If Children

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If Children
Wye Oak - If Children.png
Studio album by
ReleasedOriginally released in 2007, re-released by Merge Records on April 8, 2008 (2008-04-08)
RecordedWinter of 2006
Genre Indie rock
Length41:41
Label Merge Records
Wye Oak chronology
If Children
(2007)
The Knot
(2009)

If Children is the debut studio album by Baltimore-based band Wye Oak. The album was originally released in 2007, but was re-released on April 8, 2008 by Merge Records. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Exclaim! (favorable) [4]
Pitchfork 7.1/10 [5]
Prefix 7/10 [6]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [7]
Seven Days (favorable) [1]

Writing for Pitchfork , Mike Powell gave If Children a 7.1 out of 10 rating, saying that the album "displays a band that knows how to vary a theme just enough to keep momentum." [5] Robert Christgau gave it a 2-star honorable mention rating, which corresponds to a "likable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well enjoy," [8] and said of the album that it was "Poised warily between innocence and experience, d/b/a melody and chaos." [7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Please Concrete"3:13
2."Warning"3:48
3."Regret"2:25
4."Archaic Smile"5:04
5."Family Glue"4:15
6."Orchard Fair"3:45
7."I Don't Feel Young"3:01
8."Keeping Company"3:52
9."A Lawn to Mow"3:10
10."If Children Were Wishes"5:28
11."Obituary"3:40
Total length:41:41

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Pritchard, Jason (June 4, 2008). "Wye Oak, If Children Review". Seven Days. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  2. Sendra, Tim. "If Children Review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  3. Fink, Matt (May 1, 2008). "If Children Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  4. Khanna, Vish (April 8, 2008). "If Children Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Powell, Mike (April 25, 2008). "If Children Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  6. broctoon (April 4, 2008). "Wye Oak - If Children Album Review". Prefixmag.com. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  7. 1 2 "CG: Wye Oak". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  8. "Grades 1990-". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved April 24, 2016.