In the Land Of

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In the Land Of
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 29, 2019
RecordedBathouse Recording Studio, Kingston; Revolution Recording, Toronto; St. Bernard Studios, Montreal
Genre Indie rock
Length43:04
Label Dine Alone Records
Producer Tony Doogan
Wintersleep chronology
The Great Detachment
(2016)
In the Land Of
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Spill Magazine(6/10) [1]

In the Land Of is the seventh album by Canadian indie rock band Wintersleep, released on March 19, 2019 through Dine Alone Records.

Contents

The band began working on the album a year after releasing their previous effort The Great Detachment . They teamed up with producer Tony Doogan who also produced Welcome to the Night Sky and New Inheritors during months of 2018 and tracked the album at studios in Montreal, Kingston and Toronto.

The band released first single "Surrender" in late 2018, and the rest of the album's singles, "Beneficiary", "Forest Fire" and "Into the Shape of Your Heart", followed in early 2019.

Following the album's release date, Dine Alone Records announced a limited issue of "splatter" coloured vinyl LPs for sale via their website.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Surrender"4:18
2."Forest Fire"4:18
3."Beneficiary"3:53
4."Into the Shape of Your Heart"4:30
5."The Lighthouse"4:12
6."Never Let You Go"2:57
7."Soft Focus"4:31
8."Waves"4:41
9."Terror"4:16
10."Free Pour"5:28

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References

  1. "SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: WINTERSLEEP - IN THE LAND OF". The Spill Magazine. 29 March 2019.