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AKRON AND FAMILY - Meek Warrior
| Popmatters | | Akron/Family has, since the start of its career (which, in recorded terms, was a mere 18 months ago), always been a study in contrasts. Never quite willing to rest on any of their many strengths, their quiet moments have always been soon followed by loud ones, their most chaotic moments soon followed by complete and utter peace....full text |
| | DustedMagazine | | If rock is a school, the four members of Akron/Family are its most dramatic, most academically gifted spaz-outs. They are fluent in the vocabularies of rock, folk, soul and jazz, and can ask for directions in punk and metal. And, as they prove on “Lightning Bolt of Compassion,” they don’t even have to sing their lyrics in English....full text |
| | PitchFork | | For all the contemporary rock bands who advertize their cult-like credentials (Polyphonic Spree, Danielson), Akron/Family come closest to forging a genuine communion between their church and your state. And they do it without even acting like a cult: no fancy white robes or matching uniforms to delineate between the pulpit and the pews, no religious rhetoric to impose their ideology. Heck, Akron/Family don't even need to stand up-- their seated performances giving new meaning to the phrase "rocking chair."...full text |
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