Elephant Eyelash
Elephant Eyelash | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 26, 2005 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 41:02 | |||
Label | Anticon | |||
Producer | ||||
Why? chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 76/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Cokemachineglow | 68/100[3] |
Exclaim! | favorable[4] |
Pitchfork | 7.8/10[5] |
PopMatters | [6] |
Stylus Magazine | D[7] |
Elephant Eyelash is the first studio album by American band Why?. It was released by Anticon on September 26, 2005.[8] Prior to the formation of the band in 2004, Yoni Wolf had used "Why?" as his stage name for his solo work.
The title refers to an erection.[9] Why? said: "An 'elephant eyelash' is a hard-on. I like to make my own pantheon of slang. Isn't having a hard-on kind of vulnerable? It's an anticipation."[9]
Critical reception[]
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Elephant Eyelash received an average score of 76% based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Josh Berquist of PopMatters gave the album 8 stars out of 10, calling it "one of the best records released this year."[6]
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Crushed Bones" | 3:30 |
2. | "Yo Yo Bye Bye" | 2:51 |
3. | "Rubber Traits" | 4:01 |
4. | "The Hoofs" | 1:57 |
5. | "Fall Saddles" | 2:44 |
6. | "Gemini (Birthday Song)" | 5:28 |
7. | "Waterfalls" | 2:50 |
8. | "Sanddollars" | 3:44 |
9. | "Speech Bubbles" | 2:57 |
10. | "Whispers into the Other" | 3:28 |
11. | "Act Five" | 3:20 |
12. | "Light Leaves" | 4:10 |
Personnel[]
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
- Yoni Wolf – music, production, recording, artwork
- Josiah Wolf – music, production, recording
- Doug McDiarmid – music
- Matt Meldon – music
- Anna Stewart – additional vocals (3)
- John Ringhoffer – trombone (5)
- Dee Kesler – violin (5)
- Doseone – additional vocals (6, 8)
- Jel – drum programming (9)
- Brian Wilson – additional vocals (10)
- Colin Guthrie – recording (1, 12)
- Jud Lee – recording (1, 12)
- Mike Walti – recording (1, 12)
- Tony Espinoza – mixing
- Brian Gardner – mastering
- Odd Nosdam – layout
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Elephant Eyelash by Why?". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- ^ Hoffman, K. Ross. "Elephant Eyelash - Why?". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- ^ Greenwald, David (November 8, 2005). "Why?: Elephant Eyelash". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on February 3, 2007. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ Lindsay, Cam (December 1, 2005). "Why? - Elephant Eyelash". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- ^ Dahlen, Chris (October 10, 2005). "WHY?: Elephant Eyelash". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Berquist, Josh (October 5, 2005). "Why?: Elephant Eyelash". PopMatters. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- ^ White, Ethan (November 9, 2005). "Why? - Elephant Eyelash". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- ^ "Elephant Eyelash". Anticon. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Weingarten, Christopher R. "So, WHY?... What's This Song About?". CMJ New Music Monthly (135): 11.
External links[]
- Elephant Eyelash at Discogs (list of releases)
- 2005 albums
- Why? (American band) albums
- Anticon albums