Akron/Family II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT

Akron/Family S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT
Studio album by
Akron/Family
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2011
RecordedJune 2010
GenreFolk, psychedelic rock, experimental rock
Length47:53
LabelDead Oceans
ProducerAkron/Family
Akron/Family chronology
Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free
(2009) 		Akron/Family S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT
(2011) 		Sub Verses
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
Crackle Feedback(8/10)
Filter Magazine(78%)
Spin
Pitchfork(7.9/10)
Drowned In Sound(8/10)
InYourSpeakers(72/100)

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. This is the group's second album following the departure of founding member Ryan Vanderhoof as well as their second for Dead Oceans.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Akron/Family

No.TitleLength
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

  • Miles Seaton
  • Seth Olinsky
  • Dana Janssen

Other Credits

  • 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

  1. ^ "S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT by Akron/Family". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Allmusic review".
  3. ^ "Crackle Feedback review".
  4. ^ "Filter Magazine review".
  5. ^ "SPIN review".
  6. ^ "Pitchfork review".
  7. ^ "Drowned In Sound review". Archived from the original on 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.