{{use mdy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Use American English|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox album | name = Always Foreign | type = studio | artist = the World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die | cover = Always Foreign TWIABP.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2017|09|29}} | recorded = | venue = | studio = Silver Bullet Studios<ref name="credits">{{cite web |title=Always Foreign - The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/always-foreign-mw0003082850/credits |website=Allmusic |accessdate=July 30, 2018}}</ref><br>Burlington, Connecticut | genre = Emo,<ref name="the405" /> indie rock,<ref name="allmusic.com">https://www.allmusic.com/album/always-foreign-mw0003082850</ref> post-rock,<ref name="allmusic.com">https://www.allmusic.com/album/always-foreign-mw0003082850</ref> pop punk<ref name="allmusic.com">https://www.allmusic.com/album/always-foreign-mw0003082850</ref> | length = {{Duration|m=42|s=23}} | label = Epitaph | producer = Chris Teti<ref name="credits"/> | prev_title = Harmlessness | prev_year = 2015 | next_title = Illusory Walls | next_year = 2021 | misc = {{Singles | name = Always Foreign | type = studio | single1 = Dillon and Her Son | single1date = August 1, 2017<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJZLKOWrEUM |title=The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - "Dillon And Her Son" (360º) |date=August 1, 2017 |last=Epitaph Records |access-date=March 10, 2021}}</ref> | single2 = Marine Tigers | single2date = August 29, 2017<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VgfM-MVjkw |title=The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - "Marine Tigers" |date=August 29, 2017 |last=Epitaph Records |access-date=March 10, 2021}}</ref> | single3 = Gram | single3date = Sep 26, 2017<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-v1KfCKVj0 |title=The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - "Gram" |date=September 26, 2017 |last=Epitaph Records |access-date=March 10, 2021}}</ref> }}}} '''''Always Foreign''''' is the third studio album by American emo band the World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die. It was released on September 29, 2017, through Epitaph Records.
== Critical reception == {{Music ratings | MC = 80/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |title=Critic Reviews for Always Foreign |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/always-foreign/the-world-is-a-beautiful-place-i-am-no-longer-afraid-to-die/critic-reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=July 31, 2018}}</ref> | rev1 = ''The 405'' | rev1Score = 9.5/10<ref name="the405">{{cite web |last1=Evans |first1=Zachary |title=Review: Always Foreign is a thrillingly direct and sharp war cry from The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die |url=https://www.thefourohfive.com/music/review/review-always-foreign-is-a-thrillingly-direct-and-sharp-war-cry-from-the-world-is-a-beautiful-place-i-am-no-longer-afraid-to-die-150 |website=The 405 |accessdate=July 31, 2018 |date=October 2, 2017 |quote=...another landmark in the emo revival timeline... |archive-date=July 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731183443/https://www.thefourohfive.com/music/review/review-always-foreign-is-a-thrillingly-direct-and-sharp-war-cry-from-the-world-is-a-beautiful-place-i-am-no-longer-afraid-to-die-150 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | rev2 = Allmusic | rev2Score = {{rating|3.5.|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |last1=Monger |first1=James |title=Always Foreign - The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die Album Review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/always-foreign-mw0003082850 |website=Allmusic |accessdate=July 31, 2018}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Exclaim!'' | rev3Score = 8/10<ref name="exclaim">{{cite web |last1=Feibel |first1=Adam |title=The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die Always Foreign |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_world_is_a_beautiful_place_and_i_am_no_longer_afraid_to_die-always_foreign |website=Exclaim! |accessdate=July 31, 2018 |date=September 29, 2017}}</ref> |rev4 = ''The Line of Best Fit'' |rev4Score = 7.5/10<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goggins, Joe |date=October 2, 2017 |title=The World Is a Beautiful Place's latest is a fiercely-crafted rebuke to foes local and national |work=The Line of Best Fit |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/the-world-is-a-beautiful-place-and-i-am-no-longer-afraid-to-die-always-fore |access-date=March 10, 2021}}</ref> |rev5 = ''No