If Children

If Children is the debut studio album by Baltimore-based band Wye Oak. The album was originally released in 2007, but was re-released on April 8, 2008 by Merge Records.^[1]

If Children
Studio album by Wye Oak
Released	Originally released in 2007, re-released by Merge Records on April 8, 2008 (2008-04-08)
Recorded	Winter of 2006
Genre	Indie rock
Length	41:41
Label	Merge Records
Wye Oak chronology
If Children (2007) The Knot (2009)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
American Songwriter	[3]
Exclaim!	(favorable)[4]
Pitchfork	7.1/10[5]
Prefix	7/10[6]
Robert Christgau	[7]
Seven Days	(favorable)[1]

Writing for Pitchfork, Mike Powell gave If Children a 7.1 out of 10 rating, saying that the album "displays a band that knows how to vary a theme just enough to keep momentum."^[5] Robert Christgau gave it a 2-star honorable mention rating, which corresponds to a "likable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well enjoy,"^[8] and said of the album that it was "Poised warily between innocence and experience, d/b/a melody and chaos."^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Please Concrete"	3:13
2.	"Warning"	3:48
3.	"Regret"	2:25
4.	"Archaic Smile"	5:04
5.	"Family Glue"	4:15
6.	"Orchard Fair"	3:45
7.	"I Don't Feel Young"	3:01
8.	"Keeping Company"	3:52
9.	"A Lawn to Mow"	3:10
10.	"If Children Were Wishes"	5:28
11.	"Obituary"	3:40
Total length:		41:41

Personnel

• John Golden - Mastering
• Eric Morrison - Mixing
• Andy Stack - Audio Engineer, Group Member
• Jenn Wasner - Composer, Group Member, Instrumentation, Vocals, Voices
• Wye Oak - Primary Artist