After Robots
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| After Robots | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 8, 2009 | |||
| Studio | Russian Recording, Bloomington, Indiana[1] | |||
| Genre | Indie rock[2] | |||
| Length | 46:09 | |||
| Label | Secretly Canadian | |||
| Producer | Brandon Curtis[3] | |||
| Blk Jks chronology | ||||
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After Robots is the first full-length album by the South African indie rock band BLK JKS. It was released on September 8, 2009 on the Secretly Canadian label.
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[4] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[8] |
| Clash | 7/10[9] |
| Consequence of Sound | C+[7] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[12] |
| The Guardian | StarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[11] |
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| Paste | 4.2/10[5] |
| Pitchfork | 6.2/10[3] |
| PopMatters | StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[6] |
According to Metacritic, based on 21 critic reviews, After Robots has a score of 75 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2] For example, Gideon Brody of Drowned in Sound gave it a rating of 8 out of 10 and concluded, "When it's at its best, After Robots harbours a brave sense of adventurism, a fearless experimentalism."[12]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Molalatladi" | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Banna Ba Modimo" | 5:10 |
| 3. | "Standby" | 4:52 |
| 4. | "Lakeside" | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Taxidermy" | 3:48 |
| 6. | "Kwa Nqingetje" | 7:58 |
| 7. | "Skeleton" | 4:39 |
| 8. | "Cursor" | 5:18 |
| 9. | "Tselane" | 6:32 |
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Lindani Buthelezi – guitar, vocals
- Molefi Makananise – bass guitar, vocals
- Mpumi Mcata – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
- Tshepang Ramoba – drums, vocals
- Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – brass
- Mike Kapinus – trumpet
- Mike Pallman – saxophone
- Mike Bridavsky – engineering
- Brandon Curtis – mixing, production
- Andrew Dosunmu – photography
- Joe Lambert – mastering
- Mike Notaro – engineering
- Geoff Sanoff – mixing
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