Name: Akron/Family
Brand: Akron/family

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YG 28LP

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2013-12-20

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Orchard

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Sales:8.875

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658457002810

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Akron/family

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Young God

Akron/Family is a folk-influenced experimental rock band that formed in 2002 and is currently based in New York on the Dead Oceans label. The band consists of Miles Seaton, Seth Olinsky, Dana Janssen, and formerly Ryan Vanderhoof. Each member plays multiple instruments and contributes vocals to their shows and recorded material. Known for their improvisation and vocal harmonies during live performances, Akron/Family incorporates field recordings, psychedelic elements, electronic sounds, guitars, and even a glockenspiel into their music.

In addition to their solo debut in 2005, the band has collaborated with master drummer/hero Hamid Drake on an EP called "Meek Warrior" which showcased both traditional folk music and experimental electric guitar tracks. They have also played behind Michael Gira on his Angels of Light project.

While recording their album "Love Is Simple," Vanderhoof left Akron/Family to pursue a spiritual path at a Buddhist Dharma center in the Midwest. Despite this change, Akron/Family continued to create unique music that pushes boundaries within the folk-rock genre.

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for the very first time, this magnum debut from the magnificent akron family gets a vinyl release. this originally came out in 2005, and was critically acclaimed, they have since released a split album with angels of light, and a follow up mini album "meek warrior", toured incessantly and have a new album ready for late autumn release. recorded with michael gira on his young god label there's echoes of the whimsy of devendra banhart, the lo-fi but lush pop experimentation of sparklehorse or grandaddy, the brooding beautiful atmospherics of gira himself, an album to take to your heart and get lost in.

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