By Barrett Golding 2007.11.16 1 Comment»
Every once in awhile you hear a new band and think: “What is that?”— in a good way. That happened the other day with Akron/Family. Not sure what to think about their music, or I should say musics, cuz every song is a different style; hell, there’s often several styles in the same song.
The press on them only deepens confusion, like these descriptions in an emusic review:
“band of itinerants, wandering between the Pacific Northwest, upstate New York, and rural Pennsylvania…” “came together in Brooklyn in 2002 under the freak-folk banner.”
From their latest Love Is Simple, “Ed is a Portal” (7:32 mp3):