Akron/Family (album)

Akron/Family is the debut album by Akron/Family, released in 2005. The album was released on Young God Records on March 22 and was produced by the band with Michael Gira, head of the aforementioned record label.

Akron/Family
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 22, 2005
Recorded2003–2004, Brooklyn
Genre
  • Freak folk
  • psychedelic folk
  • lo-fi
Length60:50
LabelYoung God Records
ProducerMichael Gira and Akron/Family
Akron/Family chronology
Akron/Family
(2005)
Angels of Light and Akron/Family
(2005)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Pitchfork Media(8.0/10)
Prefix Magazine(8/10)
Stylus MagazineA−
Tiny Mix Tapes

The album is unusual for avoiding the band's more freeform elements. Seth from the group stated in an interview "I think when we made our first record, we had all these different sides to us as a band but we weren't going to release a double record. I think Michael encouraged us to focus on some of things we'd recorded at home, stuff which tended to be more quiet"

The track listing for the double vinyl version is slightly different from the CD version, with each format having 2 unique tracks.

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