Features
Thursday, March 3 2011
Referencing the Bulldozer: An Interview with Akron/Family
Mysterious album sessions near a volcano? Multiple copies of the same disc leaked online? Citing bulldozers for inspiration? The latest Akron/Family album is the band's most daring yet, and Miles Seaton sits down with PopMatters to set things straight (somewhat).
Friday, December 18 2009
The Best 60 Albums of 2009
PopMatters presents our 60 best albums of 2009, highlighted by a bevy of American indie rock juggernauts, the return of a hip-hop master, and a couple of the finest voices on the planet.
Friday, December 18 2009
The Best Singles of 2009
PopMatters kicks off our annual two-week-long best music of the year feature with the 50 best singles of 2009, highlighted by a trio of American indie rock headliners.
Tuesday, May 5 2009
This Year Is Gonna Be Ours: An Interview with Akron/Family's Miles Seaton
Brooklyn's exhilarating folk-prog-jazz quartet hit a rough spot last year, as Ryan Vanderhoof left and the remaining three members had to rethink what it meant to be a band. The shake-up led to profound changes in Akron/Family's sound and approach to music.
Wednesday, October 11 2006
Perpetual Motion: An Interview with Akron/Family
With its third album in two years Akron/Family takes another snapshot of its continuously evolving musical journey. Meek Warrior's free jazz freak outs may surprise some fans, but bass player Miles Seaton shrugs it off, saying, 'We just want to keep capturing wherever we are along the way.'
Reviews
Thursday, February 10 2011
Akron/Family: S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT
The latest helping of left-field psych-folk from the Brooklyn outfit is one of 2011’s first great albums.
Tuesday, May 5 2009
Akron/Family: Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free
On its new album, the band delivers a masterpiece while ranging from pastoral ditties to noise-laden freak-outs.
Thursday, April 30 2009
Akron/Family
Perhaps the most meaningful aspect of an Akron/Family performance, and what makes them most memorable as a band in general, is the incredible willingness to involve, and be involved.
Monday, September 17 2007
Akron/Family: Love is Simple
Akron/Family's albums get more generous with each release; this one might just be the album of the year.
Tuesday, September 26 2006
Akron/Family: Meek Warrior
Underground folk's least dysfunctional Family finds another way to one-up itself.
Blogs
Monday, January 10 2011
Akron/Family New Album Listening Party: 8 January 2010, Los Angeles
Impressions from a single listen of the forthcoming album, S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT, music that is quintessentially American.
