Boards of Canada return with first album in 13 years, ‘Inferno’

Boards of Canada have revealed that their first record in more than a decade is arriving next month.

‘Inferno’ is due to land on May 29 via their long-time label Warp, marking their fifth full-length record to date following 2013’s acclaimed ‘Tomorrow’s Harvest’.

The 18-track album will be made available on a special edition red translucent double LP vinyl alongside a 16-page booklet, as well as CD and digital formats.

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‘Inferno’ comes 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 April.

Just days later, a series of posters featuring Boards of Canada's recognisable art style and that same logo appeared all over the globe.

Posters were first noticed by fans in different locations around the world, including London's Mare Street and Soho, inside Tokyo venue LIQUIDROOM, across restaurant fronts in New York, and along Hollywood's Walk of Fame landmark.

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

Check out the tracklist and artwork below, and pre-order 'Inferno' here.

‘Inferno’ tracklist:

1. Introit
2. Prophecy At 1420 MHz
3. Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan
4. Age Of Capricorn
5. Father And Son
6. Somewhere Right Now In The Future
7. Naraka
8. Acts Of Magic
9. Memory Death
10. The Word Becomes Flesh
11. Into The Magic Land
12. Blood In The Labyrinth
13. Deep Time
14. All Reason Departs
15. Arena Americanada
16. The Process
17. You Retreat In Time And Space
18. I Saw Through Platonia

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