Oaklandazulasylum

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Oaklandazulasylum
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Studio album by
Why?
ReleasedJune 16, 2003 (2003-06-16)[1]
GenreIndie rock, alternative hip hop
Length38:30
LabelAnticon
ProducerWhy?, Jel
Why? chronology
Miss Ohio's Nameless
(2001) 		Oaklandazulasylum
(2003) 		Early Whitney
(2003)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[3]
Dusted Magazinefavorable[4]
Pitchfork8.1/10[5]
Prefix7/10[6]
Stylus MagazineA−[7]

Oaklandazulasylum is a studio album by Yoni Wolf under the Why? moniker. It was released by Anticon on June 16, 2003.[1] It peaked at number 85 on the CMJ Radio 200 chart.[8]

Critical reception[]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 70% based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

No Ripchord placed it at number 32 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2003" list.[9]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf, except "Our Neighbor's Daughter" by Wolf and Jel.

No.TitleLength
1."Ferriswheel"2:24
2."Cold Lunch (Albert Brown Mortuary Dumpster Dive Remix)"1:36
3."Afterschool America"1:19
4."Our Neighbor's Daughter"1:44
5."A Little Titanic"3:32
6."Weak Moon"2:14
7."Early Whitney"4:03
8."Dream on Cortelyou"2:55
9."Women Eye, 'No.'"1:32
10."Dirty Glass"3:27
11."Shirtless, Sheetless, And..."1:59
12."Bad Entropy"5:02
13."Seventeen"2:33
14."Ape in Cage with Wire Cutters"4:08

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf – vocals, production
  • Jel – co-production (1, 4), drums (14)
  • Odd Nosdam – sampler (11), art direction, photography
  • Josiah Wolf – bass guitar (11)
  • Doug McDiarmid – guitar (12)
  • Alex Kort – cello (14)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Oaklandazulasylum". Anticon. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Oaklandazulasylum by Why?". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  3. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Oaklandazulasylum - Why?". AllMusic. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  4. ^ Thomas-Glass, Daniel (July 21, 2001). "Why? - oaklandazulasylum". Dusted Magazine. Archived from the original on October 26, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  5. ^ Dahlen, Chris (July 3, 2003). "WHY?: Oaklandazulasylum". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  6. ^ Krolak, Mike (June 24, 2003). "Why? - Oaklandazulasylum". Prefix. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  7. ^ Boeckel, Gentry (September 1, 2003). "Why? - Oaklandazulasylum". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on October 27, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  8. ^ "CMJ Radio 200 (Period Ending 7/29/2003)". CMJ New Music Report: 13. August 11, 2003.
  9. ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2003". No Ripchord. December 21, 2003. Retrieved July 3, 2018.

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