{"product_id":"always-foreign","title":"Always Foreign","description":"Personnel: Tyler Bussey (vocals, guitar, banjo, synthesizer); Dylan Balliett (vocals, guitar); Joshua Cyr (vocals, harp, synthesizer); Katie Dvorak (vocals, synthesizer); Steven Karl Buttery (vocals, percussion); Chad Matheny (vocals, electronics); Sarah Cowell, Bernard Parsons, David F. Bello, Aaron Weiss (vocals); Chris Teti (guitar, synthesizer, programming); Armand Aromin (violin); Matt Hull (trumpet); Eric G Stilwell (trombone); Gary Buttery (tuba).\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: Silver Bullet Studios.\u003cbr\u003ePhotographer: Dylan Balliett.\u003cbr\u003eThe third studio long-player from the Connecticut-based indie\/emo rock troupe, Always Foreign finds the World Is a Beautiful Place \u0026amp; I Am No Longer Afraid to Die nixing the mostly positive vibes of their two prior outings in favor of a deep dive into miseries both internal and external. Raw and occasionally apoplectic, but no less big-hearted than 2015's sleeve-bearing Harmlessness, Always Foreign wants to believe in the promise of utopia, but the caustic confluence of the 2016 election and the acrimonious departure of a former bandmate seem to have eaten through the band's thick skin. It's the latter ordeal that casts the biggest shadow, with multiple tracks dealing with the situation with alarming specificity; \"Hilltopper\" (\"Can't seem to erase you\/I threw out all the records you're on\/I hope evil can see this, and you get what you deserve\"), while reliably anthemic and melodic, is particularly savage. Thankfully, the band channels much of that ire into making compelling -- and often beautiful and vital-sounding -- music, which runs the gamut from galloping punk-pop (\"The Future\") to emo-kissed post-rock (\"I'll Make Everything\"). Distilling discomfort into something more palatable is never easy, but with a name like the World Is a Beautiful Place \u0026amp; I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, the band probably knew that going in. ~ James Christopher Monger","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47835179974943,"sku":"045778754229","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/81f1fc0b622059fa49f7f06d5757a664.jpg?v=1777713795","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/always-foreign","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}