Frkwys, Vol. 9: Icon Give Thank
by Sun Araw
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. Dusted Magazine
    May 4, 2012
    70
    Like most things that result from improvisation, it doesn't always sound as new as it thinks it does, but the reggae stalwarts' freshness is timeless.
  2. Mojo
    May 4, 2012
    80
    What they [Sun Araw & M Geddes Gengras with the Congos] produced is startling and unique. [May 2012, p.89]
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  3. Pitchfork
    May 4, 2012
    81
    What makes this, if not the most fully realized, then the most rewarding entry in RVNG's already ambitious FRKWYS series is that it doesn't sound like noise dudes just trying to make the simulacra of a dub reggae album.
  5. Tiny Mix Tapes
    May 4, 2012
    80
    As it stands, the album (along with the essential corresponding film, Icon Eye) stands as a rather moving document of the profundity of the cross-cultural and cross-generational conversation that goes on throughout all popular culture, and given the niche audiences for both Sun Araw and The Congos, this project offers a view on a very rarely explored conversation at that.
  6. Uncut
    May 4, 2012
    80
    The residency produces inspired results. [Apr 2012, p.87]
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