − | | | + | | n/a || 🟢 || Everything Is Noise || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Joseph Krebaum || [https://everythingisnoise.net/reviews/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || |
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| − | | n/a || | + | | n/a || 🟢 || A Cabine || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇵🇹 || Marco Rodrigues || [https://acabine.pt/2026/07/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || |
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| − | | n/a || | + | | n/a || 🟢 || Inverted Audio || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Ryan Pivovar || [https://inverted-audio.com/feature/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || |
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| − | | n/a || | + | | n/a || 🟢 || Big Takeover Magazine || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || James Broscheid || [https://bigtakeover.com/recordings/boards-of-canada-inferno-warp-records/ article] || 🆓 || |
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| − | | n/a || | + | | n/a || 🟢 || Manc Union || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Noah Mckie || [https://mancunion.com/2026/06/08/boards-of-canada-review/ article] || 🆓 || |
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| − | | n/a || | + | | n/a || 🟢 || The Triangle || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Tegan Doherty || [https://www.thetriangle.org/article/electronic-duo-boards-of-canada-reemerge-with-inferno article] || 🆓 || |
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| − | | n/a || | + | | 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] || 🆓 || |
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| − | | n/a || | + | | n/a || 🟢 || Is This Music? || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Ed Jupp || [https://www.isthismusic.com/boards-of-canada article] || 🆓 || |
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| − | | n/a || | + | | n/a || 🟢 || OOR || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇳🇱 || Koen Poolman || [https://oor.nl/achtergronden/boards-of-canada-verkiest-de-schaduw-boven-de-schijnwerpers/ article] || 🆓 || |
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| − | | n/a || | + | | n/a || 🟢 || No More Workhorse || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Killian Laher || [https://nomoreworkhorse.com/2026/06/03/boards-of-canada-inferno-album-review/ article] || 🆓 || |
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| − | | n/a || | + | | n/a || 🟢 || Echoes And Dust || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Geoff Topley || [https://echoesanddust.com/2026/06/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || |
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| − | | n/a || | + | | n/a || 🟢 || Igloo Magazine || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Kent Williams || [https://igloomag.com/reviews/boards-of-canada-inferno-warp article] || 🆓 || album of the week |
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| − | | n/a || | + | | n/a || 🟢 || Treble || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Adam Blyweiss || [https://www.treblezine.com/boards-of-canada-inferno-review/ article] || 🆓 || |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | n/a || | + | | n/a || 🟢 || Anxious Musick Magazine || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇵🇱 || Karol Mazurek || [https://anxiousmagazine.pl/recenzje/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | n/a || | + | | 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 || | + | | n/a || 🟢 || Nieuwste Hits || 🌱 || 🌍 || 🇳🇱 || Jeroen Seegers || [https://nieuwstehits.nl/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | n/a || | + | | n/a || 🟢 || The Quietus || 🌱 || 🏠 || 🇬🇧 || Sereptie || [https://thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/boards-of-canada-inferno/ article] || 🆓 || |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | n/a || | + | | 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] || 🆓 || |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | 4 || | + | | 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] || 🆓 || | ||
|} | |} | ||
| + | |||
| + | Additional reviews: https://www.metacritic.com/music/inferno/boards-of-canada | ||
=== Shops === | === 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.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.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.normanrecords.com/records/215515-boards-of-canada-inferno Norman Records] | ||
| − | * [https://www.roughtrade.com/ | + | * [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] | * [https://thevaultcollectiveltd.co.uk/products/boards-of-canada-inferno The Vault Collective ltd] | ||
=== Various === | === Various === | ||
| − | * [https:// | + | * [https://cutt.ly/inferno-survey-results bocpages: Inferno Survey Results] |
| − | * [https:// | + | * [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 == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 17:19, 3 October 2026
| Inferno | |
|---|---|
| |
| Label(s) | Warp Records |
| Catalogue No(s) | WARP496 |
| Release date(s) | 29 May 2026 |
| Format(s) | Gatefold 2xLP Deluxe 2xLP + Flexi Disc CD Cassette Digital Merch Bundles |
| Running time(s) | 70:00 |
Contents
Tracks[edit]
Inferno's liner notes credit all writing and production to Mike Sandison.[1] ASCAP's Repertory Search also credits some writing to Marcus Eoin.[2]
- "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):
1: written by Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin
Leadup[edit]
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 liking comments related to a new album, a Tomorrow's Harvest-era website coming online once again, and 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[edit]
Main article: 2026 Promo Campaign
In early April 2026, multiple fans received unmarked VHS tapes through the mail, with sender addresses related to Warp and their online storefront 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[edit]
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. 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 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[edit]
- Inferno has been assigned the catalog number WARP496. This seems to be a deliberate request from the band themselves, as preceding Warp releases such as Squarepusher's Kammerkonzert and Oneohtrix Point Never's Tranquilizer have catalog numbers of 417 and 411, respectively.
- 496 is a perfect number and a 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.[3]
- On May 27th, 2026, the 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 and BoC condemning the "unauthorised use of their music for political messaging."[4]
- The font used in the front cover of the album resembles the one used in the title frame of Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1979 film 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 Brothers Strugatskys’ book 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.
