# Always Foreign

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{{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](/source/the_World_Is_a_Beautiful_Place_%26_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](/source/Burlington%2C_Connecticut)
| genre      = [Emo](/source/Emo),<ref name="the405" /> [indie rock](/source/indie_rock),<ref name="allmusic.com">https://www.allmusic.com/album/always-foreign-mw0003082850</ref> [post-rock](/source/post-rock),<ref name="allmusic.com">https://www.allmusic.com/album/always-foreign-mw0003082850</ref> [pop punk](/source/pop_punk)<ref name="allmusic.com">https://www.allmusic.com/album/always-foreign-mw0003082850</ref>
| length     = {{Duration|m=42|s=23}}
| label      = [Epitaph](/source/Epitaph_Records)
| producer   = Chris Teti<ref name="credits"/>
| prev_title = [Harmlessness](/source/Harmlessness)
| prev_year  = 2015
| next_title = [Illusory Walls](/source/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](/source/emo) band [the World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die](/source/the_World_Is_a_Beautiful_Place_%26_I_Am_No_Longer_Afraid_to_Die). It was released on September 29, 2017, through [Epitaph Records](/source/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](/source/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!](/source/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](/source/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''](/source/Pitchfork_(website))
| 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](/source/Under_the_Radar_(magazine))''
| 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](/source/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](/source/Emperor_X) – Vocals, Electronics
* Bernard Parsons – Vocals
* [Aaron Weiss](/source/MeWithoutYou) – 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}}
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Discogs release|1243514|Always Foreign|type=album}}

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Category:The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die albums
Category:2017 albums
Category:Epitaph Records albums

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