Akron/Family

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Features

This Year Is Gonna Be Ours: An Interview with Akron/Family’s Miles Seaton

By Jennifer Kelly

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. [5 May 2009]

Perpetual Motion: An Interview with Akron/Family

By Jennifer Kelly

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.' [11 October 2006]

Reviews

Akron/Family: Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free

By Justin Cober-Lake

On its new album, the band delivers a masterpiece while ranging from pastoral ditties to noise-laden freak-outs. [5 May 2009]

Akron/Family

By Rachel Brodsky

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. [30 April 2009]

Akron/Family: Love is Simple

By Matthew Fiander

Akron/Family's albums get more generous with each release; this one might just be the album of the year. [17 September 2007]

Akron/Family: Meek Warrior

By Mike Schiller

Underground folk's least dysfunctional Family finds another way to one-up itself. [26 September 2006]

Angels of Light & Akron/Family: Akron/Family & Angels of Light

By Justin Cober-Lake

I'm going to keep telling you how good this band is until you listen to me. [31 October 2005]

Akron/Family: Akron/Family

By Peter Funk

The latest arrival to the burgeoning freak-folk movement makes a strong case against the easy labeling that will eventually come. [23 March 2005]