AOKOHIO

AOKOHIO
Studio album by
Why?
ReleasedAugust 9, 2019 (2019-08-09)
GenreIndie rock
Length42:14
LabelJoyful Noise
Producer
Why? chronology
Moh Lhean
(2017) 		AOKOHIO
(2019) 		The Well I Fell Into
(2024)

AOKOHIO is the seventh studio album by American band Why?.[1][2][3] It was released by Joyful Noise Recordings on August 9, 2019.[4][5] It was released with an accompanying visual album.[6][7]

AOKOHIO received a 67/100 on Metacritic, signifying generally favorable reviews.[8] Pitchfork rated the album 5.3/10, describing it as overly experimental and lacking the appeal of Why?'s early albums.[9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Apogee"1:45
2."The Rash"0:45
3."Peel Free"4:44
4."Reason" (featuring Lala Lala)1:40
5."Deleterio Motilis"1:52
6."Stained Glass Slipper"2:24
7."The Launch"1:08
8."High Dive"1:25
9."Mr. Fifths' Plea"0:46
10."Good Fire"1:22
11."Narcissistic Lamentation"0:42
12."Krevin'"1:32
13."The Crippled Physician" (featuring Lala Lala and Gia Margaret)2:55
14."Ustekinumab"0:31
15."My Original"0:31
16."Rock Candy"2:19
17."Once Shy"1:08
18."The Shame"0:35
19."Bloom Wither Bloom (for Mom)" (featuring Christian Lee Hutson and Gabby's World)4:10
Total length:32:14

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[10]

Why?

  • Yoni Wolf – vocals, bass, drums, piano, sampling, producer, engineer, mixing, artwork
  • Doug McDiarmid – bass, cuts, piano, synthesizer, engineer
  • Matt Meldon – guitar, sounds
  • Josiah Wolf – drums, bass samples, guitar, percussion, piano, sampling, producer, engineer, mixing

Additional personnel

  • Grace Weir – cello, artwork
  • Kate Wakefield – cello
  • David McDonnell – contrabass clarinet, contra-alto clarinet, saxophone, engineer, artwork
  • Andrew Broder – cuts, sampling, synthesizer
  • Joe Westerlund – drums
  • Nick Sanborn – drums, sampling, engineer
  • Jonnie Walker – guitar, sampling, saxophone, synthesizer
  • Miles Joris-Peyrafitte – sampling
  • Stephen Gurewitz – sampling
  • Adam Schatz – saxophone, engineer
  • Peter Foley – synthesizer, engineer
  • Collin Thompson – trombone
  • Ofir Klemperer – trombone
  • Claire Whitcomb – viola, violin
  • Becky Wolf – vocals
  • Christian Lee Hutson – vocals
  • David Cohn – vocals, engineer
  • Felix Walworth – vocals
  • Gabby Smith – vocals, engineer
  • Gia Margaret – vocals
  • Lillie West – vocals, engineer
  • Liz Wolf – vocals
  • Marty Mars – vocals, mixing
  • Oliver Kalb – vocals, engineer
  • Pete Lyman – mastering, engineer
  • Josh Berg – mixing
  • Dave Vettraino – engineer
  • Marshall Vore – engineer
  • Nicholas Papaleo – engineer
  • David Woodruff – artwork

References

  1. ^ "Why? Rediscover Their Earlier Form on 'Aokohio'". PopMatters. September 17, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "WHY? Share Four More New Songs From 'AOKOHIO'". Stereogum. July 10, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums For August 9". NPR.org. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "WHY? // AOKOHIO // Joyful Noise Recordings | Joyful Noise Recordings". www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "Why? - AOKOHIO". diymag.com. August 9, 2019. Archived from the original on December 12, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "WHY? announces visual album AOKOHIO, shares second suite of songs: Watch". Consequence of Sound. June 12, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  7. ^ Greenburg, Rudi. "WHY?'s Yoni Wolf took a fresh approach for the band's offbeat new visual album". Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 22, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  8. ^ "Aokohio by Why?". Metacritic.
  9. ^ "WHY?: AOKOHIO". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  10. ^ "Credits / AOKOHIO / WHY?". Tidal. August 30, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2021.


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