Mascis, J / Several Shades Of Why
| Album: | Several Shades Of Why | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Mascis, J | Added: | Mar 2011 | |
| Label: | Sub Pop Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2011-05-01 | Pull Date: | 2011-07-03 |
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| Week Ending: | Jul 3 | Jun 26 | Jun 12 | Jun 5 | May 29 | May 22 | May 15 | May 8 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 17, 2023: | down in the basement
Several Shades Of Why |
4. | Nov 10, 2012: | The Base of A Dream Is Empty
Not Enough |
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| 2. | Aug 18, 2022: | Down in the Basement
Not Enough |
5. | Apr 30, 2012: | No Longer at Ease
Several Shades Of Why |
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| 3. | Aug 30, 2014: | The Proselytizer Radio News Hour
Not Enough |
6. | Dec 02, 2011: | Daydream Disaster
Not Enough |
Album Review
Andy S
Reviewed 2011-04-24
Reviewed 2011-04-24
An excellent mostly-acoustic solo release from Dinosaur Jr's guitarist/vocalist. Sounds somewhere in between Kurt Vile and Eddie Vedder's solo stuff (i.e. Into the Wild soundtrack). The guitar is just fantastic, and the simple melancholy songwriting very strong, though it gets a little bogged down sometimes.
Play the hell out of track 3! 7 also great. FCC clean. —Andy
*1 - (3:10) sad imploring midtempo
*2 - (4:55) bright percussive guitar, strings, wistful
***3 - (3:14) the most upbeat song on the album but still heartbreaking; simple, catchy, with perfect vocal help from Ben Bridwell (Band of Horses) and Kevin Drew (Broken Social Scene)
4 - (4:48) brooding and intimate; dark sounds
*5 - (4:51) folky and decently upbeat, with more Gibbard and a nicely indulgent classic J electric solo
6 - (3:47) big pastoral composition with slow crooning; very Kurt Vile
**7 - (3:59) upbeat with a touch of country drawl and some refreshing electric guitar interludes
8 - (2:31) just a stripped-down guitar line and pining, immediate vox; sudden end
9 - (5:25) slow, haunted instrumental bed; sad, resigned vocals
10 - (4:38) big and dramatic, with a lot of electric stuff going on
Play the hell out of track 3! 7 also great. FCC clean. —Andy
*1 - (3:10) sad imploring midtempo
*2 - (4:55) bright percussive guitar, strings, wistful
***3 - (3:14) the most upbeat song on the album but still heartbreaking; simple, catchy, with perfect vocal help from Ben Bridwell (Band of Horses) and Kevin Drew (Broken Social Scene)
4 - (4:48) brooding and intimate; dark sounds
*5 - (4:51) folky and decently upbeat, with more Gibbard and a nicely indulgent classic J electric solo
6 - (3:47) big pastoral composition with slow crooning; very Kurt Vile
**7 - (3:59) upbeat with a touch of country drawl and some refreshing electric guitar interludes
8 - (2:31) just a stripped-down guitar line and pining, immediate vox; sudden end
9 - (5:25) slow, haunted instrumental bed; sad, resigned vocals
10 - (4:38) big and dramatic, with a lot of electric stuff going on
Track Listing
| 1. | Listen To Me | 6. | Make It Right | |||
| 2. | Several Shades Of Why | 7. | Where Are You | |||
| 3. | Not Enough | 8. | Too Deep | |||
| 4. | Very Nervous And Love | 9. | Can I | |||
| 5. | Is It Done | 10. | What Happened |