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LP5 (actual title not yet known) is the upcoming fifth studio album by Boards of Canada, which will serve as the follow-up to their 2013 album Tomorrow's Harvest. Although there is currently no official title or release date, LP5 was confirmed to be in production in June 2022 by Boards of Canada's online representative, MDG, in a private message to Twoism user babylulu. Subsequent sporadic but consistent activity on Boards of Canada's official social media, including a reference to "future news and announcements"^[1], suggests that the intent to release another album is still there.

Confirmation

Official Statements

MDG, June 2022: "Nothing specific I'm allowed to share yet unfortunately, just that a new album is on its way."

BoC's official Threads, July 2023: "Follow here for future news & announcements etc."

Other Noteworthy Statements

Bleep, April 2023: "we don't know when the new BoC album is coming"^[2]. Note the use of 'when' rather than 'if' implying that the album is confirmed to be in progress.

2025 Instagram Likes

BoC's official Instagram - Starting in March 2025, BoC have liked numerous comments, all of which revolved around the topic of new music. View all liked comments on one page.

March

- 8th March 2025: BoC likes 14 comments on an 11 week old post of a fan video of "Gyroscope".^[3]

- 10th March 2025: BoC likes 1 comment on the "Gyroscope" post.^[3]

- 13th March 2025: BoC likes 1 comment on the "Dayvan Cowboy" post.^[4]

- 28th March 2025: BoC likes 5 comments on the "Gyroscope" post.^[3]

- 31st March 2025: BoC likes 3 comments on the "Gyroscope" post,^[3] and 1 comment on the "Dayvan Cowboy" post.^[5]

April

- 9th April 2025: BoC likes 9 comments on the "Gyroscope" post.^[3]

- 20th April 2025: BoC likes 2 comments on the "Gyroscope" post.^[3]

Speculation

There have been many theories concerning potential release dates of LP5, or announcements relating to it. So far most of these dates have passed with no discernible activity from Boards of Canada.
Many have speculated a 2025 release date to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Boards of Canada's first official release, Twoism. There is significant evidence suggesting a 2025 release date, most notably a substantial increase in activity on Boards of Canada's social media accounts. However, a release date for LP5 has yet to be confirmed.

External Links

General New Release Speculation Topic Part II
News & Findings
General New Release Speculation Topic (locked Dec 30th 2024)
LP5 post on bocpages' Instagram

References

**Discography Overview** | view • edit
Rare/Early releases	Catalog 3 • Acid Memories • Closes Vol. 1 • Play by Numbers • Hooper Bay • Boc Maxima • Old Tunes Vol. 1 • Old Tunes Vol. 2 • Random 35 Tracks Tape • Geogaddi (test pressing)
General releases (albums)	Music Has the Right to Children • Geogaddi • The Campfire Headphase • Tomorrow's Harvest
General releases (EPs/12"s)	Twoism • Hi Scores • Aquarius • Peel Session • In a Beautiful Place out in the Country • Trans Canada Highway
Mixtapes	Marcus Eoin's Campfire Mixtape • Societas x Tape
Live Sets	Live @ Warp10 • Live @ Lighthouse • Live @ ATP • All Gigs
Promotional Releases	Telephasic Workshop • MHTRTC (promo cassette) • Orange Romeda • Geogaddi (promo lp) • Geogaddi (promo cassette) • ------ / ------ / ------ / XXXXXX / ------ / ------ • Reach For The Dead (promo cd) • Come To Dust (promo cd)
Produced by BoC for Others	Here Come the Rubber Cops
Bootleg Releases	Unreleased Tracks
Other	Kaleidoscope • Promotional Events • Promotional Items • T-Shirts • Web media
To Be Determined	LP5 • BoCset

[1] Jump up ↑ https://www.threads.net/@boardsofcanada/post/CvHoTJlsRWR

[2] Jump up ↑ https://bleep.com/newsletters/boards-of-canada--music-has-the-right-to-children-25th-anv-1

[boc_gyroscope_post-3] {Jump up to: 3.0} ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 https://www.instagram.com/p/DDrvdn7Mfez/

[4] Jump up ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/C8hTJcYsXRf/

[5] Jump up ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/C8hTJcYsXRf/

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