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.

Several Shades of Why
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 15, 2011
GenreFolk rock
Length41:12
LabelSub Pop
ProducerJ 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
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]

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 Withrow3:39

Personnel

References

  1. Deming, Mark (2011-03-15). "Several Shades of Why - J Mascis". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  2. "J. Mascis: Several Shades of Why". American Songwriter. 2011-03-15. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  3. Murray, Noel (2011-03-15). "J Mascis: Several Shades Of Why · Music Review · The A.V. Club". Avclub.com. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  4. "Reviews - J Mascis". FILTER Magazine. 2011-03-15. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  5. "NME Album Reviews - Album Review: J Mascis - Several Shades of Why (Sub Pop)". Nme.Com. 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  6. Trapunski, Richard. "J Mascis - Several Shades Of Why". Now. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  7. Wyeth, Wyndham (2011-03-31). "Paste". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  8. "J Mascis: Several Shades of Why | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  9. Fiander, Matthew. "J Mascis: Several Shades of Why < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  10. "J Mascis, 'Several Shades of Why' (Sub Pop)". SPIN. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  11. brianjeremy. "Critic Reviews for Several Shades of Why at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
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