After Robots

After Robots
Studio album by Blk Jks
Released September 8, 2009 (2009-09-08)
Genre Indie rock[1]
Length 46:09
Label Secretly Canadian
Producer Brandon Curtis[2]
Blk Jks chronology
Mystery
(2009)
After Robots
(2009)
Zol!
(2010)

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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(75%)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Pitchfork Media(6.2/10)[2]
PopMatters[4]
Robert Christgau[5]
Consequence of Sound(C+)[6]
The A.V. Club(B+)[7]
The Observer(favorable)[8]
The Guardian[9]
Drowned in Sound(8/10)[10]

According to Metacritic, based on 21 critic reviews, After Robots has a score of 75 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[1] 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 Roberts harbours a brave sense of adventurism, a fearless experimentalism."[10]

Track listing

  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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "After Robots". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 Fennessey, Sean (3 September 2009). "After Robots Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. Lymangrover, Jason. "After Robots Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  4. Kabran, Michael (3 September 2009). "After Robots". PopMatters. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  5. Christgau, Robert (March 2010). "Consumer Guide". MSN Music. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  6. Litowitz, Drew (3 November 2009). "After Robots Review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  7. "After Robots". The A.V. Club. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  8. Hoby, Hermione (20 September 2009). "BLK JKS: After Robots". The Observer. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  9. Hughes, Tom (18 September 2009). "BLK JKS: After Robots". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  10. 1 2 Brody, Gideon (2009-09-24). "After Robots Review". Drowned in Sound.
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