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MrFrogger
Where am I
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Location: Oakland 
- #1
- Posted: 07/01/2013 17:15
- Post subject: 2013 ALC #2: Akron/Family - Sub Verses
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This weeks 2013 listen
Akron/Family-Sub Verses
Year: 2013
Country: United States
Overall Rank: 20,701
Average Rating: 75/100 (from 1 vote)
Tracks:
1. No-Room
2. Way Up
3. Until The Morning
4. Sand Talk
5. Sometimes I
6. Holy Bredom
7. Sand Time
8. Whole World Is Watching
9. When I Was Young
10. Samurai
It's a darker spin on the Freak-Folk tendencies of their earlier albums.
It shouldn't be too hard to find, but if you need help, PM me and i'll see what I can do.
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- #2
- Posted: 07/01/2013 17:18
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Ah, one I've already heard a couple of times. Not a fan at all. Just found it very bland. Will give it another spin or two in the coming days and write something more concrete though.
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MrFrogger
Where am I
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Location: Oakland
- #3
- Posted: 07/01/2013 17:35
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Listening again now, i'm really hearing Grizzly Bear this listen, which is funny, since I like this better than most their stuff. Anyways, if I get one person to discover this and like it, it's a win in my book.
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Norman Bates
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Location: Paris, France 
- #4
- Posted: 07/01/2013 17:42
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I already now Meek Warrior, which I found average, and Love Is Simple, which I found much better (with the awesome 'Ed Is A Portal'). It'll be nice to see where they're at now. Thanks for the rec, will listen tomorrow.
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- Posted: 07/01/2013 19:06
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Listened to this once, didn't feel compelled to listen to it again. Will give it another chance.
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Jasonconfused
If We Make It We Can All Sit Back and Laugh
Gender: Male
Location: Washington
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- Posted: 07/01/2013 19:33
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Didn't really like it. Sounds like someone just discovered a looper pedal and GarageBand drum kit samples.
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meccalecca
Voice of Reason
Gender: Male
Location: The Land of Enchantment
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- Posted: 07/01/2013 19:34
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| Norman Bates wrote: | | I already now Meek Warrior, which I found average, and Love Is Simple, which I found much better (with the awesome 'Ed Is A Portal'). It'll be nice to see where they're at now. Thanks for the rec, will listen tomorrow. |
This one's pretty different than those two much darker
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meccalecca
Voice of Reason
Gender: Male
Location: The Land of Enchantment
- #8
- Posted: 07/01/2013 19:37
- Post subject: Re: 2013 ALC #2: Akron/Family - Sub Verses
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Nice choice MrFrogger. I've always been a bit on the fence with Akron/Family, but when I heard this album a few weeks back I was immediately impressed. It's easily one of my favorite record of the year.
Akron/Family were the backing band for the later records by Michael Gira's post-Swans project Angels of Light. And this album really fits with the aesthetic of those records. heavy, dark, folk music with an added element of psychedelia.
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- #9
- Posted: 07/02/2013 01:07
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A bit difficult to get through it. I found it pretty boring. Nice sounding though, not fast enough is what I think. If they played things faster and maybe a bit heavier, would've been a great album.
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tbakeman
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Location: Cleveland
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- Posted: 07/02/2013 06:06
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Solid pick MrFrogger! Mondays are slowly turning into days to look forward to for me. I'm really digging this one. I'm thinking 75/100 on first listen. I'll give a little more insight into what I'm thinking after another listen or two.
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