| Otherness | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 24, 2022 [1] | |||
| Studio | Jukasa Recording Studios, Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada [2] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 50:05 | |||
| Label | Dine Alone | |||
| Producer |
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| Alexisonfire chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Otherness | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 92/100 [5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Distorted Sound | 9/10 [4] |
| Kerrang! | 
[3] |
| Line of Best Fit | 7/10 [6] |
| Louder | 
[7] |
| Sputnikmusic | 
[8] |
Otherness is the fifth studio album by Canadian post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. The album was released on June 24, 2022, thirteen years after the release of their last full-length album, Old Crows / Young Cardinals. It is also their first album since reuniting in 2015. The album takes its name from the first single from the album released, " Sweet Dreams of Otherness", which premiered on YouTube on March 10, 2022. It peaked at No. 4 on the Canadian albums chart.
The album won the Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2023. [9]
Background
Alexisonfire reunited in 2015 but did not release any new material until February 15, 2019, when they released " Familiar Drugs", their first song in over eight years. [10] On May 24, 2019, the band released another standalone single called "Complicit", [11] followed by "Season of the Flood", on January 13, 2020. [12]
There appeared to be little intention from the band to release another full-length album until January 18, 2022, when it was reported that the band's Genius page had been updated, showing metadata about an unreleased Alexisonfire album, complete with artwork and tracklist. [13]
Track listing
All music is composed by Alexisonfire [1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Committed to the Con" | 4:01 |
| 2. | " Sweet Dreams of Otherness" | 4:44 |
| 3. | "Sans Soleil" | 5:04 |
| 4. | "Conditional Love" | 2:53 |
| 5. | "Blue Spade" | 5:31 |
| 6. | "Dark Night of the Soul" | 6:02 |
| 7. | "Mistaken Information" | 4:48 |
| 8. | "Survivor's Guilt" | 4:52 |
| 9. | "Reverse the Curse" | 3:54 |
| 10. | "World Stops Turning" | 8:16 |
| Total length: | 50:05 | |
Personnel
Credits retrieved from album's liner notes.
Alexisonfire
- George Pettit – vocals
- Dallas Green – vocals, guitar
- Wade MacNeil – guitar, vocals
- Chris Steele – bass, backing vocals
- Jordan Hastings – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Additional Musicians
- Matt Kelly - vocal arrangement assistance, pedal steel, slide guitar, synthesisers, keyboards
- Jill Zimmermann - backing vocals (track 8)
Technical
- Alexisonfire - production
- Darren Magierowski - engineering
- Jill Zimmermann - engineering
- Jonah Falco - mixing
- Dave Cooley - mastering
- Jordan Gauthier - drum technician
- Luke Schindler - pre-production engineering
Artwork
- Nedda Afsari - photography, creative direction
- Nick Steinhardt - art direction, design
- Ryan Sanders - art direction, design
- Sara Cummings - model
- Anthony Maldonado - model
- Blake Armstrong - makeup
- Ricky Fraser - hair
- Ross Farrar - production assistant
Charts
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums ( ARIA) [14] | 42 |
| Canadian Albums ( Billboard) [15] | 4 |
| German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [16] | 40 |
| Scottish Albums ( OCC) [17] | 12 |
| UK Albums ( OCC) [18] | 67 |
| UK Independent Albums ( OCC) [19] | 3 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums ( OCC) [20] | 3 |
References
- ^ a b "Alexisonfire Announces First Album In 13 Years, 'Otherness'". Blabbermouth.net. March 10, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ "Alexisonfire Announce First New Album in 13 Years". Exclaim!. March 10, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "Album review: Alexisonfire – Otherness". kerrang.com. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ a b Bird, Katie (20 June 2022). "ALBUM REVIEW: Otherness – Alexisonfire". Distorted Sound. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Otherness by Alexisonfire Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ Taylor, Ims (24 June 2022). "Alexisonfire strengthen their post-hardcore heavyweight status on Otherness". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Canadian post-hardcore kings Alexisonfire have made a comeback album to be proud of". loudersound.com. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Review: Alexisonfire - Otherness". Sputnikmusic. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.
