''Always Foreign'' is the third studio album by American
emo
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band
the World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die
The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die is an American rock band formed in Willimantic, Connecticut, in 2009. Following the release of several EPs and splits featuring original lead singer Thomas Diaz, they released their ...
. It was released on September 29, 2017, through
Epitaph Records
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.
Critical reception
''Always Foreign'' was well received by contemporary music critics. At review aggregator site
Metacritic
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, 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 eight music critic's reviews.
Track listing
Personnel
The following individuals were credited with the production, artwork, and composition of the album.
TWIABP
* Josh Cyr — Bass, Synthesizer
* Steven Buttery — Drums, Percussion
* Chris Teti — Guitar, Synthesizer
* David Bello — Vocals
* Katie Dvorak — Keyboard, Synthesizer, Vocals
* Dylan Balliett — Guitar, Vocals
* Tyler Bussey — Banjo, Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals
Production and recording
* Dylan Balliett — Artwork, Photography
* Johnny Fabrizio — Back Cover Photo, Cover Photo
* Jason Link — Layout
* Chris Teti — Engineer, Producer, Programming
* Christopher Yeterian — Assistant Engineer
Additional musicians
* Armand Aromin — Violin
* Sarah Cowell — Vocals
* Gary Buttery — Tuba
* Matt Hull — Trumpet
* Eric G. Stilwell — Trombone
*
Chad Matheny — Electronics, Vocals
* Bernard Parsons — Vocals
*
Aaron Weiss — Vocals
Charting
References
External links
*
The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die albums
2017 albums
Epitaph Records albums
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