Several Shades of Why
Several Shades of Why is the debut solo studio album by American musician J Mascis, best known as the frontman of the group Dinosaur Jr. The album was released March 15, 2011 on Sub Pop Records.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 15, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 41:12 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
| Producer | J Mascis | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating | 
| Allmusic | |
| American Songwriter | |
| The A.V. Club | (B-)[3] | 
| Filter | (87/100)[4] | 
| NME | (6/10)[5] | 
| Now | |
| Paste Magazine | (8.2/10)[7] | 
| Pitchfork Media | (7.9/10)[8] | 
| Popmatters | (7/10)[9] | 
| Spin | (7/10)[10] | 
| Uncut | |
| Under the Radar | (7/10)[11] | 
Track listing
    
All tracks are written by J Mascis (unless stated)
| No. | Title | Length | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Listen to Me" | 3:10 | 
| 2. | "Several Shades of Why" | 4:55 | 
| 3. | "Not Enough" | 3:14 | 
| 4. | "Very Nervous and Love" | 4:46 | 
| 5. | "Is It Done" | 4:50 | 
| 6. | "Make It Right" | 3:46 | 
| 7. | "Where Are You" | 4:00 | 
| 8. | "Too Deep" | 2:30 | 
| 9. | "Can I" | 5:25 | 
| 10. | "What Happened" | 4:36 | 
| Total length: | 41:12 | |
Bonus tracks
    
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "I Been Thinking" | 3:38 | |
| 12. | "Circle" | Edie Brickell, Kenny Withrow | 3:39 | 
Personnel
    
- J Mascis – vocals, guitar
 - Kurt Vile – vocals, dobro, guitar, optigan, piano, saw, slide guitar
 - Pall Jenkins – vocals, lap steel, optigan, piano, saw
 - Kevin Drew – vocals, clarinet
 - Ben Bridwell – vocal
 - Suzanne Thorpe – flute
 - Sophie Trudeau – violin
 - Kurt Fedora – guitar
 - Matt Valentine – guitar
 
References
    
- Deming, Mark (2011-03-15). "Several Shades of Why - J Mascis". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
 - "J. Mascis: Several Shades of Why". American Songwriter. 2011-03-15. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
 - Murray, Noel (2011-03-15). "J Mascis: Several Shades Of Why · Music Review · The A.V. Club". Avclub.com. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
 - "Reviews - J Mascis". FILTER Magazine. 2011-03-15. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
 - "NME Album Reviews - Album Review: J Mascis - Several Shades of Why (Sub Pop)". Nme.Com. 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
 - Trapunski, Richard. "J Mascis - Several Shades Of Why". Now. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
 - Wyeth, Wyndham (2011-03-31). "Paste". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
 - "J Mascis: Several Shades of Why | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
 - Fiander, Matthew. "J Mascis: Several Shades of Why < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
 - "J Mascis, 'Several Shades of Why' (Sub Pop)". SPIN. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
 - brianjeremy. "Critic Reviews for Several Shades of Why at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
 
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