Boards of Canada Announce Fifth LP 'Inferno' After 13 Years, Releasing 2 New Tracks
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Updated · DJ Mag · May 28
Boards of Canada Announce Fifth LP 'Inferno' After 13 Years, Releasing 2 New Tracks
2 articles · Updated · DJ Mag · May 28
Warp Records confirmed Boards of Canada’s fifth album, 'Inferno', ending a 13-year gap since 2013’s 'Tomorrow’s Harvest' and capping weeks of fan speculation.
April’s rollout began with mysterious VHS tapes and posters bearing a seven-hexagon motif across London, New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo, which fans quickly linked to the Scottish duo.
Three preview songs have now surfaced: teaser 'Tape 05', later identified as 'Deep Time', plus 'Introit' and 'Prophecy At 1420 MHz'.
The new material keeps the duo’s warped tape loops, downtempo drums and nostalgic unease, while adding touches such as a prominent robotic vocal that reviewers say push their sound forward.
The release revives one of electronic music’s most elusive cult acts, whose dense symbolism, numerology and apocalyptic themes have sustained an unusually devoted fan community for decades.
Is Boards of Canada's new 'doom-laced' album a timely warning for 2026 or just another puzzle for fans to solve?
What is the secret to Boards of Canada's mystique that turns cryptic clues into a global phenomenon after a decade of absence?
After 13 years of silence, does Boards of Canada’s new album prove their influence or has the duo become a cliché of their sound?