Sub Verses
Sub Verses is the sixth and final studio album by experimental rock band Akron/Family. It was released on April 30, 2013, on Dead Oceans Records.[1]
| Sub Verses | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 30, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | Jun 2010 | |||
| Genre | Folk, psychedelic rock, experimental rock | |||
| Length | 50:22 | |||
| Label | Dead Oceans | |||
| Producer | Randall Dunn | |||
| Akron/Family chronology | ||||
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Recording and release
The album was recorded in Seattle and El Paso and was produced by Randall Dunn.[2]
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| Beats Per Minute | 68% |
| Consequence of Sound |  [5] |
| musicOMH | [6] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.0/10 [7] |
| Popmatters | 6/10 [8] |
| This Is Fake DIY | 7/10 [9] |
Sub Verses has received generally positive reviews so far.[3]
Thom Jurek of Allmusic praised the album, writing "Sub Verses offers such a disciplined sense of exploration, multivalent nuance, and commitment in its production and performance; it stands out in an already very distinguished catalog."[4] This Is Fake DIY's Anna Byrne wrote that while "Some of the extremes on the album feel awkward - the heavy metal too heavy, the loops of death overlooped, the calm too suddenly silent," Sub Verses is "a deep, yawning collection of exciting musical experiments to dunk yourself into."[9]
Jordan Mainzer gave Sub Verses a mixed review, writing "Sub Verses may be genre hopping, but it’s not a particularly challenging listen as compared to its predecessors, albums that were both challenging and fun."[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No-Room" | 6:43 |
| 2. | "Way Up" | 5:12 |
| 3. | "Until the Morning" | 5:00 |
| 4. | "Sand Talk" | 4:32 |
| 5. | "Sometimes I" | 4:55 |
| 6. | "Holy Boredom" | 4:09 |
| 7. | "Sand Time" | 3:10 |
| 8. | "Whole World is Watching" | 5:21 |
| 9. | "When I Was Young" | 6:05 |
| 10. | "Samurai" | 5:15 |
Personnel
The following people contributed to Sub Verses:[10]
Akron/Family
- Dana Janssen
- Seth Olinsky
- Miles Seaton
Additional personnel
- Randall Dunn - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
- Michael Gira - Quotation Author
- Charles Godfrey - Assistant Engineer
- Eyvind Kang - String Arrangements
- Jason Kardong - Pedal Steel
- Jessika Kenney - Vocals
- TJ Nelson - Band Photo
- Stephen O'Malley - Design
- Leanne Pedante - Vocals
- Robert Pinsky - Composer, Lyricist
- Skerik - Horn
- Jason Ward - Mastering
References
- Akron/Family | Sub Verses. Dead Oceans Records. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- Minsker, Evan. Akron/Family Announce New Album Sub Verses, Listen to New Track "No-Room" Now. Pitchfork Media. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- Critic Reviews for Sub Verses. Metacritic. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- Jurek, Thom. Sub Verses - Akron/Family. Allmusic. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- Kivel, Adam. Album Review: Akron/Family - Sub Verses. Consequence of Sound. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- Mainzer, Jordan. Akron/Family – Sub Verses. musicOMH. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- Gaerig, Andrew. Akron/Family: Sub Verses. Pitchfork Media. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- Fiander, Matthew. Akron/Family: Sub Verses. Popmatters. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- Byrne, Anna. Akron/Family - Sub Verses. This Is Fake DIY. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- Sub Verses - Akron/Family : Credits. Allmusic. Retrieved 30 April 2013.