Anx

Anx
Studio album by
Dark Time Sunshine
ReleasedJuly 24, 2012 (2012-07-24)
GenreHip hop
Length51:39
LabelFake Four Inc.
ProducerZavala
Dark Time Sunshine chronology
Vessel
(2009)		 Anx
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Ghettoblaster Magazinefavorable
Okayplayer89/100
Potholes in My BlogStarStarStarStar
The Seattle Timesfavorable
Sputnikmusic4.5 (superb)
The Strangerfavorable
Syffal10/10

Anx (short for "anxiety") is a studio album by the American hip hop duo Dark Time Sunshine. It was released by Fake Four Inc. on July 24, 2012. It features guest appearances from the likes of P.O.S, Aesop Rock, and Busdriver. Music videos were created for "Never Cry Wolf", "Valiant", and "Take My Hand".

Critical reception

Charles Mudede of The Stranger gave the album a favorable review, calling it "a masterpiece". Andrew Matson of The Seattle Times said: "Highlights are 'Prairie Dog Day' and 'Cultclass,' which sound like a sunset and a rainbow of oil on concrete, respectively." Impose included the album on the "Best Music of July 2012" list.

In 2015, City Pages placed "Overlordian" at number 3 on the "P.O.S's 10 Best Deep Cuts" list.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Hosanna in the Highest" (featuring Ceschi)2:07
2."Can't Wait"3:43
3."Cultclass" (featuring Rochester A.P.)4:22
4."Valiant" (featuring Child Actor)4:38
5."Rock Off"2:34
6."Overlordian" (featuring P.O.S)4:24
7."Prairie Dog Day"4:17
8."I'll Be Damned" (featuring Poeina Suddarth)3:20
9."Look at What the Cat Did" (featuring Busdriver)4:54
10."Never Cry Wolf" (featuring Reva Devito)3:14
11."Take My Hand" (featuring Swamburger and Aesop Rock)3:59
12."Forget Me Not" (featuring Child Actor)2:39
13."Look Forward"4:06
14."Anx" (featuring Mendee Ichikawa)3:22

References

  1. ↑ "News Archive". Fake Four Inc. July 2012. Archived from the original on April 28, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ Whittington, Jessica (August 7, 2012). "Album Review: Dark Time Sunshine — ANX". Ghettoblaster Magazine. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ McClure, Nick (August 17, 2012). "Dark Time Sunshine - ANX". Okayplayer. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  4. ↑ Healey, John (August 7, 2012). "Dark Time Sunshine - ANX". Potholes in My Blog. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Matson, Andrew (August 13, 2012). "Album review: 'ANX' by Dark Time Sunshine". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  6. ↑ Youssef, Sobhi (July 21, 2012). "Dark Time Sunshine - ANX (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Mudede, Charles (August 15, 2012). "The Beats of Summer - New Albums by Dark Time Sunshine, J.Pinder, and the Flavr Blue". The Stranger. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Dark Time Sunshine - ANX". Syffal. July 24, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  9. 1 2 Shamz (2012). "Audio Premiere: Dark Time Sunshine – Anx (LP Stream)". Okayplayer. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  10. ↑ Hamm, Todd (June 15, 2012). "Dark Time Sunshine Releases First Single B-Side From Upcoming Album, ANX, Out July 24th On Fake Four". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  11. ↑ Tardio, Andres (July 19, 2012). "Dark Time Sunshine - "ANX" Album Stream". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  12. ↑ Vincent, Gregorio (August 8, 2012). "VIDEO: Dark Time Sunshine – Never Cry Wolf feat. Reva DeVito". The Couch Sessions. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  13. ↑ Mizell, Larry (September 12, 2012). "Dark Time Sunshine - "Valiant" f/ Child Actor". The Stranger. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  14. ↑ Morrow, Scott (February 25, 2013). "Nose-picking couch-rapping: Dark Time Sunshine, Aesop Rock & Swamburger in "Take My Hand" video". Alarm. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  15. ↑ "The Best New Music of July 2012". Impose. August 2, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  16. ↑ Fagerberg, Jerard (November 3, 2015). "P.O.S's 10 best deep cuts". City Pages. Retrieved July 26, 2018.