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- Summary: Well over to the indie-rock side of anticon's indie-rap -- indie-rock continuum, Why? (aka Yoni Wolf) returns with an eight-song EP.
- Record Label: Anticon
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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FilterThese are fully fleshed-out pop songs, rendered weird in the best possible way by an unfaltering ear for found sound and unusual arrangement. [#16, p.92]
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Under The RadarAn indie epic smeared with doubt and guilt that flows out of a forced smile. [#10, p.113]
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Mixing breeds of folk, psychedelica and white bread hip-hop, Why? is genetically predisposed to the same experimental tendencies as Pavement, Grandaddy, Enon, the Beta Band and They Might Be Giants. Each song is a musical Frankenstein, pieced together with live parts of the bodies of all those acts.
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Taking a step back and struggling with that always-expected "hot band" dilemma, Why? is coming to terms with his career as a musician. Judging from the quality of these eight songs, he appears to be handling it well.
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These songs are all coherently-arranged, positive, played in major keys, very easy to listen to and enjoyable on their surface.
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The WireThe ideas are better realised here than on [Why?'s] earlier material. [#258, p.67]
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The vaguely Brian Wilson-esque harmonies manage to keep the listener grounded as the entertaining gobbledygook passes by.
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