Oaklandazulasylum

Oaklandazulasylum
Studio album by Why?
Released June 16, 2003 (2003-06-16)
Genre Indie rock, alternative hip hop
Length 38:30
Label Anticon
Producer Why?
Why? chronology
Miss Ohio's Nameless
(2001)
Oaklandazulasylum
(2003)
Early Whitney
(2003)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork Media8.1/10[3]
Stylus MagazineA-[4]

Oaklandazulasylum is the second solo album by American hip hop artist Why?. It was released by Anticon in the United States on June 16, 2003. The album was recorded over a period of two years.

The track "Early Whitney" also appeared on the Early Whitney EP that was released shortly after Oaklandazulasylum.

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Oaklandazulasylum received an average score of 70% based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ferriswheel"  Jonathan "Yoni" WolfWhy?, Jel2:24
2."Cold Lunch (Albert Brown Mortuary Dumpster Dive Remix)"  Jonathan "Yoni" WolfWhy?1:36
3."Afterschool America"  Jonathan "Yoni" WolfWhy?1:19
4."Our Neighbor's Daughter"  Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf, JelWhy?, Jel1:44
5."A Little Titanic"  Jonathan "Yoni" WolfWhy?3:32
6."Weak Moon"  Jonathan "Yoni" WolfWhy?2:14
7."Early Whitney"  Jonathan "Yoni" WolfWhy?4:03
8."Dream on Cortelyou"  Jonathan "Yoni" WolfWhy?2:55
9."Women Eye, 'No.'"  Jonathan "Yoni" WolfWhy?1:32
10."Dirty Glass"  Jonathan "Yoni" WolfWhy?3:27
11."Shirtless, Sheetless, And..."  Jonathan "Yoni" WolfWhy?1:59
12."Bad Entropy"  Jonathan "Yoni" WolfWhy?5:02
13."Seventeen"  Jonathan "Yoni" WolfWhy?2:33
14."Ape in Cage with Wire Cutters"  Jonathan "Yoni" WolfWhy?4:08

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 "Oaklandazulasylum - Why?". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  2. Kellman, Andy. "Why? - Oaklandazulasylum". AllMusic. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  3. Dahlen, Chris (July 3, 2003). "WHY? - Oaklandazulasylum". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  4. Boeckel, Gentry (September 1, 2003). "Why? - Oaklandazulasylum". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
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