Anoyo | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 10, 2019 | |||
Length | 34:26 | |||
Label | Kranky | |||
Tim Hecker chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.4/10 [1] |
Metacritic | 79/100 [2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Exclaim! | 8/10 [4] |
The Line of Best Fit | 8.5/10 [5] |
MusicOMH | [6] |
Pitchfork | 7.8/10 [7] |
Resident Advisor | [8] |
The Skinny | [9] |
Anoyo is the tenth studio album by Canadian musician Tim Hecker. It was released on May 10, 2019 under Kranky. [10]
The album was recorded in the Jiunzan Mandala-Temple Kanzouin in Tokyo, at the same time as Hecker's 2018 album Konoyo . [11]
Anoyo was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 79, based on 13 reviews. [2]
Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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Drift Records | Top 100 Albums of 2019 | 56 | |
Obscure Sound | Top 50 Albums of 2019 | 45 | |
XLR8R | Best Albums of 2019 | N/A |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "That World" | 9:10 |
2. | "Is But a Simulated Blur" | 4:10 |
3. | "Step Away from Konoyo" | 4:38 |
4. | "Into the Void" | 4:48 |
5. | "Not Alone" | 3:10 |
6. | "You Never Were" | 8:30 |
Total length: | 34:26 |
Notes
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