Several Shades of Why

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Several Shades of Why
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 15, 2011
Genre Folk rock
Length41:12
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
SourceRating
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American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The A.V. Club (B-) [3]
Filter (87/100) [4]
NME (6/10) [5]
Now Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Paste Magazine (8.2/10) [7]
Pitchfork Media (7.9/10) [8]
Popmatters (7/10) [9]
Spin (7/10) [10]
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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.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by J Mascis (unless stated).

No.TitleLength
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.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."I Been Thinking" 3:38
12."Circle" Edie Brickell, Kenny Withrow 3:39

Personnel

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. 1 2 brianjeremy. "Critic Reviews for Several Shades of Why at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved March 3, 2012.