''Distant Populations'' is the fourth studio album by American post-hardcore band

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

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 post-hardcore,

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, hard rock and

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Track listing

Personnel

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

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– 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