Boards of Canada invite fans to listen to new album ahead of release

Boards of Canada are inviting fans to an exclusive first-listen of their forthcoming album, ‘Inferno’, ahead of its release this month.

The elusive sibling duo revealed that listening sessions will be held all around the world, just a week before the 18-track record’s official release.

Listening sessions will take place across seven cities on Friday, May 22, including London, Berlin, Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York, Barcelona, and Glasgow.

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It’ll be the first chance to listen to the duo’s first album in more than a decade, which arrives on May 29 via their long-time label Warp. ‘Inferno’ follows 2013’s acclaimed ‘Tomorrow’s Harvest’.

The record was announced on April 22, after plenty of online speculation from fans as cryptic VHS tapes featuring a hexagonal-shaped logo were shipped to regular buyers of Warp's releases via Bleep’s distribution service earlier in the month.

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Just days after VHS tapes were distributed, a series of posters featuring Boards of Canada's recognisable art style and that same logo appeared all over the globe, from Hollywood's Walk of Fame to Tokyo venue LIQUIDROOM.

The pre-release campaign was likened to a similar cryptic campaign launched by the duo ahead of the release of their last record, ‘Tomorrow’s Harvest’.

Tickets for first-listen sessions of ‘Inferno’ have gone on sale since Friday, May 1. You can register for pre-sale here, and check out the sessions below.

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