Anoyo

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Anoyo
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 10, 2019 (2019-05-10)
Length34:26
Label Kranky
Tim Hecker chronology
Konoyo
(2018)
Anoyo
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.4/10 [1]
Metacritic 79/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Exclaim! 8/10 [4]
The Line of Best Fit 8.5/10 [5]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Pitchfork 7.8/10 [7]
Resident Advisor Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]

Anoyo is the tenth studio album by Canadian musician Tim Hecker. It was released on May 10, 2019 under Kranky. [10]

Contents

Background

The album was recorded in the Jiunzan Mandala-Temple Kanzouin in Tokyo, at the same time as Hecker's 2018 album Konoyo . [11]

Critical reception

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]

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
Drift RecordsTop 100 Albums of 2019
56
Obscure Sound Top 50 Albums of 2019
45
XLR8R Best Albums of 2019
N/A

Track listing

Anoyo track listing
No.TitleLength
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

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