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MagnetMay 10, 2013It's a denser, darker album than 2011's S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT, spending more of its time gazing outward, intent on gleeful subversion and taking delight in making noise for the hell of it. [No. 98, p.52]
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Apr 29, 2013Sub Verses offers such a disciplined sense of exploration, multivalent nuance, and commitment in its production and performance; it stands out in an already very distinguished catalog.
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MojoApr 22, 2013Akron/Family's seventh album proffers 10 diversely arranged slabs of leftfield clamour, all of them shot through with a contrasting pop-classicist melodic sensibility. [May 2013, p.90]
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Apr 22, 2013Themes and aims aside, Sub Verses is simply an example of Akron/Family’s continued good run of form, and undoubted confidence.
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May 1, 2013Sub Verses proves we shouldn't take Akron/Family for granted; their restlessness is rare.
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Apr 29, 2013Having spent so much time racing from one experiment to the next, it’s fun to hear the band settle in and take stock in its own legacy.
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Apr 29, 2013Some of the extremes on the album feel awkward--the heavy metal too heavy, the loops of death overlooped, the calm too suddenly silent--but overall it is a deep, yawning collection of exciting musical experiments to dunk yourself into.
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Under The RadarApr 22, 2013The explosion continues here, infused with a bit more darkness than these guys typically conjure up--heaviness, even. [Mar-Apr 2013, p.90]
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May 3, 2013Akron/Family are never going to stop changing and you never really know what you’re gonna get, but they could perhaps do with a bit more cohesiveness and bit less grandiosity next time around.
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Apr 30, 2013As a whole, the transitions are a bit choppy and sudden, digging away at the coherence of the album.
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