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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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]
The album was recorded in Seattle and El Paso and was produced by Randall Dunn. [2]
Aggregate scores | |
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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]
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
The following people contributed to Sub Verses: [10]