Artwork Sources and Locations[edit]
- The Artwork inside the liner notes for Inferno consists of images likely from the 1970s to 1980s (sometimes with second images overlaid onto them) made to look extremely deteriorated and in very poor condition with scratches, warping, discolouration, and reddish stains in a similar way to the cover art for Inferno, some of the sources for the images have been found, while the places inside the images have been located,
- One of the images is a heavily distorted still from a 1971 Educational film called "Wondering About Things".
- An image in the artwork featuring a modernist style church with a hexagon pattern overlaid behind it is a highly edited version of a 1970s post card of the St Timothy’s Memorial Chapel, located near the ghost town of Southern Cross in Montana.
- An image in the artwork appears to show what appears to be a brutalist style wall inside a prairie, this wall turns out to be a side of the Canadian War Museum located in Ottawa, Ontario, although the museum isn’t actually in a prairie like in the image.
- One of the images shows a Rocket-like brutalist structure looming over a landscape, the structure in the image is the 300 Aragvians memorial in Zhinvali, Georgia during the Soviet-era, it was built to honor the 300 Highlanders from the Aragvi Valley who died defending Tbilisi during The Battle of Krtsanisi, the structure seems to be edited into a prairie in a similar style to a few other images.
- One of the images features a giant structure looming over a crowd of people wearing straw hats, the structure in the image is the Joseph Regenstein library on the main campus of the University of Chicago located in Illinois.
- The back cover art for Inferno features a highly edited version of the Palácio do Planalto, a government Building located in Brasília, Brazil, edited into a canyon
Release Notes[edit]
All personnel credits adapted from Inferno's liner notes.[1]
- 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
- Matt Colton – mastering engineer
On streaming platforms, Boards of Canada is credited as the sole composer and producer.[5]
See Also[edit]
- Road to Inferno
- 2026 Promo Campaign
- Inferno listening parties
- Discography
- Timeline
- Statements from Hexagon Sun
External Links[edit]
Press[edit]
Reviews[edit]
| score | favorable | publication | independent | foreign | lang | writer | link | paywall | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 🟢 | Spill Magazine | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Andre Skinner | article | 🆓 | ★★★★★ |
| 10 | 🟢 | Written In Music | 🌱 | 🌍 | 🇳🇱 | Jeroen van der Vring | article | 🆓 | ★★★★★ |
| 10 | 🟢 | The Herald | 🏢 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Barry Didcock | article | 🔐 | ★★★★★ |
| 10 | 🟢 | musicOMH | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Steven Johnson | article | 🔐 | ★★★★★ |
| 10 | 🟢 | Europe Says | 🏢 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | n/a | article | 🆓 | ★★★★★ |
| 9 | 🟢 | Uncut | 🏢 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Michael Bonner | article | 🔐 | album of the month |
| 9 | 🟢 | Arctic Reviews | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Andy | review | 🆓 | |
| 9 | 🟢 | Clash | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Sam Walker-Smart | article | 🆓 | |
| 9 | 🟢 | Sound of Violence | 🌱 | 🌍 | 🇫🇷 | Franck Narquin | article | 🆓 | ★★★★½ |
| 9 | 🟢 | File Under Fire | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Matt Young | article | 🆓 | |
| 9 | 🟢 | Beats Per Minute | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Todd Deman | article | 🆓 | 90% |
| 9 | 🟢 | Under The Radar | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Tobias Furlong | article | 🆓 | |
| 9 | 🟢 | Northern Transmissions | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Erin Macleod | article | 🆓 | |
| 9 | 🟢 | Dansende Beren | 🌱 | 🌍 | 🇳🇱 | Tom Verhavert | article | 🆓 | ★★★★½ |
| 9 | 🟢 | Gos Is In The TV | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Ed Jupp | article | 🆓 | ★★★★☆ |
| 8,6 | 🟢 | Pitchfork | 🏢 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Philip Sherburne | article | 🔐 | best new music |
| 8,5 | 🟢 | Boolin Tunes | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Dobbin T | article | 🆓 | |
| 8 | 🟢 | Stereo Board | 🏢 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Jack Butler-Terry | article | 🆓 | ★★★★☆ |
| 8 | 🟢 | RollingStone | 🏢 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Michaelangelo Matos | article | 🆓 | ★★★★☆ |
| 8 | 🟢 | Paste Magazine | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Grant Sharples | article | 🆓 | B |
| 8 | 🟢 | The Scotsman | 🏢 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Fiona Shepherd | article | 🔐 | ★★★★☆ |
| 8 | 🟢 | The Skinny | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Lewis Wade | article | 🆓 | ★★★★☆ |
| 8 | 🟢 | Mojo | 🏢 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Andrew Male | article | 🆓 | ★★★★☆ |
| 8 | 🟢 | Exclaim | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Daryl Keating | article | 🆓 | |
| 7 | 🟢 | Reading Indie Life | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Gareth Reading Indie Life | article | 🆓 | ★★★½☆ |
| 7 | 🟢 | Far Out Magazine | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Tom Phelan | article | 🆓 | ★★★½☆ |
| 7 | 🟢 | Our Culture | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Konstantinos Pappis | article | 🆓 | ★★★½☆ |
