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

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

Akron/Family S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT
Studio album by
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[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Crackle Feedback(8/10)[3]
Filter Magazine(78%)[4]
Spin[5]
Pitchfork(7.9/10)[6]
Drowned In Sound(8/10)[7]
InYourSpeakers(72/100)[8]

Track listing

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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

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  • Miles Seaton
  • Seth Olinsky
  • Dana Janssen

Other Credits

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  • 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

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  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.