Reviews of Boards Of Canada’s “Inferno” have all searched, and struggled, for the album’s deeper meaning. The duo’s 13 year absence and deliberate, persistent air of mystery produced peak anticipation and put a whole lot of weight on the recordings. However, it seems clear that the set is a dose of darkness, reflecting the times in which it was birthed. I’m not sure if we should have expected anything else. It would have been more of shock if the pair had returned in 2026 with something light and carefree. Try as you might, its becoming near to impossible to put your social / economic / environmental / political blinkers up. Impossible to exist and create in a vacuum. All art right now can only be a statement. Even the throwaway fluff choses to distract or opt out. The fact that “Inferno” is challenging is a good thing. The quest for samples, easter eggs and the record’s themes, has forced BOC’s diehard fans, and anyone who’s had a cursory listen to the album, to take stock of the…
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