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The prolific Akron/Family and I have a complicated relationship. According to my Last.fm profile, I listen to them more than all but one other band, particularly their sprawling self-titled 2005 record (I remain especially enamored with the gorgeous “I’ll Be on the Water” and hypnotic “Running, Returning”). When the band released their split with then-labelmates Angels of Light, I was even more excited about the group �" it remains A/F’s tightest set of songs, split evenly between wild, anthemic rock songs and front-porch beer-sippers.

Since then, however, the Family has let me down a bit. Not much on the mini-album Meek...