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]

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)

Track listing

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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

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

Infant Island

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

Additional Instrumentation

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  • 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

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

References

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  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.