Several Shades of Why

Several Shades of Why
Several Shades of Why
Studio album by J Mascis
Released	March 15, 2011
Genre	Folk rock
Length	41:12
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	J Mascis
J Mascis chronology

Several Shades of Why is the debut solo studio album by American musician J Mascis, best known as the frontman of the group Dinosaur Jr. The album was released March 15, 2011 on Sub Pop Records.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
American Songwriter	^[2]
The A.V. Club	(B−)^[3]
Filter	(87/100)^[4]
NME	(6/10)^[5]
Now	^[6]
Paste Magazine	(8.2/10)^[7]
Pitchfork Media	(7.9/10)^[8]
Popmatters	(7/10)^[9]
Spin	(7/10)^[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by J Mascis (unless stated).

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Listen to Me"	3:10
2.	"Several Shades of Why"	4:55
3.	"Not Enough"	3:14
4.	"Very Nervous and Love"	4:46
5.	"Is It Done"	4:50
6.	"Make It Right"	3:46
7.	"Where Are You"	4:00
8.	"Too Deep"	2:30
9.	"Can I"	5:25
10.	"What Happened"	4:36
Total length:		41:12

Bonus tracks

Japanese bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"I Been Thinking"		3:38
12.	"Circle"	Edie Brickell, Kenny Withrow	3:39

Personnel

J Mascis – vocals, guitar
Kurt Vile – vocals, dobro, guitar, optigan, piano, saw, slide guitar
Pall Jenkins – vocals, lap steel, optigan, piano, saw
Kevin Drew – vocals, clarinet
Ben Bridwell – vocal
Suzanne Thorpe – flute
Sophie Trudeau – violin
Kurt Fedora – guitar
Matt Valentine – guitar

References

↑ Deming, Mark (March 15, 2011). "Several Shades of Why - J Mascis". AllMusic. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
↑ "J. Mascis: Several Shades of Why". American Songwriter. March 15, 2011. Archived from the original on March 17, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
↑ Murray, Noel (March 15, 2011). "J Mascis: Several Shades Of Why". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
↑ "Reviews - J Mascis". FILTER Magazine. March 15, 2011. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
↑ "J Mascis - Several Shades of Why (Sub Pop)". NME. March 9, 2011. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
↑ Trapunski, Richard (March 10, 2011). "J Mascis - Several Shades Of Why". Now. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
↑ Wyeth, Wyndham (March 31, 2011). "Paste". Paste. Archived from the original on March 24, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
↑ "J Mascis: Several Shades of Why". Pitchfork. March 17, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
↑ Fiander, Matthew (March 14, 2011). "J Mascis: Several Shades of Why". PopMatters. Archived from the original on April 13, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
↑ Wood, Mikael (March 15, 2011). "J Mascis, 'Several Shades of Why' (Sub Pop)". SPIN. Retrieved March 3, 2012.

[1] Deming, Mark (March 15, 2011). "Several Shades of Why - J Mascis". AllMusic. Retrieved March 3, 2012.

[2] "J. Mascis: Several Shades of Why". American Songwriter. March 15, 2011. Archived from the original on March 17, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2012.

[3] Murray, Noel (March 15, 2011). "J Mascis: Several Shades Of Why". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 20, 2014.

[4] "Reviews - J Mascis". FILTER Magazine. March 15, 2011. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2012.

[5] "J Mascis - Several Shades of Why (Sub Pop)". NME. March 9, 2011. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2012.

[Now-6] Trapunski, Richard (March 10, 2011). "J Mascis - Several Shades Of Why". Now. Retrieved July 21, 2013.

[7] Wyeth, Wyndham (March 31, 2011). "Paste". Paste. Archived from the original on March 24, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2012.

[8] "J Mascis: Several Shades of Why". Pitchfork. March 17, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2012.

[9] Fiander, Matthew (March 14, 2011). "J Mascis: Several Shades of Why". PopMatters. Archived from the original on April 13, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.

[10] Wood, Mikael (March 15, 2011). "J Mascis, 'Several Shades of Why' (Sub Pop)". SPIN. Retrieved March 3, 2012.

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