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]
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]
Track listing[]
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Please Concrete"
3:13
2.
"Warning"
3:48
3.
"Regret"
2:25
4.
"Archaic Smile"
5:04
5.
"Family Glue"
4:15
6.
"Orchard Fair"
3:45
7.
"I Don't Feel Young"
3:01
8.
"Keeping Company"
3:52
9.
"A Lawn to Mow"
3:10
10.
"If Children Were Wishes"
5:28
11.
"Obituary"
3:40
Total length:
41:41
Personnel[]
John Golden- Mastering
Eric Morrison- Mixing
Andy Stack- Audio Engineer, Group Member
Jenn Wasner- Composer, Group Member, Instrumentation, Vocals, Voices
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