Elephant Eyelash

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Elephant Eyelash
Elephant Eyelash.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2005 (2005-09-26)
GenreIndie rock
Length41:02
LabelAnticon
Producer
Why? chronology
Sanddollars
(2005)
Elephant Eyelash
(2005)
Rubber Traits EP
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[2]
Cokemachineglow68/100[3]
Exclaim!favorable[4]
Pitchfork7.8/10[5]
PopMatters8/10 stars[6]
Stylus MagazineD[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.TitleLength
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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Elephant Eyelash by Why?". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  2. ^ Hoffman, K. Ross. "Elephant Eyelash - Why?". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  3. ^ Greenwald, David (November 8, 2005). "Why?: Elephant Eyelash". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on February 3, 2007. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  4. ^ Lindsay, Cam (December 1, 2005). "Why? - Elephant Eyelash". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  5. ^ Dahlen, Chris (October 10, 2005). "WHY?: Elephant Eyelash". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Berquist, Josh (October 5, 2005). "Why?: Elephant Eyelash". PopMatters. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  7. ^ White, Ethan (November 9, 2005). "Why? - Elephant Eyelash". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  8. ^ "Elephant Eyelash". Anticon. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Weingarten, Christopher R. "So, WHY?... What's This Song About?". CMJ New Music Monthly (135): 11.

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