Dead Oceans readies the release of Akron/Family’s new album, S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT on February 8th. You can check out the album art here. The press release indicates in was “written in a cabin built into the side of Mount Meakan, an active volcano in Akan National Park, on the island of Hokkaido, Japan” and “was recorded in an abandoned train station in Detroit.” Most noteworthy is the promise that “this album will transcend the Internet.” Ok, we’re excited.

Check out the above video and the audio “sound fragments” below from the new album below.

MP3: Akron/Family – Sound Fragments from the new record