Otherness (Alexisonfire album)

Otherness
Studio album by
Alexisonfire
ReleasedJune 24, 2022[1]
StudioJukasa Recording Studios, Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada[2]
Genre
Length50:05
LabelDine Alone
Producer
  • Alexisonfire
Alexisonfire chronology
Death Letter
(2012) 		Otherness
(2022)
Singles from Otherness
  1. "Sweet Dreams of Otherness"
    Released: March 10, 2022
  2. "Reverse the Curse"
    Released: April 20, 2022
  3. "Sans Soleil"
    Released: May 18, 2022
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic92/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Distorted Sound9/10[3]
Kerrang![5]
Line of Best Fit7/10[6]
Louder[7]
Sputnikmusic[8]

Otherness is the fifth studio album by Canadian post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. The album was released on June 24, 2022, thirteen years after the release of their last full-length album, Old Crows / Young Cardinals. It is also their first album since reuniting in 2015. The album takes its name from the first single from the album released, "Sweet Dreams of Otherness", which premiered on YouTube on March 10, 2022. It peaked at No. 4 on the Canadian albums chart.

The album won the Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2023.[9]

  1. ^ "Alexisonfire Announces First Album In 13 Years, 'Otherness'". Blabbermouth.net. March 10, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Alexisonfire Announce First New Album in 13 Years". Exclaim!. March 10, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Bird, Katie (20 June 2022). "ALBUM REVIEW: Otherness – Alexisonfire". Distorted Sound. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Otherness by Alexisonfire Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Album review: Alexisonfire – Otherness". kerrang.com. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  6. ^ Taylor, Ims (24 June 2022). "Alexisonfire strengthen their post-hardcore heavyweight status on Otherness". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Canadian post-hardcore kings Alexisonfire have made a comeback album to be proud of". loudersound.com. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Review: Alexisonfire - Otherness". Sputnikmusic. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  9. ^ Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.