Moh Lhean is experimental in many respects, but there is by no means a seismic shift in the band’s sound. This is still wholly and unmistakably a WHY? record, but there are subtle changes.
Decidedly offbeat but not as manic as some of Why?'s prior material, Moh Lhean sounds a little more mature, but only relatively speaking. The project remains a creative burst of sounds, grooves, and stylized observation that's uniquely refreshing to those open to its quirky complexity.
It’s a thought-out piece of work; a collection of collaborating and competing daubs of colour across a blank canvas; a flock of sounds moving together as one, for one simple reason alone: to bring you joy.
Textually, WHY? have always been a fascinating project, with his brother Josiah Wolf and Doug McDirmaid providing back-up rhythm, but Moh Lhean sees the band take on a more ambient role.
Moh Lhean is a stellar album that serves as a portrait of the artist as a not-quite-so-young man who's still finding weird new ways to pose age-old questions.
Yoni Wolf's prog-rap project is rejuvenated, and Moh Lhean is a bracing, clear-eyed album that still sounds uniquely like WHY?. It's the most strangely beautiful thing Wolf's made in years.
Even though we’re not hearing nearly as many sentiments, Moh Lhean sounds just as complete as any other WHY? record. This album is the mark of a man who knows where he is in life.
Moh Lhean is an enjoyable record and there's plenty of great moments to be found here, it's just anyone who loved that almost decade-old behemoth by now aren't necessarily going to find anything really thrilling here.
For not being as sly or humorous as his past work, Moh Lhean recalls the confident one-two punch of Alopecia and Eskimo Snow, and is just as likely to impact the listeners who felt a special connection to his writing then, nearly a decade ago.
‘Moh Lhean’ mostly moves to the beat of its own, strangely laid-back drums. It just would have been nice to have a little more variation buried within those meditative vibes.
WHY? One of the makers of the cLOUDDEAD project which basically was the first album and founded the cloud rap genre sound.
And this project was just all over imo as an indie pop production. I do not like most of the body of the project such as Easy to George Washington because it's just not something I would find enjoyable. It's definitely a directional tone and This Old King and Proactive Evolution come in with great songs, but it dips from there for 5 other songs (2 interludes if you wanna ... read more
The best, most interesting WHY? album since their critical breakout, Alopecia. Yoni Wolf displays his soulful and imaginative lyrics that are bolstered by the progressive rap/rock instrumentals the band has claimed as it's distinguishing feature.
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