Akron/Family II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT (sometimes spelled as Akron/Family S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT) is the fifth studio album by experimental rock band Akron/Family, released on February 8, 2011, on Dead Oceans Records.[9] This is the group's second album following the departure of founding member Ryan Vanderhoof as well as their second for Dead Oceans.
| Akron/Family S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 8, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | June 2010 | |||
| Genre | Folk, psychedelic rock, experimental rock | |||
| Length | 47:53 | |||
| Label | Dead Oceans | |||
| Producer | Akron/Family | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Crackle Feedback | (8/10)[3] |
| Filter Magazine | (78%)[4] |
| Spin |   [5] |
| Pitchfork | (7.9/10)[6] |
| Drowned In Sound | (8/10)[7] |
| InYourSpeakers | (72/100)[8] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Akron/Family
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Silly Bears" | 5:45 |
| 2. | "Island" | 4:52 |
| 3. | "A AAA O A WAY" | 2:07 |
| 4. | "So It Goes" | 2:36 |
| 5. | "Another Sky" | 5:12 |
| 6. | "Light Emerges" | 5:41 |
| 7. | "Cast a Net" | 3:58 |
| 8. | "Tatsuya Neon Purple Walkby" | 0:43 |
| 9. | "Fuji I (Global Dub)" | 2:23 |
| 10. | "Say What You Want To" | 3:26 |
| 11. | "Fuji II (Single Pane)" | 4:21 |
| 12. | "Canopy" | 3:29 |
| 13. | "Creator" | 3:18 |
| 14. | "Healing Vapor Prismatic" (Vinyl-only Bonus Track) | 16:26 |
Personnel
edit- Miles Seaton
- Seth Olinsky
- Dana Janssen
Other Credits
edit- Ali Beletic – vocals
- Paul Gold – mastering
- Chris Koltay – engineer, mixing
- Tatsuya Nakatani – gong, percussion
- Martin Rietze – photography
- Ed Sortman – trumpet
- Ryan Vanderhoof – slide guitar
References
edit- ^ "S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT by Akron/Family". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Allmusic review".
- ^ "Crackle Feedback review".
- ^ "Filter Magazine review".
- ^ "SPIN review".
- ^ "Pitchfork review".
- ^ "Drowned In Sound review". Archived from the original on 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
- ^ Bogen, Joseph (28 January 2011). "InYourSpeakers: Reviews: Akron/Family: Akron/Family II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT". Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ^ Oceans, Dead. "Akron/Family - S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT :: Dead Oceans". Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.