Several Shades of Why is the debut solo studio album by American musician J Mascis, best known as the frontman of the group Dinosaur Jr. The album was released March 15, 2011 on Sub Pop Records.
| Several Shades of Why | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 15, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 41:12 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
| Producer | J Mascis | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| American Songwriter | [2] |
| The A.V. Club | (B-)[3] |
| Filter | (87/100)[4] |
| NME | (6/10)[5] |
| Now | [6] |
| Paste Magazine | (8.2/10)[7] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.9/10)[8] |
| Popmatters | (7/10)[9] |
| Spin | (7/10)[10] |
| Uncut | [11] |
| Under the Radar | (7/10)[11] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by J Mascis (unless stated)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Listen to Me" | 3:10 |
| 2. | "Several Shades of Why" | 4:55 |
| 3. | "Not Enough" | 3:14 |
| 4. | "Very Nervous and Love" | 4:46 |
| 5. | "Is It Done" | 4:50 |
| 6. | "Make It Right" | 3:46 |
| 7. | "Where Are You" | 4:00 |
| 8. | "Too Deep" | 2:30 |
| 9. | "Can I" | 5:25 |
| 10. | "What Happened" | 4:36 |
| Total length: | 41:12 | |
Bonus tracks
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "I Been Thinking" | 3:38 | |
| 12. | "Circle" | Edie Brickell, Kenny Withrow | 3:39 |
Personnel
edit- J Mascis – vocals, guitar
- Kurt Vile – vocals, dobro, guitar, optigan, piano, saw, slide guitar
- Pall Jenkins – vocals, lap steel, optigan, piano, saw
- Kevin Drew – vocals, clarinet
- Ben Bridwell – vocal
- Suzanne Thorpe – flute
- Sophie Trudeau – violin
- Kurt Fedora – guitar
- Matt Valentine – guitar
References
edit- ^ Deming, Mark (2011-03-15). "Several Shades of Why - J Mascis". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ "J. Mascis: Several Shades of Why". American Songwriter. 2011-03-15. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ Murray, Noel (2011-03-15). "J Mascis: Several Shades Of Why · Music Review · The A.V. Club". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- ^ "Reviews - J Mascis". FILTER Magazine. 2011-03-15. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ "NME Album Reviews - Album Review: J Mascis - Several Shades of Why (Sub Pop)". Nme.Com. 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ Trapunski, Richard. "J Mascis - Several Shades Of Why". Now. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ Wyeth, Wyndham (2011-03-31). "Paste". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ "J Mascis: Several Shades of Why | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ Fiander, Matthew. "J Mascis: Several Shades of Why < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ "J Mascis, 'Several Shades of Why' (Sub Pop)". SPIN. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ a b brianjeremy. "Critic Reviews for Several Shades of Why at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.