Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free

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Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 5, 2009
GenreExperimental rock, indie folk
LabelDead Oceans
Akron/Family chronology
Love Is Simple
(2007)
Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free
(2009)
Akron/Family II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[7]
Pitchfork Media(6.4/10)[3]
PopMatters(9/10)[4]
Rock Sound[5]
Tiny Mix Tapes[6]

Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free is the fourth album by Akron/Family. It was released on May 5, 2009, by Dead Oceans Records (and in Europe by Crammed Discs). On February 15, 2009, Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free leaked on the internet.

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Everyone Is Guilty" - 5:58
  2. "River" - 4:46
  3. "Creatures" - 4:13
  4. "The Alps & Their Orange Evergreen" - 3:51
  5. "Set 'Em Free, Pt.1" - 2:37
  6. "Gravelly Mountains of the Moon" - 7:41
  7. "Many Ghosts" - 4:05
  8. "MBF" - 3:14
  9. "They Will Appear" - 6:28
  10. "Sun Will Shine (Warmth of the Sunship version)" - 5:13
  11. "Last Year" - 1:40

Charts[edit]

Chart (2009) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 22
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums 50

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free by Akron/Family". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ "Akron/Family: Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free Album Review - Pitchfork". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Akron/Family: Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. ^ Stewart-Panko, Kevin (June 2009). "Akron/Family – Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free." Rock Sound (123): 80. ISSN 1465-0185.
  6. ^ Tiny Mix Tapes review
  7. ^ Blender review Archived 2010-01-10 at the Wayback Machine