After Robots

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.

After Robots
Studio album by Blk Jks
Released	September 8, 2009 (2009-09-08)
Studio	Russian Recording, Bloomington, Indiana[1]
Genre	Indie rock[2]
Length	46:09
Label	Secretly Canadian
Producer	Brandon Curtis[3]
Blk Jks chronology
Mystery (2009) After Robots (2009) Zol! (2010)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The A.V. Club	B+[5]
Clash	7/10[6]
Consequence of Sound	C+[7]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[8]
The Guardian	[9]
MusicOMH	[10]
Paste	4.2/10[11]
Pitchfork	6.2/10[3]
PopMatters	[12]

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."^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Molalatladi"	3:45
2.	"Banna Ba Modimo"	5:10
3.	"Standby"	4:52
4.	"Lakeside"	4:07
5.	"Taxidermy"	3:48
6.	"Kwa Nqingetje"	7:58
7.	"Skeleton"	4:39
8.	"Cursor"	5:18
9.	"Tselane"	6:32

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