Oaklandazulasylum
| Oaklandazulasylum | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 16, 2003[1] | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, alternative hip hop | |||
| Length | 38:30 | |||
| Label | Anticon | |||
| Producer | Why?, Jel | |||
| Why? chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Dusted Magazine | favorable[4] |
| Pitchfork | 8.1/10[5] |
| Prefix | 7/10[6] |
| Stylus Magazine | A−[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. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ a b "Oaklandazulasylum". Anticon. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ a b "Oaklandazulasylum by Why?". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Oaklandazulasylum - Why?". AllMusic. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ Thomas-Glass, Daniel (July 21, 2001). "Why? - oaklandazulasylum". Dusted Magazine. Archived from the original on October 26, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ Dahlen, Chris (July 3, 2003). "WHY?: Oaklandazulasylum". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ Krolak, Mike (June 24, 2003). "Why? - Oaklandazulasylum". Prefix. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ Boeckel, Gentry (September 1, 2003). "Why? - Oaklandazulasylum". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on October 27, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ "CMJ Radio 200 (Period Ending 7/29/2003)". CMJ New Music Report: 13. August 11, 2003.
- ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2003". No Ripchord. December 21, 2003. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
External links
- Oaklandazulasylum at Discogs (list of releases)