| n/a | 🟢 | dod Magazine | 🌱 | 🌍 | 🇪🇸 | Fran González | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | POPnews | 🌱 | 🌍 | 🇫🇷 | Mathieu Gandin | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | Everything Is Noise | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Joseph Krebaum | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | A Cabine | 🌱 | 🌍 | 🇵🇹 | Marco Rodrigues | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | Inverted Audio | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Ryan Pivovar | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | Big Takeover Magazine | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | James Broscheid | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | Manc Union | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Noah Mckie | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | The Triangle | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Tegan Doherty | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | Les Inrocks | 🏢 | 🌍 | 🇫🇷 | François Moreau | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | Is This Music? | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Ed Jupp | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | OOR | 🌱 | 🌍 | 🇳🇱 | Koen Poolman | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | No More Workhorse | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Killian Laher | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | Echoes And Dust | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Geoff Topley | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | Igloo Magazine | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Kent Williams | article | 🆓 | album of the week |
| n/a | 🟢 | Treble | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Adam Blyweiss | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | Anxious Musick Magazine | 🌱 | 🌍 | 🇵🇱 | Karol Mazurek | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | Chaos Reign | 🌱 | 🌍 | 🇫🇷 | Romain Le Vern | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | Nieuwste Hits | 🌱 | 🌍 | 🇳🇱 | Jeroen Seegers | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | The Quietus | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Sereptie | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | DJ Mag | 🏢 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Ben Cardew | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | The Wall Street Journal | 🏢 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Mark Richardson | article | 🔐 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | Resident Advisor | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Sasha Geffen | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | Attack Magazine | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Adam Douglas | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | Juno Daily | 🏢 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Charlie Wright | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | OOR | 🌱 | 🌍 | 🇳🇱 | Koen Poolman | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | taz.on weekend | 🏢 | 🌍 | 🇩🇪 | Julian Weber | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | The Pop Corporation | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | ? | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | Sustratro | 🌱 | 🌍 | 🇪🇸 | Miguel Pardo | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | Dagens Nyheter | 🏢 | 🌍 | 🇸🇪 | Mattias Dahlström | article | 🆓 | |
| n/a | 🟢 | Stereogum | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Ted Davis | article | 🔐 | |
| n/a | 🟡 | Loud And Quiet | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Sam Walton | article | 🆓 | ★★★★☆☆ |
| 6,6 | 🟡 | Magic | 🌱 | 🌍 | 🇫🇷 | Wilfried Paris | article | 🆓 | ★★★☆☆ |
| 6 | 🟡 | Slant Magazine | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Jackson Diianni | article | 🆓 | |
| 6 | 🟡 | The Needle Drop | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Anthony Fantano | article | 🆓 | ★★★☆☆ |
| 6 | 🟡 | NRC | 🏢 | 🌍 | 🇳🇱 | Jonasz Dekkers | article | 🆓 | |
| 6 | 🟡 | Mondo Sonoro | 🌱 | 🌍 | 🇪🇸 | Lluís S. Ceprián | article | 🆓 | ★★☆☆☆ |
| 4 | 🔴 | Financial Times | 🏢 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Ludovic Hunter-Tilney | article | 🔐 | ★★☆☆☆ |
| 4 | 🔴 | The Guardian | 🏢 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Ben Beaumont-Thomas | article | 🆓 | ★★☆☆☆ |
| 4 | 🔴 | The Arts Desk | 🌱 | 🏠 | 🇬🇧 | Ibi Keita | article | 🆓 |
Additional reviews: https://www.metacritic.com/music/inferno/boards-of-canada
Shops[edit]
Various[edit]
- bocpages: Inferno Survey Results
- Keyosc discussion: "Inferno" May 29 2026
- Twoism discussion: General New Release Speculation Topic Part II
- Twoism discussion: LP5 - Inferno
- Twoism discussion: Inferno Sessions
- Twoism discussion: Inferno Reviews
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Boards Of Canada – Inferno" on Discogs
- ↑ BOARDS OF CANADA, ACE Repertory, ascap.com
- ↑ "Stirred Up The Ashes", Heiko Hoffmann, Earplug, 2005
- ↑ "The White House uses new Boards of Canada track for promo video", Michael Lawson, Resident Advisor, 2026
- ↑ Inferno / Boards of Canada / Credits on Tidal
Artwork[edit]
The listing below is generated dynamically, based on: Category: Inferno artwork.
Inferno Hexagon Flexi-disc.jpg 4.46 MB
Inferno-family-logo.png 60 KB
Bleep-inferno-artwork-07.png 1.47 MB
Bleep-inferno-artwork-06.png 2.05 MB
Bleep-inferno-artwork-05.png 3.5 MB
Bleep-inferno-artwork-04.png 4.25 MB
Bleep-inferno-artwork-03.png 4.1 MB
Bleep-inferno-artwork-02.png 1.7 MB
Bleep-inferno-artwork-01.png 424 KB
Inferno cover.jpg 2.38 MB