Ripcord'' |rev5Score = 7/10<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 24, 2017 |title=Quick Takes (September 2017) |work=No Ripcord |url=http://www.noripcord.com/features/quick-takes-september-2017 |access-date=March 10, 2021}}</ref> | rev6 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev6Score = 8.0/10<ref name="pitchfork review">{{cite web |last1=Cohen |first1=Ian |title=The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die: Always Foreign Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-world-is-a-beautiful-place-and-i-am-no-always-foreign/ |website=Pitchfork |accessdate=July 31, 2018 |date=October 2, 2017}}</ref> | rev7 = ''Punknews.org'' | rev7Score = {{rating|8|10}}<ref name="punknews">{{cite web |author1=Punknews.org Staff |title=The World Is A Beautiful PlaceandI Am No Longer Afraid to Die - Always Foreign (2017) |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/15322/the-world-is-a-beautiful-placeandi-am-no-longer-afraid-to-die-always-foreign |website=Punknews.org |accessdate=July 31, 2018 |date=September 29, 2017}}</ref> | rev8 = ''Under the Radar'' | rev8Score = 7.5/10<ref name="UTR">{{cite web |last1=Hamm |first1=Ryan E.C. |title=The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die: Always Foreign (Epitaph) Review |url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/the_world_is_a_beautiful_place_i_am_no_longer_afraid_to_die_always_foreign/ |website=Under the Radar |accessdate=July 31, 2018 |date=September 29, 2017}}</ref> }} ''Always Foreign'' was well received by contemporary music critics. At review aggregator site Metacritic, 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.<ref name="MC"/>
== Track listing == {{track listing | all_writing = Dylan Balliett, David F. Bello, Tyler Bussey, Steven K. Buttery, Joshua Cyr, Katie Dvorak and Chris Teti,<ref>{{cite web |title=ACE Repertory (Hilltopper)|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/title/hilltopper/publisher/music%20of%20the%20mothership?at=true&searchFilter=SVW&page=1 |website=ASCAP |access-date=25 September 2025}}</ref> except where noted | total_length = 42:23 | title1 = I'll Make Everything | length1 = 2:26 | title2 = The Future | length2 = 2:30 | title3 = Hilltopper | length3 = 3:02 | title4 = Faker | length4 = 5:12 | title5 = Gram | length5 = 3:50 | title6 = Dillon and Her Son | length6 = 2:24 | title7 = Blank #12 | writer7 = Balliett, Bello, Cyr, Teti<ref>{{cite web |title=ACE Repertory (Blank 12) |url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/title/blank%2012/publisher/music%20of%20the%20mothership?at=false&searchFilter=SVW&page=1 |website=ASCAP |access-date=25 September 2025}}</ref> | length7 = 1:16 | title8 = For Robin | length8 = 4:00 | title9 = Marine Tigers | length9 = 7:04 | title10 = Fuzz Minor | length10 = 4:32 | title11 = Infinite Steve | writer11 = Balliett, Bello, Bussey, Buttery, Cyr, Dvorak, Greg Horbal, Teti<ref>{{cite web |title=ACE Repertory (Infinite Steve)|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/title/infinite%20steve/publisher/music%20of%20the%20mothership?at=false&searchFilter=SVW&page=1 |website=ASCAP |access-date=25 September 2025}}</ref> | length11 = 6:12 }}
== Personnel == The following individuals were credited with the production, artwork, and composition of the album.<ref name="credits"/> ;The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die * David Bello – Vocals * Joshua Cyr – Bass, Harp, Synthesizer, Vocals * Tyler Bussey – Guitar, Banjo, Synthesizer, Vocals * Dylan Balliett – Guitar, Vocals * Chris Teti – Guitar, Synthesizer, Programming * Katie Dvorak – Synthesizer, Vocals * Steven Buttery – Percussion, Vocals
;Additional musicians <ref>{{cite web | url=https://theworldis.bandcamp.com/album/always-foreign | title=Always Foreign, by the World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to die }}</ref> * Gary Buttery – Tuba * Eric Stilwell – Trombone * Matthew Hull – Trumpet * Armand Aromin – Violin * Sarah Cowell – Vocals * Chad Matheny – Vocals, Electronics * Bernard Parsons – Vocals * Aaron Weiss – 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
== Charting ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col"| Chart (2017) ! scope="col"| Peak<br>position |- {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|7|artist=The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|31|artist=The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|BillboardVinyl|15|artist=The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die|rowheader=true}} |}
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== External links == * {{Discogs release|1243514|Always Foreign|type=album}}
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