Anoyo

{{Infobox album | name = Anoyo | type = studio | artist = Tim Hecker | cover = Anoyo.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2019|05|10}} | recorded = | studio = | genre =  | length = 34:26 | label = Kranky | producer = | prev_title = Konoyo | prev_year = 2018 | next_title = No Highs | next_year = 2023 }} {{Album ratings | ADM = 7.4/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/9884/Tim-Hecker-Anoyo.aspx|title=AnyDecentMusic? Review|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}</ref> | MC = 79/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/anoyo/tim-hecker|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}</ref> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/anoyo-mw0003254068|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=AllMusic|last=Simpson|first=Paul|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Exclaim!'' | rev2score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/tim_hecker-anoyo|title=Exclaim! Review|website=Exclaim!|last=Sylvester|first=Daniel|date=May 8, 2019|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}</ref> | rev3 = ''The Line of Best Fit'' | rev3score = 8.5/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/tim-hecker-anoyo-album-review|title=Tim Hecker remains a master of his craft|website=The Line of Best Fit|last=Lily|first=Evan|date=May 10, 2019|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}</ref> | rev4 = ''MusicOMH'' | rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/tim-hecker-anoyo|title=MusicOMH Review|website=MusicOMH|last=Devlin|first=Ben|date=May 9, 2019|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}</ref> | rev5 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev5score = 7.8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/tim-hecker-anoyo/|title=Pitchfork Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Reese|first=Nathan|date=May 10, 2019|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}</ref> | rev6 = ''Resident Advisor'' | rev6score = {{Rating|3.8|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/23794|title=Resident Advisor Review|work=Resident Advisor|last=Fassa|first=Layla|date=May 28, 2019|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}</ref> | rev7 = ''The Skinny'' | rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/tim-hecker-anoyo|title=The Skinny Review|work=The Skinny|last=Creely|first=Joe|date=May 8, 2019|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}</ref> | noprose = yes }} '''''Anoyo''''' is the tenth studio album by Canadian musician Tim Hecker. It was released on May 10, 2019 under Kranky.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tim-hecker-announces-new-album-anoyo-shares-song-listen/|title=Tim Hecker Announces New Album Anoyo, Shares Song|website=Pitchfork|last=Sodomsky|first=Sam|date=February 12, 2019|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}</ref>

==Background== The album was recorded in the Jiunzan Mandala-Temple Kanzouin in Tokyo, at the same time as Hecker's 2018 album ''Konoyo''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2019/02/tim-hecker-anoyo-new-album-that-world-stream/|title=Tim Hecker announces new album, Anoyo, shares nine-minute "That World"|website=Consequence of Sound|last=Newcomb|first=Ming|date=February 13, 2019|access-date=April 29, 2020}}</ref>

==Critical reception== ''Anoyo'' was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 79, based on 13 reviews.<ref name="MC"/>

===Accolades=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Publication ! Accolade ! Rank ! class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | ''Drift Records'' | Top 100 Albums of 2019 | {{center|56}} | {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deluxenewspaper.com/deluxe-19|title=Drift' Top 100 Albums of 2019|publisher=Drift Records|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}</ref>}} |- | ''Obscure Sound'' | Top 50 Albums of 2019 | {{center|45}} | {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.obscuresound.com/2019/12/best-albums-of-2019-50-to-41/|title=Best Albums of 2019|website=Obscure Sound|last=Mineo|first=Mike|date=December 17, 2019|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}</ref>}} |- | ''XLR8R'' | Best Albums of 2019 | {{center|N/A}} | {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://xlr8r.com/features/xlr8rs-best-of-2019-releases/|title=XLR8R's Best of 2019|website=XLR8R|date=19 December 2019 |accessdate=April 29, 2020}}</ref>}} |}

==Track listing== {{Tracklist |headline=''Anoyo'' track listing |title1=That World |length1=9:10 |title2=Is But a Simulated Blur |length2=4:10 |title3=Step Away from Konoyo |length3=4:38 |title4=Into the Void |length4=4:48 |title5=Not Alone |length5=3:10 |title6=You Never Were |length6=8:30 |total_length=34:26 }}

'''Notes''' * All tracks are stylized in sentence case, excluding the word "Konoyo". For example, "That World" is stylized as "That world".

==References== {{reflist}} {{Tim Hecker}}

Category:2019 albums Category:Kranky (record label) albums Category:Tim Hecker albums