Anoyo

Anoyo is the tenth studio album by Canadian musician Tim Hecker. It was released on May 10, 2019 under Kranky.[11]

Anoyo
Studio album by Tim Hecker
Released	May 10, 2019 (2019-05-10)
Length	34:26
Label	Kranky
Tim Hecker chronology
Konoyo (2018) Anoyo (2019)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Album of the Year	75/100[1]
AnyDecentMusic?	7.4/10[2]
Metacritic	79/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Exclaim!	8/10[5]
The Line of Best Fit	8.5/10[6]
MusicOMH	[7]
Pitchfork	7.8/10[8]
Resident Advisor	[9]
The Skinny	[10]

Background

The album was recorded in the Jiunzan Mandala-Temple Kanzouin in Tokyo, at the same time as Hecker's 2018 album Konoyo.[12]

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.[3]

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Drift Records	Top 100 Albums of 2019	56	[13]
Obscure Sound	Top 50 Albums of 2019	45	[14]
XLR8R	Best Albums of 2019	N/A	[15]

Track listing

Anoyo track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

References

1. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
2. "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
3. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
4. Simpson, Paul. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
5. Sylvester, Daniel (May 8, 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
6. Lily, Evan (May 10, 2019). "Tim Hecker remains a master of his craft". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
7. Devlin, Ben (May 9, 2019). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
8. Reese, Nathan (May 10, 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
9. Fassa, Layla (May 28, 2019). "Resident Advisor Review". Resident Advisor. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
10. Creely, Joe (May 8, 2019). "The Skinny Review". The Skinny. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
11. Sodomsky, Sam (February 12, 2019). "Tim Hecker Announces New Album Anoyo, Shares Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
12. Newcomb, Ming (February 13, 2019). "Tim Hecker announces new album, Anoyo, shares nine-minute "That World"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
13. "Drift' Top 100 Albums of 2019". Drift Records. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
14. Mineo, Mike (December 17, 2019). "Best Albums of 2019". Obscure Sound. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
15. "XLR8R's Best of 2019". XLR8R. Retrieved April 29, 2020.