Akron/Family (album)

Akron/Family is the self-titled 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.

Akron/Family
Studio album by
Akron/Family
ReleasedMarch 22, 2005
Recorded2003–2004, Brooklyn
GenreFreak folk
Length60:50
LabelYoung God Records
ProducerMichael Gira and Akron/Family
Akron/Family chronology
Akron/Family
(2005)		 Angels of Light and Akron/Family
(2005)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork Media(8.0/10)[3]
Prefix Magazine(8/10)[4]
Stylus MagazineA−[5]
Tiny Mix Tapes[6]

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"[7]

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
gollark: For opening boxes and stuff I always just used scissors.
gollark: I don't actually know much about knives, either, having never really used any except for kitchen-y purposes.
gollark: Well, yes, they're mostly just "stabby metal part", maybe with some spring bit to thingy the blade?
gollark: I mean, I might look, but as I said, it's not really a topic I care much about.
gollark: I don't have anything *against* guns, and in fact I'd probably prefer looser restrictions than the UK has for FREEDOM™ reasons, but it just... never came up and I never cared much about their existence.

References
  1. "Akron/Family by Akron/Family". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. Allmusic review
  3. "Pitchfork Media review". Archived from the original on 2007-02-13. Retrieved 2007-02-24.
  4. "Album Review: Akron/Family - Akron/Family". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. Stylus Magazine review
  6. Tiny Mix Tapes review
  7. "Alive :: Alive.co.uk/interviews :: Interviews". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-04-29.


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