Akron/Family (album)

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Akron/Family
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Studio album by
Akron/Family
ReleasedMarch 22, 2005
Recorded2003–2004, Brooklyn
Genre
Length60:50
Label Young God Records
Producer Michael Gira and Akron/Family
Akron/Family chronology
Akron/Family
(2005)		 Angels of Light and Akron/Family
(2005)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 80/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Cokemachineglow 78% [5]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [2]
PopMatters 7/10 [7]
Stylus A− [8]
Tiny Mix Tapes TMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT half.svgTMT empty.svg [9]
Uncut 7/10 [10]

Akron/Family is the debut album by Akron/Family, released in 2005. The album was released on Young God Records on March 22 and was produced by the band with Michael Gira, head of the aforementioned record label.

The album is unusual for avoiding the band's more freeform elements. Seth from the group stated in an interview "I think when we made our first record, we had all these different sides to us as a band but we weren't going to release a double record. I think Michael encouraged us to focus on some of things we'd recorded at home, stuff which tended to be more quiet" [11]

The track listing for the double vinyl version is slightly different from the CD version, with each format having 2 unique tracks.

Track listing

CD version

  1. "Before and Again" – 4:36
  2. "Suchness" – 3:26
  3. "Part of Corey" – 2:27
  4. "Italy" – 8:08
  5. "I'll Be on the Water" – 3:25
  6. "Running, Returning" – 4:33
  7. "Afford" – 3:57
  8. "Interlude: Ak Ak Was the Boat They Sailed in On" – 2:31
  9. "Sorrow Boy" – 3:43
  10. "Shoes" – 3:42
  11. "Lumen" – 5:30 – (CD exclusive)
  12. "How Do I Know" – 2:30
  13. "Franny/You're Human" – 5:58
  14. "[Untitled]" – 6:24 – (CD exclusive)

Vinyl version

side a

  1. "Before and Again" – 4:33
  2. "Suchness" – 3:26
  3. "Part of Corey" – 2:23
  4. "Dylan Pt.1" – 4:20 – (vinyl exclusive)

side b

  1. "Italy" – 8:08
  2. "I'll Be on the Water" – 3:25
  3. "Running, Returning" – 4:33

side c

  1. "Afford" – 3:57
  2. "Interlude: Ak Ak Was the Boat They Sailed in On" – 2:31
  3. "Sorrow Boy" – 3:43
  4. "Shoes" – 3:42

side d

  1. "Positive Vibration Force" – 4:57 – (vinyl exclusive)
  2. "How Do I Know" – 2:26
  3. "Franny/You're Human" – 5:58

References

  1. 1 2 3 Allmusic review
  2. 1 2 "Pitchfork Media review". Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Akron/Family by Akron/Family". Metacritic . Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  4. ↑ Conjures images of an organic commune in an alternate galaxy. [Jun 2005, p.164]
  5. ↑ Reid, Scott (March 23, 2005). "Akron/Family - Akron/Family". Cokemachineglow . Archived from the original on October 26, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ [It] is largely unfettered by the dictates of genre. [Jul 2006, p.106]
  7. ↑ Funk, Peter (March 22, 2005). "Akron/Family: Akron/Family". PopMatters . Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Stylus Magazine review". Archived from the original on October 27, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  9. ↑ Tiny Mix Tapes review [ permanent dead link ]
  10. ↑ Intriguing, endearing and, given time, surprisingly addictive. [Jun 2005, p.104]
  11. ↑ "Alive :: Alive.co.uk/interviews :: Interviews". Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2008.


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