Several Shades of Why

Several Shades of Why
Studio album by J Mascis
Released	March 15, 2011
Genre	Folk rock
Length	41:12
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	J Mascis
J Mascis chronology
J Mascis Live at CBGB's (2006) Several Shades of Why (2011) Tied to a Star (2014)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
American Songwriter	[2]
The A.V. Club	(B−) [3]
Filter	(87/100) [4]
NME	(6/10) [5]
Now	[6]
Paste Magazine	(8.2/10) [7]
Pitchfork Media	(7.9/10) [8]
Popmatters	(7/10) [9]
Spin	(7/10) [10]
Uncut	[11]
Under the Radar	(7/10) [11]

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.

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

Japanese 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

1. Deming, Mark (March 15, 2011). "Several Shades of Why - J Mascis". AllMusic. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
2. "J. Mascis: Several Shades of Why". American Songwriter. March 15, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
3. Murray, Noel (March 15, 2011). "J Mascis: Several Shades Of Why · Music Review · The A.V. Club". The A.V. Club . Retrieved February 20, 2014.
4. "Reviews - J Mascis". FILTER Magazine. March 15, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
5. "NME Album Reviews - Album Review: J Mascis - Several Shades of Why (Sub Pop)". Nme.Com. March 9, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
6. Trapunski, Richard. "J Mascis - Several Shades Of Why". Now. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
7. Wyeth, Wyndham (March 31, 2011). "Paste". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
8. "J Mascis: Several Shades of Why | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. March 17, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
9. Fiander, Matthew. "J Mascis: Several Shades of Why < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
10. "J Mascis, 'Several Shades of Why' (Sub Pop)". SPIN. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
11. brianjeremy. "Critic Reviews for Several Shades of Why at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved March 3, 2012.