Alopecia
Studio album by
Why?
ReleasedMarch 11, 2008 (2008-03-11)
Recorded2007
GenreIndie pop
Length44:56
LabelAnticon
Producer
Why? chronology
Rubber Traits EP
(2005)		 Alopecia
(2008)		 Almost Live from Eli's Live Room
(2008)
Singles from Alopecia
  1. "The Hollows"
    Released: November 27, 2007 (2007-11-27)[1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)[4]
Cokemachineglow78/100[5]
Pitchfork8.2/10[6]
The Skinny[7]
Slant Magazine[8]
Spin7/10[9]
The Stranger[10]
Varietyfavorable[11]
The Village Voicefavorable[12]

Alopecia is the second studio album by American band Why?. It was released by Anticon on March 11, 2008.[13]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Alopecia received an average score of 76% based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Pitchfork placed "Fatalist Palmistry" at number 94 on the "100 Best Tracks of 2008" list.[14]

Sampling

"The Fall of Mr. Fifths" samples dialogue spoken by Will Oldham in the film Old Joy.[15]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Vowels, Pt. 2"4:04
2."Good Friday"3:50
3."These Few Presidents"3:04
4."The Hollows"3:55
5."Song of the Sad Assassin"4:13
6."Gnashville"3:49
7."Fatalist Palmistry"3:53
8."The Fall of Mr. Fifths"3:16
9."Brook & Waxing"2:35
10."A Sky for Shoeing Horses Under"2:29
11."Twenty Eight"0:44
12."Simeon's Dilemma"3:33
13."By Torpedo or Crohn's"4:04
14."Exegesis"1:37

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

  • Yoni Wolf – music, production, mixing, artwork
  • Josiah Wolf – music, production, mixing
  • Doug McDiarmid – music
  • Andrew Broder – music
  • Mark Erickson – music
  • Doseone – additional contributions
  • Jel – additional contributions
  • Odd Nosdam – additional contributions
  • Nedelle Torrisi – additional contributions
  • Paul Flynn – additional contributions
  • Liz Hodson – additional contributions
  • Andrew McDiarmid – additional contributions
  • Deborah Ranker – additional contributions
  • Jeremy Ylvisaker – additional contributions
  • Dee Kesler – additional contributions, mixing
  • Tom Herbers – recording
  • Eli Crews – mixing
  • Mike Wells – mastering
  • Sam Flax Keener – layout

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16] 28

References

  1. ↑ "The Hollows". Anticon. Archived from the original on May 8, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Alopecia by Why?". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ Brown, Marisa. "Alopecia - Why?". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Why?". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  5. ↑ McGowan, Colin (March 24, 2008). "WHY?: Alopecia". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on February 13, 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  6. ↑ Crock, Jason (March 11, 2008). "WHY?: Alopecia". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  7. ↑ Kerr, Dave (March 6, 2008). "WHY? - Alopecia". The Skinny. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  8. ↑ McBee, Wilson (March 12, 2008). "Why?: Alopecia". Slant Magazine. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  9. ↑ Zimmerman, Shannon (April 15, 2008). "Why?, 'Alopecia' (Anticon)". Spin. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  10. ↑ Grandy, Eric (March 6, 2008). "Album Reviews". The Stranger. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  11. ↑ Lewis, David (April 4, 2008). "Review: WHY? – 'Alopecia'". Variety. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  12. ↑ Gewolb, Matt (March 11, 2008). "Why?'s Alopecia". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Alopecia". Anticon. Archived from the original on March 27, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  14. ↑ "The 100 Best Tracks of 2008 (page 1 of 11)". Pitchfork. December 15, 2008. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  15. ↑ Dogme, Ultra (2018-09-12). ""The conversation goes where it goes": An Interview with Yoni Wolf (of WHY?)". ULTRA DOGME. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  16. ↑ "Why? Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
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