AOKOHIO is the seventh studio album by American band Why?.[1][2][3] It was released by Joyful Noise Recordings on August 9, 2019.[4][5] It was released with an accompanying visual album.[6][7]
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| Released | August 9, 2019 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 42:14 | |||
| Label | Joyful Noise | |||
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AOKOHIO received a 67/100 on Metacritic, signifying generally favorable reviews.[8] Pitchfork rated the album 5.3/10, describing it as overly experimental and lacking the appeal of Why?'s early albums.[9]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Apogee" | 1:45 |
| 2. | "The Rash" | 0:45 |
| 3. | "Peel Free" | 4:44 |
| 4. | "Reason" (featuring Lala Lala) | 1:40 |
| 5. | "Deleterio Motilis" | 1:52 |
| 6. | "Stained Glass Slipper" | 2:24 |
| 7. | "The Launch" | 1:08 |
| 8. | "High Dive" | 1:25 |
| 9. | "Mr. Fifths' Plea" | 0:46 |
| 10. | "Good Fire" | 1:22 |
| 11. | "Narcissistic Lamentation" | 0:42 |
| 12. | "Krevin'" | 1:32 |
| 13. | "The Crippled Physician" (featuring Lala Lala and Gia Margaret) | 2:55 |
| 14. | "Ustekinumab" | 0:31 |
| 15. | "My Original" | 0:31 |
| 16. | "Rock Candy" | 2:19 |
| 17. | "Once Shy" | 1:08 |
| 18. | "The Shame" | 0:35 |
| 19. | "Bloom Wither Bloom (for Mom)" (featuring Christian Lee Hutson and Gabby's World) | 4:10 |
| Total length: | 32:14 | |
Personnel
editCredits adapted from Tidal.[10]
Why?
- Yoni Wolf – vocals, bass, drums, piano, sampling, producer, engineer, mixing, artwork
- Doug McDiarmid – bass, cuts, piano, synthesizer, engineer
- Matt Meldon – guitar, sounds
- Josiah Wolf – drums, bass samples, guitar, percussion, piano, sampling, producer, engineer, mixing
Additional personnel
- Grace Weir – cello, artwork
- Kate Wakefield – cello
- David McDonnell – contrabass clarinet, contra-alto clarinet, saxophone, engineer, artwork
- Andrew Broder – cuts, sampling, synthesizer
- Joe Westerlund – drums
- Nick Sanborn – drums, sampling, engineer
- Jonnie Walker – guitar, sampling, saxophone, synthesizer
- Miles Joris-Peyrafitte – sampling
- Stephen Gurewitz – sampling
- Adam Schatz – saxophone, engineer
- Peter Foley – synthesizer, engineer
- Collin Thompson – trombone
- Ofir Klemperer – trombone
- Claire Whitcomb – viola, violin
- Becky Wolf – vocals
- Christian Lee Hutson – vocals
- David Cohn – vocals, engineer
- Felix Walworth – vocals
- Gabby Smith – vocals, engineer
- Gia Margaret – vocals
- Lillie West – vocals, engineer
- Liz Wolf – vocals
- Marty Mars – vocals, mixing
- Oliver Kalb – vocals, engineer
- Pete Lyman – mastering, engineer
- Josh Berg – mixing
- Dave Vettraino – engineer
- Marshall Vore – engineer
- Nicholas Papaleo – engineer
- David Woodruff – artwork
References
edit- ^ "Why? Rediscover Their Earlier Form on 'Aokohio'". PopMatters. September 17, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "WHY? Share Four More New Songs From 'AOKOHIO'". Stereogum. July 10, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums For August 9". NPR.org. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "WHY? // AOKOHIO // Joyful Noise Recordings | Joyful Noise Recordings". www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ "Why? - AOKOHIO". diymag.com. August 9, 2019. Archived from the original on December 12, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "WHY? announces visual album AOKOHIO, shares second suite of songs: Watch". Consequence of Sound. June 12, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ Greenburg, Rudi. "WHY?'s Yoni Wolf took a fresh approach for the band's offbeat new visual album". Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 22, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "Aokohio by Why?". Metacritic.
- ^ "WHY?: AOKOHIO". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "Credits / AOKOHIO / WHY?". Tidal. August 30, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
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