Moh Lhean

Moh Lhean is the fifth studio album by American band Why?. It was released by Joyful Noise Recordings on March 3, 2017.[8]

Moh Lhean
Studio album by Why?
Released	March 3, 2017 (2017-03-03)
Studio	El Armando, Cincinnati Moh Lhean, Cincinnati
Genre	Indie rock hip hop[1]
Length	33:40
Label	Joyful Noise
Producer	Josiah Wolf Yoni Wolf
Why? chronology
Golden Tickets (2013) Moh Lhean (2017) AOKOHIO (2019)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Drowned in Sound	7/10[4]
Exclaim!	8/10[5]
Pitchfork	7.7/10[6]
PopMatters	[7]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Moh Lhean received an average score of 79 based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Paul Carr of PopMatters gave the album 8 stars out of 10, commenting that "As with the band's previous albums, it is exceptionally difficult to categorize their sound as it veers from psychedelia to folk to pop all with an undercurrent of hip-hop."[7] Marcy Donelson of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "The project remains a creative burst of sounds, grooves, and stylized observation that's uniquely refreshing to those open to its quirky complexity."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yoni Wolf, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"This Ole King"	Yoni Wolf Josiah Wolf Doug McDiarmid Matt Meldon	4:38
2.	"Proactive Evolution"		4:37
3.	"Easy"		3:09
4.	"January February March"		0:40
5.	"One Mississippi"		4:38
6.	"The Longing Is All"	Y. Wolf J. Wolf McDiarmid	1:09
7.	"George Washington"		3:09
8.	"The Water"		3:22
9.	"Consequence of Nonaction"		3:21
10.	"The Barely Blur"		4:57

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

• Yoni Wolf – lead vocals, piano, keyboards, drums, percussion, production, mixing, artwork
• Josiah Wolf – drums, percussion, production, mixing
• Doug McDiarmid – bass guitar, guitars, keyboards
• Matt Meldon – guitars, slide guitar, ukulele
• Ben Sloan – drums, percussion
• Josh Fink – double bass
• Liz Wolf – vocals
• Molly Sullivan – vocals
• Ofir Klemperor – synthesizers
• Johnny Ruzsa – flutes
• Aaron Weiss – vocals
• Alex Cobb – ambience
• Millie Mason – vocals, guitar
• Genevieve Guimond – cello
• Dave McDonnell – contra-alto clarinet, saxophone
• CJ Boyd – double bass
• Ryan Lott – vocals
• Pete Lyman – mastering
• Scott Fredette – cover art
• Chris Doddy – covert art
• David Woodruff – layout design

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9]	6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10]	19
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[11]	17

References

1. Geslani, Michelle (February 28, 2017). "WHY? premiere new album Moh Lhean: Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
2. "Moh Lhean by Why?". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
3. Donelson, Marcy. "Moh Lhean - Why?". AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
4. Turner-Heffer, Adam (March 1, 2017). "Album Review: Why? - Moh Lhean". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
5. Hill, Eric (March 1, 2017). "Why? - Moh Lhean". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
6. Cohen, Ian (March 7, 2017). "WHY?: Moh Lhean". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
7. Carr, Paul (March 8, 2017). "WHY?: Moh Lhean". PopMatters. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
8. Kaye, Ben (December 16, 2016). "WHY? announce new album, Moh Lhean, share lead single "This Ole King" — listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
9. "Why? Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
10. "Why? Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
11. "Why? Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2017.

External links

• Moh Lhean at Discogs (list of releases)