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Oaklandazulasylum is a studio album by Yoni Wolf under the Why? moniker. It was released by Anticon on June 16, 2003. It peaked at number 85 on the CMJ Radio 200 chart. While it was not a full-band Why? record, the band now count it as part of their discography.
Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 70% based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
No Ripchord placed it at number 32 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2003" list. Stylus Magazine contributor Ethan White later said the album had an "anything-goes sound collage aesthetic" which made it "an engaging adventure, all the more charming for its faults. Some found it scattered, but to my ears the variety of the material meant that lackluster moments were easily absorbed into the rough-edged jumble that made up the whole."
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf – vocals, production
Jel – co-production (1, 4), drums (14)
Odd Nosdam – sampler (11), art direction, photography
Josiah Wolf – bass guitar (11)
Doug McDiarmid – guitar (12)
Alex Kort – cello (14)
References
External links
Oaklandazulasylum at Discogs (list of releases)