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9.0
21958
9.0 |
No Ripcord
A finely crafted patchwork of ideas that constantly keeps the listener guessing
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9.0
22753
9.0 |
BBC
Akron/Family's dynamic range is one of the more clearly and effectively deployed in modern rock music
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9.0
23554
9.0 |
DIY
They’ve not lost their world music, folk and psyche feel, but in place of their heaviness, they’ve embraced tradition and psychadelia
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8.0
25530
8.0 |
The Quietus
For all the dizzying experimentation and hybridisation on show, sometimes the album works best when things are kept simple
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8.0
31346
8.0 |
The AU Review
A beautiful journey into sound
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8.0
22276
8.0 |
Uncut
A dizzying positivity is the constant in this adventure in fractal sonics. Print edition only
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8.0
22446
8.0 |
Bowlegs
Bewildering rock and cosmic roll
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8.0
23262
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The Line Of Best Fit
A joyous listen and one that keeps revealing more and more with every cosmic spin
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8.0
23324
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The Digital Fix
Akron/Family seem to have grown into an altogether more magical beast that progresses and morphs with each subsequent album. Long may the magic continue!
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8.0
23403
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Drowned In Sound
[A] whimsy-filled journey through life
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8.0
23433
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AU Review
Forget Jesus! You need Akron/Family in your life. This is their Astral Weeks
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8.0
22245
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Mojo
Fusion of bucolic folk, sun-soaked pop, nature sounds and joyful freak-out rock. Print edition only
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8.0
21771
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PopMatters
It’s one of the group’s strongest offerings yet
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7.9
21685
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Pitchfork
Organic and jubilant, it successfully weaves psych, world, rock, and folk traditions into something new and endlessly compelling
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7.5
21687
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A.V. Club
As always, Akron/Family is fascinated with many genres and never entirely loyal to any
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7.0
21692
7.0 |
Prefix
Akron/Family makes a noise that's going to reach you no matter where it is they've run off to
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7.0
21707
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Truly does function as a rebirth, a re-debut of a band that blatantly refuses to contain their creativity and innovation
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7.0
21686
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Rave Magazine
There are some strong individual tracks here, but the pacing and sequencing of the album undermine them
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7.0
21774
7.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
The songs are shorter and less prone to the abrupt emotional highs and lows that have made their live show famous
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7.0
22803
7.0 |
BBC
The band is to be treasured for what they bring to music – nature, construction and soundworlds that one can be effortlessly immersed in
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6.0
22596
6.0 |
Under The Radar
A stylistic trainwreck of the most giddy and heartwarming order
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6.0
22258
6.0 |
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