- ^ "Take a listen to the new Alexisonfire song 'Familiar Drugs'". Kill the Music. February 15, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ brownypaul (May 24, 2019). "Alexisonfire Dropped A New Song Called 'Complicit'". Wall of Sound. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ "Alexisonfire releases new single 'Season of the Flood'". Global News. January 13, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ "Are Alexisonfire Releasing a New Album?". Exclaim!. January 18, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. July 4, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ^ "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of July 9, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Alexisonfire – Otherness" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
| Otherness | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 24, 2022 [1] | |||
| Studio | Jukasa Recording Studios, Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada [2] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 50:05 | |||
| Label | Dine Alone | |||
| Producer |
| |||
| Alexisonfire chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Otherness | ||||
| ||||
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 92/100 [5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Distorted Sound | 9/10 [4] |
| Kerrang! |
[3] |
| Line of Best Fit | 7/10 [6] |
| Louder |
[7] |
| Sputnikmusic |
[8] |
Otherness is the fifth studio album by Canadian post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. The album was released on June 24, 2022, thirteen years after the release of their last full-length album, Old Crows / Young Cardinals. It is also their first album since reuniting in 2015. The album takes its name from the first single from the album released, " Sweet Dreams of Otherness", which premiered on YouTube on March 10, 2022. It peaked at No. 4 on the Canadian albums chart.
The album won the Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2023. [9]
Background
Alexisonfire reunited in 2015 but did not release any new material until February 15, 2019, when they released " Familiar Drugs", their first song in over eight years. [10] On May 24, 2019, the band released another standalone single called "Complicit", [11] followed by "Season of the Flood", on January 13, 2020. [12]
There appeared to be little intention from the band to release another full-length album until January 18, 2022, when it was reported that the band's Genius page had been updated, showing metadata about an unreleased Alexisonfire album, complete with artwork and tracklist. [13]
Track listing
All music is composed by Alexisonfire [1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Committed to the Con" | 4:01 |
| 2. | " Sweet Dreams of Otherness" | 4:44 |
| 3. | "Sans Soleil" | 5:04 |
| 4. | "Conditional Love" | 2:53 |
| 5. | "Blue Spade" | 5:31 |
| 6. | "Dark Night of the Soul" | 6:02 |
| 7. | "Mistaken Information" | 4:48 |
| 8. | "Survivor's Guilt" | 4:52 |
| 9. | "Reverse the Curse" | 3:54 |
| 10. | "World Stops Turning" | 8:16 |
| Total length: | 50:05 | |
Personnel
Credits retrieved from album's liner notes.
Alexisonfire
- George Pettit – vocals
- Dallas Green – vocals, guitar
- Wade MacNeil – guitar, vocals
- Chris Steele – bass, backing vocals
- Jordan Hastings – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Additional Musicians
- Matt Kelly - vocal arrangement assistance, pedal steel, slide guitar, synthesisers, keyboards
- Jill Zimmermann - backing vocals (track 8)
Technical
- Alexisonfire - production
- Darren Magierowski - engineering
- Jill Zimmermann - engineering
- Jonah Falco - mixing
- Dave Cooley - mastering
- Jordan Gauthier - drum technician
- Luke Schindler - pre-production engineering
Artwork
- Nedda Afsari - photography, creative direction
- Nick Steinhardt - art direction, design
- Ryan Sanders - art direction, design
- Sara Cummings - model
- Anthony Maldonado - model
- Blake Armstrong - makeup
- Ricky Fraser - hair
- Ross Farrar - production assistant
Charts
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums ( ARIA) [14] | 42 |
| Canadian Albums ( Billboard) [15] | 4 |
| German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [16] | 40 |
| Scottish Albums ( OCC) [17] | 12 |
| UK Albums ( OCC) [18] | 67 |
| UK Independent Albums ( OCC) [19] | 3 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums ( OCC) [20] | 3 |
References
- ^ a b "Alexisonfire Announces First Album In 13 Years, 'Otherness'". Blabbermouth.net. March 10, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ "Alexisonfire Announce First New Album in 13 Years". Exclaim!. March 10, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "Album review: Alexisonfire – Otherness". kerrang.com. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ a b Bird, Katie (20 June 2022). "ALBUM REVIEW: Otherness – Alexisonfire". Distorted Sound. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Otherness by Alexisonfire Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ Taylor, Ims (24 June 2022). "Alexisonfire strengthen their post-hardcore heavyweight status on Otherness". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Canadian post-hardcore kings Alexisonfire have made a comeback album to be proud of". loudersound.com. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Review: Alexisonfire - Otherness". Sputnikmusic. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.
- ^ "Take a listen to the new Alexisonfire song 'Familiar Drugs'". Kill the Music. February 15, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ brownypaul (May 24, 2019). "Alexisonfire Dropped A New Song Called 'Complicit'". Wall of Sound. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ "Alexisonfire releases new single 'Season of the Flood'". Global News. January 13, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ "Are Alexisonfire Releasing a New Album?". Exclaim!. January 18, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. July 4, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ^ "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of July 9, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Alexisonfire – Otherness" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 2, 2022.