Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free

Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free is the fourth album by Akron/Family. It was released on May 5, 2009, by Dead Oceans Records (and in Europe by Crammed Discs). On February 15, 2009, Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free leaked on the internet.

Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free
Studio album by Akron/Family
Released	May 5, 2009
Genre	Experimental rock, indie folk
Label	Dead Oceans
Akron/Family chronology
Love Is Simple (2007) Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free (2009) Akron/Family II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT (2011)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Blender	[3]
Pitchfork Media	(6.4/10)[4]
PopMatters	(9/10)[5]
Rock Sound	[6]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[7]

Track listing

1. "Everyone Is Guilty" - 5:58
2. "River" - 4:46
3. "Creatures" - 4:13
4. "The Alps & Their Orange Evergreen" - 3:51
5. "Set 'Em Free, Pt.1" - 2:37
6. "Gravelly Mountains of the Moon" - 7:41
7. "Many Ghosts" - 4:05
8. "MBF" - 3:14
9. "They Will Appear" - 6:28
10. "Sun Will Shine (Warmth of the Sunship version)" - 5:13
11. "Last Year" - 1:40

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	22
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums	50

References

1. "Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free by Akron/Family". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
2. Allmusic review
3. Blender review Archived 2010-01-10 at the Wayback Machine
4. "Akron/Family: Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free Album Review - Pitchfork". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
5. "Akron/Family: Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
6. Stewart-Panko, Kevin (June 2009). "Akron/Family – Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free." Rock Sound (123): 80. ISSN 1465-0185.
7. Tiny Mix Tapes review