Beneath (Infant Island album)

Beneath is the third studio album[a] 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.

Beneath
A blue-hued variant of Sadak in Search of the Waters of Oblivion by John Martin
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 15, 2020 (2020-05-15)
RecordedDecember 2018 – January 2019
StudioViva Studio
Genre
Length26:25
LabelDog Knights Productions
ProducerMatthew Michel
Infant Island chronology
Sepulcher
(2020)
Beneath
(2020)
Obsidian Wreath
(2024)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork7.9/10[1]

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

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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

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Beneath personnel adapted from LP liner notes.[6]

Infant Island

  • Daniel Kost – vocals
  • Alexander Rudenshiold – guitar, vocals
  • Kyle Guerra – bass
  • Austin O’Rourke – drums

Additional instrumentation

  • Austin O’Rourke – orchestral arrangements, interludes
  • Winston Givler – noise on "Here We Are," guitar on "One Eyed"
  • Logan Rivera (Gillian Carter) – guest vocals on "Content"

Technical credits

  • James Rakestraw – original drums on "Here We Are" and "Death Portrait"
  • Matthew Michel (Majority Rule) – engineering, recording, mixing
  • Brad Boatright – mastering

Artistic credits

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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.