Several Shades of Why

Several Shades of Why is the debut solo studio album by Dinosaur Jr frontman J Mascis, 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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