Sepulcher (album)

Sepulcher is the second studio album^[a] by the American screamo band Infant Island. It was released without previous announcement on April 17, 2020, through Acrobat Unstable Records, Left Hand Label, and Zegema Beach Records. It was self-produced by the band, with help from Michael Toney of the mathcore band Black Matter Device.

Sepulcher
Studio album by Infant Island
Released	April 17, 2020 (2020-04-17)
Recorded	December 2019 – March 2020
Genre	Screamo black metal post-rock
Length	25:11
Label	Acrobat Unstable Left Hand Label Zegema Beach
Producer	Infant Island Michael Toney
Infant Island chronology
Infant Island (2018) Sepulcher (2020) Beneath (2020)

The album was critically acclaimed at the time of its release,^[1][2] often mentioned in conjunction with the band's next album Beneath due to their close release dates.^[3][4][5] The final listed track, "Awoken," was particularly praised, with music critic Ian Cohen writing in Pitchfork that it was "the kind of stunning, 10-minute scorched-earth aerial view that every screamo band tries to make."^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Burrow"	2:30
2.	"Unspoken"	5:14
3.	"Phantom Whines"	2:11
4.	"Awoken"	9:59
5.	"Sepulcher (hidden track)"	5:17
Total length:		25:11

Personnel

Sepulcher personnel adapted from LP liner notes.^[7]

Infant Island

• Daniel Kost – vocals
• Alexander Rudenshiold – guitar, vocals
• Winston Givler – guitar, vocals
• Kyle Guerra – bass, vocals
• Austin O’Rourke – drums

Additional Instrumentation

• Michael Toney – vocals

Technical Credits

• Michael Toney – primary engineering, recording, and preliminary mixing
• Kyle Guerra – vocal engineering and recording
• Austin O'Rourke – primary mixing
• Brad Boatright – mastering

Artistic Credits

• Alexander Rudenshiold – layout, design

Notes

1. Marketed as a "mini-LP".

References

1. "Infant Island Release New EP 'Sepulcher': Stream". Stereogum. 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
2. Sacher, Andrew (2020-04-17). "stream Infant Island's new single "Stare Spells" & surprise mini-LP 'Sepulcher'". BrooklynVegan.
3. Kohner, Kyle; Johnston, Andy; Hakimian, Rob; Sand, Josh; Finlayson, Ray; Mullineaux, Lauren; Bauchner, Emma; Leorne, Ana; Sentz, Tim (2020-06-29). "Overlooked 2020: Underappreciated albums from January to June | Beats Per Minute". beatsperminute.com. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
4. Sacher, Andrew (2020-12-14). "45 Best Punk Albums of 2020". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
5. "The Top 50 Albums of 2020". Impose. 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
6. "Infant Island: Beneath". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
7. Sepulcher (media notes). Infant Island. Acrobat Unstable Records, Left Hand Label, & Zegema Beach Records. 2020-04-17. LP vinyl record. 195079278952.