Artists
Experimental, folk-tinged and wide-eyed, Akron/Family came together in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 2002 and released their self-titled debut on Young God three years later, the same year as a split with Angels of Light (they also served as the backing road and studio band for that Michael Gira project). The then four-piece released their follow-up album, Meek Warrior, in 2006 before lead vocalist Ryan Vanderhoof left after recording 2007's Love Is Simple. The band released Set ‘em Wild, Set ‘em Free, this time on Dead Oceans, in May 2009.
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 Set your eyes upon any British mid-to-high-brow music publication nowadays and you’ll find a record reviewed under the branding of ‘Freak-Folk’. This term haunts British music journalists grappling with the ingenuity of New Weird America imports such as Joanna Newsom and Animal... |
