Akron/Family Album Details and New Single
Akron/Family have got a new LP to be released next month (Feb 8th) from Dead Oceans records. The album’s title, S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT, a wordy one, but they will tour it relentlessly over the next 3 months.
The lead single, So It Goes, is a bluesy track that basically sounds like dirty Black Keys guitar riff sample. Its rough on the edges but contains these airy vocals, and lightly sprinkled harmonizing in the background gives this track a nice contrast. The song has this nice hectic feel to it, it really brings out the ‘freak-folk’ concept of Akron/Family nicely.
Check out Akron/Family live all over NA:
02-17 Brooklyn, NY – Knitting Factory @
02-18 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall @
02-19 Montreal, Quebec – Il Motore @
02-20 Toronto, Ontario – Horseshoe Tavern @
02-22 Detroit, MI – Lager House @
02-23 Bloomington, IN – The Bishop @
02-24 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall @
02-25 Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center @
02-26 Iowa City, IA – The Mill @
02-28 St. Louis, MO – Biliken Club @
03-01 Cincinnati, OH – MOTR Pub @
03-02 Columbus, OH – Wexner Center @
03-03 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop @
03-04 Philadelphia, PA – The Blockley @
03-05 New York, NY – The Bowery Ballroom @
03-24 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s @
03-25 Vancouver, British Columbia – The Biltmore Cabaret @
03-26 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom @
03-28 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge @
03-29 Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre @
03-31 Dallas, TX – The Loft @
04-01 Austin, TX – The Parish @
04-03 Santa Fe, NM – Corazon @
04-04 Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room @
04-06 Los Angeles, CA – The Echo @
04-07 Santa Barbara, CA – Soho Restaurant & Music Club @
04-08 San Francisco, CA – Independent @
04-09 Oakland, CA – The New Parish @
@ with Delicate Steve