Akron / Family & Angels of Light
Akron/Family & Angels of Light is a split album between New York band Akron/Family and Michael Gira's band Angels of Light. It was released on November 8, 2005, via Gira's own record label, Young God Records.
| Akron/Family & Angels of Light | ||||
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| Released | November 8, 2005 | |||
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| Length | 54:51 | |||
| Label | Young God | |||
| Producer | Michael Gira, Akron/Family | |||
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| Angels of Light chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Alternative Press | |
| Gigwise | 9/10 |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.0 |
| PopMatters | 7/10 |
| Stylus Magazine | A |
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The album features seven original songs by Akron/Family and three original songs by Angels of Light, plus a version of "Mother/Father" (originally performed by Gira's former group Swans, from the album, The Great Annihilator) and a cover of Bob Dylan's "I Pity the Poor Immigrant". Akron/Family play backing instruments on all of the Angels of Light tracks.
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