''Distant Populations'' is the fourth studio album by American

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. The album was released digitally on August 13, 2021 through

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Background

The band's previous studio album, ''

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'', was released on November 10, 2017 and was the band's first release since 1995's ''

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''. In 2018, Quicksand released an EP titled ''Triptych Continuum'' on 12-inch vinyl for

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. On April 13, 2021, the band released the single "Inversion", but did not announce a new album at the time. On June 23, the band released another single, "Missile Command", and announced a new album, ''Distant Populations'', set to be released digitally on August 13 with a vinyl edition following on September 24.

Musical style

''Distant Populations'' has been described as

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Track listing

Personnel

;Quicksand *

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– vocals, guitar * Sergio Vega – bass *Alan Cage – drums ;Production *

Will Yip William Yip ( Chinese: 葉浩仁; born February 18, 1987) is an American record producer, audio engineer, songwriter and musician. Yip is an owner of Studio 4 Recording in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Yip is also the owner of Memory Music, an indep ...

– engineer, producer *

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– mastering *Josh Wilbur – mixing *Tetsunori Tawaraya – artwork *Jason Link – layout

Charts

References

{{Quicksand 2021 albums Quicksand (band) albums Epitaph Records albums Albums produced by Will Yip