Akron/Family II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT

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Akron/Family S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2011
RecordedJune 2010
Genre Folk, psychedelic rock, experimental rock
Length47:53
Label Dead Oceans
Producer Akron/Family
Akron/Family chronology
Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free
(2009)
Akron/Family S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT
(2011)
Sub Verses
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Crackle Feedback (8/10) [3]
Filter Magazine (78%) [4]
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Pitchfork (7.9/10) [6]
Drowned In Sound (8/10) [7]
InYourSpeakers (72/100) [8]

Akron/Family II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT (sometimes spelled as Akron/Family S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT) is the fifth studio album by experimental rock band Akron/Family, released on February 8, 2011, on Dead Oceans Records. [9] This is the group's second album following the departure of founding member Ryan Vanderhoof as well as their second for Dead Oceans.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Akron/Family.

No.TitleLength
1."Silly Bears"5:45
2."Island"4:52
3."A AAA O A WAY"2:07
4."So It Goes"2:36
5."Another Sky"5:12
6."Light Emerges"5:41
7."Cast a Net"3:58
8."Tatsuya Neon Purple Walkby"0:43
9."Fuji I (Global Dub)"2:23
10."Say What You Want To"3:26
11."Fuji II (Single Pane)"4:21
12."Canopy"3:29
13."Creator"3:18
14."Healing Vapor Prismatic" (Vinyl-only Bonus Track)16:26

Personnel

Other Credits

References

  1. "S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT by Akron/Family" . Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  2. "Allmusic review".
  3. "Crackle Feedback review".
  4. "Filter Magazine review".
  5. "SPIN review".
  6. "Pitchfork review".
  7. "Drowned In Sound review". Archived from the original on March 18, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  8. Bogen, Joseph (January 28, 2011). "InYourSpeakers: Reviews: Akron/Family: Akron/Family II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT". Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
  9. Oceans, Dead. "Akron/Family - S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT :: Dead Oceans". Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.