After Robots
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.
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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] | |||
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Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[5] |
| Clash | 7/10[6] |
| Consequence of Sound | C+[7] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[8] |
| The Guardian | [9] |
| MusicOMH | [10] |
| Paste | 4.2/10[11] |
| Pitchfork | 6.2/10[3] |
| PopMatters | [12] |
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."[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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
References
- "BLK JKS Add More US Tour Dates (Bell House), New LP Coming Soon + Le Poisson Rouge Pics". bumpershine.com. 3 May 2009. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- "After Robots". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- Fennessey, Sean (3 September 2009). "After Robots Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- Lymangrover, Jason. "After Robots Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- "After Robots". The A.V. Club. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- Akhtar, Ash (21 September 2009). "BLK JKS - After Robots". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- Litowitz, Drew (3 November 2009). "After Robots Review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- Brody, Gideon (24 September 2009). "After Robots Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- Hughes, Tom (18 September 2009). "BLK JKS: After Robots". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- Clarke, Jude (21 September 2009). "BLK JKS - After Robots". musicOMH. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- LaBate, Steve (23 September 2009). "Blk Jks: After Robots". Paste. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- Kabran, Michael (3 September 2009). "After Robots". PopMatters. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
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