Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free

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]
Pitchfork Media	(6.4/10)[3]
PopMatters	(9/10)[4]
Rock Sound	[5]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[6]
Blender	[7]

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.

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. "Akron/Family: Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free Album Review - Pitchfork". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
4. "Akron/Family: Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
5. Stewart-Panko, Kevin (June 2009). "Akron/Family – Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free." Rock Sound (123): 80. ISSN 1465-0185.
6. Tiny Mix Tapes review
7. Blender review