Anoyo is the tenth studio album by Canadian musician Tim Hecker. It was released on May 10, 2019 under Kranky.[10]

Anoyo
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 10, 2019 (2019-05-10)
Length34:26
LabelKranky
Tim Hecker chronology
Konoyo
(2018)
Anoyo
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.4/10[1]
Metacritic79/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Exclaim!8/10[4]
The Line of Best Fit8.5/10[5]
MusicOMH[6]
Pitchfork7.8/10[7]
Resident Advisor[8]
The Skinny[9]

Background

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The album was recorded in the Jiunzan Mandala-Temple Kanzouin in Tokyo, at the same time as Hecker's 2018 album Konoyo.[11]

Critical reception

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Anoyo was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 79, based on 13 reviews.[2]

Accolades

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Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Drift Records Top 100 Albums of 2019
56
Obscure Sound Top 50 Albums of 2019
45
XLR8R Best Albums of 2019
N/A

Track listing

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Anoyo track listing
No.TitleLength
1."That World"9:10
2."Is But a Simulated Blur"4:10
3."Step Away from Konoyo"4:38
4."Into the Void"4:48
5."Not Alone"3:10
6."You Never Were"8:30
Total length:34:26

Notes

  • All tracks are stylized in sentence case, excluding the word "Konoyo". For example, "That World" is stylized as "That world".

References

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  1. ^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Simpson, Paul. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  4. ^ Sylvester, Daniel (May 8, 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  5. ^ Lily, Evan (May 10, 2019). "Tim Hecker remains a master of his craft". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  6. ^ Devlin, Ben (May 9, 2019). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  7. ^ Reese, Nathan (May 10, 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  8. ^ Fassa, Layla (May 28, 2019). "Resident Advisor Review". Resident Advisor. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  9. ^ Creely, Joe (May 8, 2019). "The Skinny Review". The Skinny. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  10. ^ Sodomsky, Sam (February 12, 2019). "Tim Hecker Announces New Album Anoyo, Shares Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  11. ^ Newcomb, Ming (February 13, 2019). "Tim Hecker announces new album, Anoyo, shares nine-minute "That World"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  12. ^ "Drift' Top 100 Albums of 2019". Drift Records. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  13. ^ Mineo, Mike (December 17, 2019). "Best Albums of 2019". Obscure Sound. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  14. ^ "XLR8R's Best of 2019". XLR8R. Retrieved April 29, 2020.