Always Foreign

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Always Foreign
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Studio album by
the World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)
StudioSilver Bullet Studios [1]
Burlington, Connecticut
Genre Emo, [2] indie rock, [3] post-rock, [3] pop punk [3]
Length42:23
Label Epitaph
Producer Chris Teti [1]
The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die chronology
Harmlessness
(2015)		Always Foreign
(2017)		 Illusory Walls
(2021)
Singles from Always Foreign
  1. "Dillon and Her Son"
    Released: August 1, 2017 [4]
  2. "Marine Tigers"
    Released: August 29, 2017 [5]
  3. "Gram"
    Released: Sep 26, 2017 [6]

Always Foreign is the third studio album by American emo band the World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die. It was released on September 29, 2017, through Epitaph Records.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 80/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
The 4059.5/10 [2]
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Exclaim! 8/10 [9]
The Line of Best Fit 7.5/10 [10]
No Ripcord7/10 [11]
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [12]
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Under the Radar 7.5/10 [14]

Always Foreign was well received by contemporary music critics. At review aggregator site Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received a score of 80 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews" based on eight music critic's reviews. [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dylan Balliett, David F. Bello, Tyler Bussey, Steven K. Buttery, Joshua Cyr, Katie Dvorak and Chris Teti, [15] except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'll Make Everything" 2:26
2."The Future" 2:30
3."Hilltopper" 3:02
4."Faker" 5:12
5."Gram" 3:50
6."Dillon and Her Son" 2:24
7."Blank #12"Balliett, Bello, Cyr, Teti [16] 1:16
8."For Robin" 4:00
9."Marine Tigers" 7:04
10."Fuzz Minor" 4:32
11."Infinite Steve"Balliett, Bello, Bussey, Buttery, Cyr, Dvorak, Greg Horbal, Teti [17] 6:12
Total length:42:23

Personnel

The following individuals were credited with the production, artwork, and composition of the album. [1]

The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die
Additional musicians [18]
Production and recording

Charting

Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [19] 7
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [20] 31
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) [21] 15

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Always Foreign - The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Evans, Zachary (October 2, 2017). "Review: Always Foreign is a thrillingly direct and sharp war cry from The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die". The 405. Archived from the original on July 31, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018. ...another landmark in the emo revival timeline...
  3. 1 2 3 https://www.allmusic.com/album/always-foreign-mw0003082850
  4. ↑ Epitaph Records (August 1, 2017). The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - "Dillon And Her Son" (360º) . Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  5. ↑ Epitaph Records (August 29, 2017). The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - "Marine Tigers" . Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  6. ↑ Epitaph Records (September 26, 2017). The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - "Gram" . Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Critic Reviews for Always Foreign". Metacritic. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  8. ↑ Monger, James. "Always Foreign - The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die Album Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  9. ↑ Feibel, Adam (September 29, 2017). "The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die Always Foreign". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  10. ↑ Goggins, Joe (October 2, 2017). "The World Is a Beautiful Place's latest is a fiercely-crafted rebuke to foes local and national". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Quick Takes (September 2017)". No Ripcord. October 24, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  12. ↑ Cohen, Ian (October 2, 2017). "The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die: Always Foreign Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  13. ↑ Punknews.org Staff (September 29, 2017). "The World Is A Beautiful PlaceandI Am No Longer Afraid to Die - Always Foreign (2017)". Punknews.org. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  14. ↑ Hamm, Ryan E.C. (September 29, 2017). "The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die: Always Foreign (Epitaph) Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  15. ↑ "ACE Repertory (Hilltopper)". ASCAP. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  16. ↑ "ACE Repertory (Blank 12)". ASCAP. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  17. ↑ "ACE Repertory (Infinite Steve)". ASCAP. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Always Foreign, by the World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to die".
  19. ↑ "The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
  20. ↑ "The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  21. ↑ "The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard.


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