Infant Island (album)

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Infant Island
Black rectangle with images of figures atop a cliff face.
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1, 2018 (2018-08-01)
Genre
Length26:49
Label
  • Middle-Man
  • Conditions
  • Dingleberry
  • Zegema Beach
  • Left Hand Label
ProducerThomas Carney
Infant Island chronology
Infant Island
(2018)
Sepulcher
(2020)

Infant Island is the debut studio album by American screamo band Infant Island. The album was released on August 1, 2018, through Middle-Man Records, Conditions Records, and Dingleberry Records. It was produced by Thomas Carney in Richmond, Virginia. Several songs from the album are re-recordings of songs which originally appeared on miscellaneous split EPs from years prior. The album was critically acclaimed at the time of its release,[1][2][3] and was described as delivering "new life to screamo" by The Washington Post.[4]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Small Differences"2:47
2."Replenish"3:17
3."Broken Pieces"4:12
4."Fall"3:52
5."Diminish"1:40
6."A Preoccupation"4:09
7."Further"6:52
Total length:26:49
Cassette version
No.TitleLength
1."Small Differences"2:47
2."Replenish"3:17
3."Broken Pieces"4:12
4."Fall"3:52
5."Diminish"1:40
6."A Preoccupation"4:09
7."Further"6:52
8."Where There Is Ruin" (Bonus Track)6:32
Total length:33:21

Personnel[edit]

Infant Island personnel adapted from LP liner notes.[5]

Infant Island[edit]

  • Daniel Kost – vocals
  • Alexander Rudenshiold – guitar, vocals
  • Kyle Guerra – bass
  • James Rakestraw – drums

Additional Instrumentation[edit]

  • Mark Boulanger – field recording
  • Drake Dragone – violin
  • Grace Howie – cello
  • Alexander Rudenshiold – celestette, grand piano
  • Austin O’Rourke – grand piano, upright piano, bowed glockenspiel, tape processing

Technical Credits[edit]

  • Thomas Carney – engineering, recording, mixing, mastering
  • Drake Dragone – overdub engineering

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Stream Infant Island's Thrilling Self-Titled Debut Album". Stereogum. 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  2. ^ "Infant Island Carries the Torch for Virginia's Proud Screamo Legacy". www.vice.com. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  3. ^ "The Best New Rock Albums That Dropped This Week". UPROXX. 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  4. ^ Chu, Hau (2019-02-15). "As the world shrivels in front of our eyes, all we can do is scream". The Washington Post.
  5. ^ Infant Island (media notes). Infant Island. Middle-Man Records, Conditions Records, Zegema Beach Records. 2018-08-01. LP vinyl record. 192914628309.