Beneath (Infant Island album)

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Beneath
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 15, 2020 (2020-05-15)
RecordedDecember 2018 - January 2019
StudioViva Studio
Genre
Length26:25
Label Dog Knights Productions
Producer Matthew Michel
Infant Island chronology
Sepulcher
(2020)
Beneath
(2020)
Obsidian Wreath
(2024)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 7.9/10 [1]

Beneath is the third studio album [lower-alpha 1] by the American screamo band Infant Island. It was released on May 15, 2020, through Dog Knights Productions. It was produced by Matthew Michel of Majority Rule [1] at his studio in Dunn Loring, Virginia. The album features a guest vocal performance from Logan Rivera of Gillian Carter. "Death Portrait" is a re-recording of a song which originally appeared on the band's 4-way split Hymnes aux Désarrois de la Peau.

Contents

The album was critically acclaimed at the time of its release, [1] [2] [3] and was named one of the best albums of the year by BrooklynVegan and Impose. [4] [5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Here We Are"3:23
2."Signed in Blood"2:43
3."Content"4:21
4."The Garden"2:30
5."One Eyed"1:45
6."Death Portrait"2:40
7."Colossal Air"1:50
8."Stare Spells"4:33
9."Someplace Else"2:40
Total length:26:25

Personnel

Beneath personnel adapted from LP liner notes. [6]

Infant Island

Additional instrumentation

Technical credits

Artistic credits

Notes

  1. Second if discounting Sepulcher , which was marketed as a "mini-LP".

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Infant Island: Beneath". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  2. "Stream Infant Island's New Album Beneath". Stereogum. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  3. Sacher, Andrew (2020-05-15). "Notable Releases of the Week (5/15)". BrooklynVegan. Archived from the original on 2020-05-21.
  4. "BrooklynVegan's Top 55 Albums of 2020". BrooklynVegan. 2020-12-21. Archived from the original on 2020-12-21.
  5. "The Top 50 Albums of 2020". IMPOSE Magazine. 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  6. Beneath (media notes). Infant Island. Dog Knights Productions. 2020-05-15. LP vinyl record. 859738294720.