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Drowned In Sound

There’s nothing else like this out there that’s as perfectly realised as this, and to draw upon previous, albeit indirect precedents, that leaves only one outcome from this unruly verbiage.

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Tiny Mix Tapes

Alopecia, their third full-length release and second as a full band, is a darkly tinged juggernaut.

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Pitchfork

As for his lyrics, it's wrong to call them stream-of-consciousness, since that implies Wolf is a poor self-editor; nothing about Alopecia is lazy. It's more like 5 a.m. journal entries cut up and turned to collage.

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Lost At Sea

Alopecia is a very good, occasionally great record that is just a little bit closer to nailing this hip-hop acid nightmare of a sound than what's come before it.

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PopMatters

Alopecia goes beyond heartache and self-pity to examine the desperation, self-loathing and delirium that a relationship can leave in its wake. Wolf deftly renders this misery with a painter’s eye, refusing to shy from even the most embarrassing details, damning though they may be.

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All Music Guide

It displays both crypticness and honesty, intellectualism and vulgarity in equal measure, challenging and placating its audience in the same drawn-out, undefined, nasally breath.

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Under The Radar

Why? are back with their most accessible record to date. [Spring 2008, p.85]

Village Voice

It's his lyrics, brutally honest and often desperate, that elevate Alopecia from curiosity to conquest.

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Sputnikmusic

Alopecia stands out as an interesting little album.

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Urb

It’s a syrup-sick pop rotted by dark folk, elaborate rhythms and droning psychedelia, but it’s always tight--meticulously so--making Alopecia an across the-board delicacy of warped obsession.

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Q Magazine

He sing-raps stream-of-consciousness tales that, coupled with instrumentation from his brother Josiah and Doug McDiarmid, create contagious songs. [May 2008, p.141]

Mojo

Wolf's sing-speak vocals are arresting. [May 2008, p.112]

cokemachineglow

Alopecia exhibits impressive growth and an admirable attention to detail that places yet another unique stone along Yoni Wolf’s fascinating career arc.

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Prefix Magazine

Once you get the lay of the land of Alopecia -- with its ethereal production, endlessly analyzable wordplay, and moments of supreme pop clarity -- it’s a captivating realm to explore.

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Filter

I have no idea what's he's saying. I have absolutely no idea why the record is called Alopecia. But as I keep playing it, I really don't care. [Winter 2008, p. 100]

Alternative Press

It's not as groundbreaking as "Eyelash," but it's another small step in the group's constant evolution. [Apr 2008, p.163]

Spin

Laced with bariny raps, cooing backing vocals, and a keen attention to meloncholy melodic detail, Why? almost one-ups those heady precursors [Fountains of Wayne, Rentals]. [Apr 2008, p.106]

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Uncut

Alopecia is another woozily layered, beguilingly fractured affair, driven by beats and samples. [May 2008, p.113]

Dusted Magazine

The lyrical approach has so far kept me from really warming to it, but the words are ugly and weird in an interesting way, which makes me think that maybe eventually a light will come on and it will become one of my favorites.

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The Wire

There's being reflective and then there's navel-gazing, and unfortunately Alopecia is too frequently guilty of the latter to really engage either the mind or heart. [Apr 2008, p.66]

RapReviews.com

For me personally their sound isn't progressive any more--it's regressive.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this album is 8.7 (out of 10) based on 27 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Ben K. gave it a10:
Not usually my style, but I can't stop listening. Gets more melancholic every time I play it.

James M. gave it an8:
Excellent, although a bit hit and miss in my opinion.

Sin Bad gave it a3:
81 for this crap? Man, the hipsters will latch onto any garbage.

Patrick R. gave it a10:
Every song on this album is badass! Yoni and company have tapped into a great beauty here.

Matias K. gave it a9:
Another great album by Why?.

Steve J. gave it a10:
Best album of the year!!

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