Why You So Crazy

Why You So Crazy
Studio album by
The Dandy Warhols
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2019 (2019-01-25)
StudioThe Odditorium (Portland, Oregon)
Length40:49
LabelDine Alone
The Dandy Warhols chronology
Distortland
(2016) 		Why You So Crazy
(2019) 		Tafelmuzik Means More When You're Alone
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic56/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic<[2]
Clash5/10[3]
Paste7.3/10[4]
PopMatters6/10[5]
Under the Radar5/10[6]

Why You So Crazy is the tenth studio album by American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols, released on January 25, 2019, through Dine Alone Records.[7] It was supported by the single "Be Alright", for which a 360° video was made starring actress Jessica Paré, and was promoted by a 2019 tour.[8]

Music

The album has been noted as a "return" to the band's "freewheeling" style, containing "references as far flung as Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Don McLean's Chevy, and the church of Bowie's 'Modern Love'."[7] The songs have been called "off-kilter psych-pop", "high country-fried Americana" to "gothic piano-propelled rumba".[8]

The album also features increased songwriting output from keyboardist Zia McCabe and drummer Brent DeBoer, who have credits on nearly half the album's tracks.[9]

Singles

While the band initially previewed the song "Forever",[8] "Be Alright" was chosen as the lead single. It was accompanied by a 360° video conceived by Kevin Moyer and directed by frontman Courtney Taylor-Taylor.[10] Moyer claimed he was inspired to make the video at the band's headquarters, the Odditorium, located in Portland, which he described as making "your head spin trying to take all of it in as you walk through the unique rock [and] roll space".[10] The video is about the effects of drinking a "magic wine", and stars actress Jessica Paré.[11]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fred 'n' Ginger"Courtney Taylor-Taylor0:41
2."Terraform"Taylor-Taylor3:18
3."Highlife"Zia McCabe2:32
4."Be Alright"Brent DeBoer3:49
5."Thee Elegant Bum"Taylor-Taylor2:28
6."Sins Are Forgiven"Taylor-Taylor2:26
7."Next Thing I Know"DeBoer, Taylor-Taylor4:38
8."Small Town Girls"Taylor-Taylor2:38
9."To the Church"DeBoer4:05
10."Motor City Steel"Taylor-Taylor3:07
11."Forever"DeBoer, Taylor-Taylor4:43
12."Ondine"Maurice Ravel6:24
Total length:40:49

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 136

References

  1. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Phares, Heather. "Why You So Crazy - The Dandy Warhols". AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Rosebury, Will (January 28, 2019). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  4. ^ Cudmore, Libby (February 6, 2019). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  5. ^ Woronzoff, Elisabeth (February 11, 2019). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  6. ^ Michalik, Timothy (January 28, 2019). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Roffman, Michael (November 14, 2018). "The Dandy Warhols Announce New Album and 2019 Tour Dates | New Music". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  8. ^ a b c Murphy, Sarah (November 14, 2018). "The Dandy Warhols Announce 'Why You So Crazy' LP, Share Video Starring Jessica Paré". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  9. ^ "The Dandy Warhols - Why You So Crazy". Discogs. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  10. ^ a b Hatfield, Amanda (November 14, 2018). "Dandy Warhols announce 'Why You So Crazy' & 25th anniversary tour". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  11. ^ Stickler, Jon (November 15, 2018). "The Dandy Warhols Line Up January Release For New LP 'Why You So Crazy', Share New Song Be Alright". Stereoboard. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  12. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 5, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved February 4, 2019.