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Boards of Canada announce new album 'Inferno' after 13-year hiatus

publication · 2026-05-10

After 13 years since 'Tomorrow's Harvest', Scottish electronic duo Boards of Canada (Michael and Marcus Eoin Sandison) are releasing a new album titled 'Inferno' on May 29, 2026, via Warp Records. The announcement followed a viral guerrilla marketing campaign involving mysterious VHS tapes sent to fans, hexagonal posters in London, Manhattan, and Los Angeles, and a cryptic video ('Tape 05') on their YouTube channel. The album contains 18 tracks. The duo, known for their nostalgic and psychedelic sound, emerged in the mid-1990s with EPs 'Twoism', 'Hi-Scores', and 'Aquarius', and gained fame with their 1998 debut 'Music Has the Right to Children'. Their music has been featured in TV shows like 'CSI: Miami', 'Skins', 'Six Feet Under', and films including Paolo Sorrentino's 'Le conseguenze dell'amore'.

Key facts

  • Boards of Canada announce new album 'Inferno' after 13 years since 'Tomorrow's Harvest' (2013)
  • Album release date: May 29, 2026
  • Album contains 18 tracks
  • Announced via guerrilla marketing campaign: VHS tapes, hexagonal posters in London, Manhattan, Los Angeles, and YouTube video 'Tape 05'
  • Official announcement on April 22, 2026
  • Duo consists of brothers Michael and Marcus Eoin Sandison, born in Scotland in early 1970s
  • Signed to Warp Records since 1998, when they released 'Music Has the Right to Children'
  • Their music has appeared in TV shows (CSI: Miami, Skins, Six Feet Under) and films (Now is Good, Sinister, Le conseguenze dell'amore by Paolo Sorrentino)

Entities

Artists

  • Michael Sandison
  • Marcus Eoin Sandison
  • Boards of Canada
  • Sean Booth
  • Autechre
  • Paolo Sorrentino

Institutions

  • Warp Records
  • National Film Board of Canada
  • NTS
  • Reddit
  • YouTube

Locations

  • Scotland
  • Canada
  • London
  • Manhattan
  • Los Angeles

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