After Robots Explained

After Robots
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Blk Jks
Cover:	File:AfterRobotsAlbumCover.jpg
Studio:	Russian Recording, Bloomington, Indiana^[1]
Genre:	Indie rock^[2]
Label:	Secretly Canadian
Producer:	Brandon Curtis^[3]
Prev Title:	Mystery
Prev Year:	2009
Next Title:	Zol!
Next Year:	2010

After Robots is the first full-length album by the South African indie rock band BLK JKS. It was released on September 8, 2009 on the Secretly Canadian label.

Critical reception

According to Metacritic, based on 21 critic reviews, After Robots has a score of 75 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[2] For example, Gideon Brody of Drowned in Sound gave it a rating of 8 out of 10 and concluded, "When it's at its best, After Robots harbours a brave sense of adventurism, a fearless experimentalism."^[4]

Personnel

• Lindani Buthelezi – guitar, vocals
• Molefi Makananise – bass guitar, vocals
• Mpumi Mcata – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
• Tshepang Ramoba – drums, vocals
• Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – brass
• Mike Kapinus – trumpet
• Mike Pallman – saxophone
• Mike Bridavsky – engineering
• Brandon Curtis – mixing, production
• Andrew Dosunmu – photography
• Joe Lambert – mastering
• Mike Notaro – engineering
• Geoff Sanoff – mixing

Notes and References

1. Web site: BLK JKS Add More US Tour Dates (Bell House), New LP Coming Soon + Le Poisson Rouge Pics. bumpershine.com. 3 May 2009. 18 August 2021. https://archive.today/20210818053318/https://www.bumpershine.com/2009/05/03/blk-jks-add-more-us-tour-dates-bell-house-new-lp-coming-soon-lpr-pics/. 18 August 2021. live.
2. Web site: After Robots . Metacritic . 16 September 2016.
3. Web site: After Robots Review . Pitchfork Media . 3 September 2009 . 16 September 2016 . Fennessey, Sean.
4. Web site: After Robots Review . Brody . Gideon . Drowned in Sound . 2009-09-24 . 2016-11-12 . 2016-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161112150613/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14669/reviews/4137943 . dead .