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- Summary: The latest neo-folk outfit under the tutelage of Michael Gira are the Brooklyn quartet Akron/Family, who make their debut with this self-titled release.
- Record Label: Young God
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 12 out of 12
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Akron/Family merge shifting, sometimes impressionistic arrangements with limpid lyricism. The result is an elusive -- but strong and deeply fascinating -- debut.
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This debut will not be the record of their career and leaves me wanting more already, but it is the right record at the right time and a stupidly profound and convincing debut that is up there with the best releases of the year thus far.
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MagnetAkron/Family is John Brown's body, the ghost of Tom Joad and the art-school spirit of Andy Warhol crammed into one ornate, mossy mausoleum. [#68, p.100]
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Alternative PressConjures images of an organic commune in an alternate galaxy. [Jun 2005, p.164]
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The biggest pleasant surprise here, though, is the vocals.
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The WireImmaculately interwoven electronics and the care with which each beautifully recorded track unfolds recall Chicago post-rock. [#254, p.53]
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Akron/Family has definite talent, but less forced naturalness, tighter song structures and greater emphasis on appealing harmonies could only help the group in its quest to conquer the known musical universe, or, at the very least, the corner organic foods mart.
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LouiseHMay 21, 2005I loved the cd. It was creative and lively out of the box music. Very refreshing. This band really has something going.
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JohnPFeb 5, 2006Best album of 2005.
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KevinMay 22, 2005
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AdamRJan 29, 2006amazingly dynamic and eerie album that, despite it's often upbeat southern feel, can inspire me to dreams of the strangest and deepest things.
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BenMay 20, 2005
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