2007 studio album by Wye Oak
If Children |
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Released | Originally released in 2007, re-released by Merge Records on April 8, 2008 (2008-04-08) |
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Recorded | Winter of 2006 |
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Genre | Indie rock |
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Length | 41:41 |
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Label | Merge Records |
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If Children is the debut studio album by Baltimore-based band Wye Oak. The album was originally released in 2007, but was re-released on April 8, 2008 by Merge Records.[1]
Critical reception
Writing for Pitchfork, Mike Powell gave If Children a 7.1 out of 10 rating, saying that the album "displays a band that knows how to vary a theme just enough to keep momentum."[5] Robert Christgau gave it a 2-star honorable mention rating, which corresponds to a "likable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well enjoy,"[8] and said of the album that it was "Poised warily between innocence and experience, d/b/a melody and chaos."[7]