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90
It encapsulates what makes them so unique while subtly expanding and pushing forward their sound, and as such must be viewed a real triumph.
13y
80
On the strength of this album alone, I'd say WHY? still have a few good hands to play first.
13y
78
On the one hand it has a great deal more rapping, and at the best moments Yoni sounds top of his game, but at the same time, he’s still singing away, and he’s incorporating more and more live instrumentation.
13y
74
This album is also home to some of the frontman’s most compelling rhymes, and there’s a narrative flow here that gives even the most skippable tracks momentum.
13y
67
Despite its strengths, Mumps, Etc. is a reminder that practice, clout, and resources can polish up production value, but not necessarily improve poetry.
13y
65
Mumps, etc. misses out on the engrossing atmospheres the last two albums had, and its best track, "Sod in the Seed," is a holdover from the recent EP of the same name
13y
60
There's nothing on Mumps, etc. that can match the dark drama of Alopecia, still the best of Why?'s albums, but if it was Wolf's final statement, it would still be a worthy one.
13y
60
In sounding like all of Wolf’s past forms, Mumps fails to create a new one, bringing his snaking artistic motion to a temporary stall.
13y
28
An often unlistenable album from WHY?, a group whose music is often excellent.
13y
i thought pitchfork was being overly harsh but i kinda get it.
mumps etc is sort of a return to form for yoni as why? shifts its sound from the indie rock of the last few albums to a mostly hip hop focused album. this sounds good in theory, as he did get his start in anticon and more famously clouddead, however this album offers very little. most of the songs are pretty boring both sonically and lyrically, despite retaining his confessional approach to song writing which helped made earlier ... read more
Top 5 most absurdly harsh Pitchfork reviews ever. Gets more in touch with their hip hop roots than its predecessor. It's worth the price of admission for Sod in the Seed alone.
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Track List
| 1 | Jonathan's Hope 3:17 | |
| 2 | Strawberries 3:18 | |
| 3 | Waterlines 3:33 | |
| 4 | Thirteen on High 3:09 | |
| 5 | White English 2:57 | |
| 6 | Danny 1:28 | |
| 7 | Sod in the Seed 4:45 | |
| 8 | Distance 2:49 | |
| 9 | Thirst 2:32 | |
| 10 | Kevin's Cancer 2:24 | |
| 11 | Bitter Thoughts 2:47 | |
| 12 | Paper Hearts 4:08 | |
| 13 | As a Card 1:43 |
Total Length: 38 minutes
