Akron/Family (album)
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| Akron/Family | ||||
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| Released | March 22, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2003–2004, Brooklyn | |||
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| Length | 60:50 | |||
| Label | Young God Records | |||
| Producer | Michael Gira and Akron/Family | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Alternative Press | [4] |
| Cokemachineglow | 78%[5] |
| Mojo |  [6] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[2] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[7] |
| Stylus | A−[8] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |    [9] |
| Uncut | 7/10[10] |
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.
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"[11]
The track listing for the double vinyl version is slightly different from the CD version, with each format having 2 unique tracks.
