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Akron/Family
Signed to label: Young God Records
From: New York, New York State
Brilliant NYC based band on Michael Gira's Young God label. Their extended songs consist of washes of ambient sound melting over gently strummed chords and mesmerising instrumental post-rock... each song feels like three songs' worth of ideas crammed into one composition, without ever feeling crowded or rushed... their debut album Akron/Family CD is out now, and their first UK gig is May 26th at ULU.
Releases
- Love Is Simple - album, out 08/10/2007 on Young God Records. 1 review (read/post)
- Meek Warrior - album, out 25/09/2006 on Young God Records. 1 review (read/post)
- akron/family - album, out 22/03/2005 on Young God Records. (post review)
Past events
- Wed 05 Dec at Coventry Taylor John's House. (post review)
- Tue 04 Dec at Nottingham Bodega Social Club. 1 review (read/post)
- Sun 02 Dec at London Cargo. (post review)
- Sat 01 Dec at Leeds The Faversham. (post review)
- Fri 30 Nov at Manchester Phoenix. (post review)
- Thu 29 Nov at Newcastle upon Tyne The Other Rooms. (post review)
- Wed 28 Nov at Glasgow The Beat Club. (post review)
- Tue 27 Nov at Aberdeen Lemon Tree. (post review)
- Sun 25 Nov at Bristol Croft. (post review)
- Sat 24 Nov at Brighton Pressure Point. (post review)
- Wed 16 May at London Cargo. 1 review (read/post)
- Sat 22 Apr at Nottingham Bodega Social Club. (post review)
- Fri 21 Apr at London Spitz. (post review)
- Thu 20 Apr at London Brixton The Windmill. 2 reviews (read/post)
- Tue 15 Nov at London 93 Feet East. (post review)
- Thu 26 May at London ULU. 1 review (read/post)
News
- 11/09/2007: Akron/Family announce November dates
- 06/07/2007: ATP lets festival attendees choose its line-up
- 14/05/2007: ATP Versus The Fans: running order announced
- 09/05/2007: WIN! Tickets to Akron/Family in London, next week
- 09/06/2006: Akron/Family: new album details
- 18/04/2006: Join the (Akron/)Family: win gig tickets, albums
- 01/03/2006: Triptych line up announced
- 16/11/2005: Rough Trade reminder: akron/family at 1pm
- 07/11/2005: Join the Family: Akron on tour
Features
- 30/11/2007: A Month, or two, In Records: November 2007
- 18/07/2007: ATP Versus The Fans: DiS Versus The Fans!
Links
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