Akron / Family & Angels of Light
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| Akron/Family & Angels of Light | ||||
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| Released | November 8, 2005 | |||
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| Length | 54:51 | |||
| Label | Young God | |||
| Producer | Michael Gira, Akron/Family | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Alternative Press | |
| Cokemachineglow | 83% |
| Mojo | |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10 |
| PopMatters | 7/10 |
| Q | |
| Stylus | A |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | |
| Under the Radar | 9/10 |
Akron/Family & Angels of Light is a split album between New York band Akron/Family and Michael Gira's band Angels of Light. It was released on November 8, 2005, via Gira's own record label, Young God Records.
The album features seven original songs by Akron/Family and three original songs by Angels of Light, plus a version of "Mother/Father" (originally performed by Gira's former group Swans, from the album, The Great Annihilator) and a cover of Bob Dylan's "I Pity the Poor Immigrant". Akron/Family play backing instruments on all of the Angels of Light tracks.