Several Shades of Why
Several Shades of Why is the debut solo studio album by Dinosaur Jr frontman J Mascis, released March 15, 2011 on Sub Pop Records.
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| 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 |   |
| American Songwriter | |
| The A.V. Club | (B-)[3] |
| Filter | (87/100)[4] |
| NME | (6/10)[5] |
| Now | |
| Paste Magazine | (8.2/10)[7] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.9/10)[8] |
| Popmatters | (7/10)[9] |
| Spin | (7/10)[10] |
| Uncut | |
| Under the Radar | (7/10)[11] |
Track listing
All 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" | 3:13 |
| 4. | "Very Nervous and Love" | 4:47 |
| 5. | "Is It Done" | 4:50 |
| 6. | "Make It Right" | 3:46 |
| 7. | "Where Are You" | 3:59 |
| 8. | "Too Deep" | 2:30 |
| 9. | "Can I" | 5:25 |
| 10. | "What Happened" | 4:37 |
| Total length: | 41:12 | |
Bonus tracks
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "I Been Thinking" | 3:38 | |
| 12. | "Circle" | Edie Brickell, Kenny Withrow | 3:39 |
Personnel
- 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
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References
- 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". Avclub.com. 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.
- brianjeremy. "Critic Reviews for Several Shades of Why at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
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