Alopecia, their third full-length release and second as a full band, is a darkly tinged juggernaut.
Eyebrows raised when Why? were chosen to support the Silver Jews on a 2005 tour, but that seemingly incongruous bill made more sense when considering one of Berman's better lines: "All my favorite singers couldn't sing." Likewise on Alopecia, Yoni Wolf doesn't seem to know he isn't a diva on "Simeon's Dilemma", that he isn't a New Pornographer on "Fatalist Palmistry", or that he's not a grizzled battle-rapper on "The Fall of Mr. Fifths", and he won't let any of it ge
t in his way. He's got too much to say to be concerned about it.
Alopecia builds upon the promise of 2005’s Elephant Eyelash and a pair of earlier EPs.
Alopecia exhibits impressive growth and an admirable attention to detail that places yet another unique stone along Yoni Wolf’s fascinating career arc.
Laced with brainy raps, cooing backing vocals, and a keen attention to melancholy melodic detail, Why? almost one-ups those heady precursors.
HAPPY 10th BIRTHDAY TO MY MOST FAVOURITE ALBUM, I LOVE YOU <3
It's hard to decide a "favourite album" but this might be mine...
I can't begin to put into words what makes me love this record as much as I do and as much as I have.
In a way it's responsible for me becoming a real fan of music in the first place, leading me to delve as deep as I have.
It's the most touching thing I've ever heard.
I love the music.
I LOVE Yoni Wolf; everything about him.
I'll never feel right ... read more
i never thought indie rock x alternative hiphop fusion in this album would be this lit. s/o to Space Vacation for recommending me this album. cheers! x
faves:
1. good friday
2. song of the sad assassin
3. gnashville
4. fatalist palmistry
5. simeon's dilemma
6. by torpedo or crohn's
On his most critically acclaimed album as Why?, Yoni Wolf creates a blissful mixture of indie rock and hip hop that has a keen attention to detail. The lyrics are legitimately well written and relatable, with pop-like song structures.
The formatting and sheer quality of Alopecia is brilliant, but the music itself isn't anything super special. Wolf's voice isn't the best over the rock instrumentation, which is present more here than ever before, that he uses. And in addition to that, the ... read more
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A brilliant album with engrossing instrumentals, choruses, and writing hampered by only a few questionable and undercooked tracks ("Twenty Eight" comes to mind).
Alopecia, the Indie-Rock project led by Yoni Wolf, member of the experimental hip-hop group Clouddead, is quite the interesting project. First off, I love the fact that the album cover takes place on top of a cloud, and like the imagine it's a continuation of Clouddead's self-titled. I've been a fan of the Vowels pt 2 for a while now, as it was one of my most listened to songs from last year. This song is a quotable, catchy rock cut with a great chorus. However, I never actually checked out the ... read more
1 | The Vowels Pt. 2 4:04 | 81 |
2 | Good Friday 3:50 | 88 |
3 | These Few Presidents 3:04 | 86 |
4 | The Hollows 3:55 | 84 |
5 | Song of the Sad Assassin 4:13 | 84 |
6 | Gnashville 3:49 | 79 |
7 | Fatalist Palmistry 3:53 | 78 |
8 | The Fall of Mr Fifths 3:16 | 69 |
9 | Brook & Waxing 2:35 | 64 |
10 | A Sky for Shoeing Horses Under 2:29 | 79 |
11 | Twenty Eight 0:44 | 68 |
12 | Simeon's Dilemma 3:33 | 84 |
13 | By Torpedo or Crohn's 4:04 | 88 |
14 | Exegesis 1:37 | 80 |
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