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Always Foreign
Studio album by
the World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)
StudioSilver Bullet Studios [1]
Burlington, Connecticut
Genre Emo [2]
Length42:23
Label Epitaph
ProducerChris Teti [1]
The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die chronology
Harmlessness
(2015) 		Always Foreign
(2017) 		Illusory Walls
(2021)
Singles from Always Foreign
  1. "Dillon and Her Son"
    Released: August 1, 2017 [3]
  2. "Marine Tigers"
    Released: August 29, 2017 [4]
  3. "Gram"
    Released: Sep 26, 2017 [5]

Always Foreign is the third studio album by American emo band the World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die. It was released on September 29, 2017, through Epitaph Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
The 4059.5/10 [2]
Allmusic [7]
Exclaim!8/10 [8]
The Line of Best Fit7.5/10 [9]
No Ripcord7/10 [10]
Pitchfork8.0/10 [11]
Punknews.org [12]
Under the Radar7.5/10 [13]

Always Foreign was well received by contemporary music critics. At review aggregator site Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received a score of 80 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews" based on 8 music critic's reviews. [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."I'll Make Everything"2:26
2."The Future"2:30
3."Hilltopper"3:02
4."Faker"5:12
5."Gram"3:50
6."Dillon and Her Son"2:24
7."Blank #12"1:16
8."For Robin"4:00
9."Marine Tigers"7:04
10."Fuzz Minor"4:32
11."Infinite Steve"6:12
Total length:42:23

Personnel

The following individuals were credited with the production, artwork, and composition of the album. [1]

Charting

Chart (2017) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard) [15] 7
US Independent Albums ( Billboard) [16] 31
US Vinyl Albums ( Billboard) [17] 15

References

  1. ^ a b c "Always Foreign - The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Zachary (October 2, 2017). "Review: Always Foreign is a thrillingly direct and sharp war cry from The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die". The 405. Retrieved July 31, 2018. ...another landmark in the emo revival timeline...
  3. ^ Epitaph Records (August 1, 2017). The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - "Dillon And Her Son" (360º). Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  4. ^ Epitaph Records (August 29, 2017). The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - "Marine Tigers". Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  5. ^ Epitaph Records (September 26, 2017). The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - "Gram". Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Always Foreign". Metacritic. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  7. ^ Monger, James. "Always Foreign - The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die Album Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  8. ^ Feibel, Adam (September 29, 2017). "The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die Always Foreign". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  9. ^ Goggins, Joe (October 2, 2017). "The World Is a Beautiful Place's latest is a fiercely-crafted rebuke to foes local and national". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  10. ^ "Quick Takes (September 2017)". No Ripcord. October 24, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  11. ^ Cohen, Ian (October 2, 2017). "The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die: Always Foreign Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  12. ^ Punknews.org Staff (September 29, 2017). "The World Is A Beautiful PlaceandI Am No Longer Afraid to Die - Always Foreign (2017)". Punknews.org. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  13. ^ Hamm, Ryan E.C. (September 29, 2017). "The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die: Always Foreign (Epitaph) Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  14. ^ https://theworldis.bandcamp.com/album/always-foreign
  15. ^ "The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
  16. ^ "The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  17. ^ "The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard.

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