Alopecia | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 11, 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
Genre | Indie pop | |||
Length | 44:56 | |||
Label | Anticon | |||
Producer | ||||
Why? chronology | ||||
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Singles from Alopecia | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 76/100 [2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau |
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Cokemachineglow | 78/100 [5] |
Pitchfork | 8.2/10 [6] |
The Skinny | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Slant Magazine | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Spin | 7/10 [9] |
The Stranger | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Variety | favorable [11] |
The Village Voice | favorable [12] |
Alopecia is the second studio album by American band Why?. It was released by Anticon on March 11, 2008. [13]
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Alopecia received an average score of 76% based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [2]
Pitchfork placed "Fatalist Palmistry" at number 94 on the "100 Best Tracks of 2008" list. [14]
"The Fall of Mr. Fifths" samples dialogue spoken by Will Oldham in the film Old Joy. [15]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Vowels, Pt. 2" | 4:04 |
2. | "Good Friday" | 3:50 |
3. | "These Few Presidents" | 3:04 |
4. | "The Hollows" | 3:55 |
5. | "Song of the Sad Assassin" | 4:13 |
6. | "Gnashville" | 3:49 |
7. | "Fatalist Palmistry" | 3:53 |
8. | "The Fall of Mr. Fifths" | 3:16 |
9. | "Brook & Waxing" | 2:35 |
10. | "A Sky for Shoeing Horses Under" | 2:29 |
11. | "Twenty Eight" | 0:44 |
12. | "Simeon's Dilemma" | 3:33 |
13. | "By Torpedo or Crohn's" | 4:04 |
14. | "Exegesis" | 1:37 |
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard) [16] | 28 |
Alopecia | ||||
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![]() | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 11, 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
Genre | Indie pop | |||
Length | 44:56 | |||
Label | Anticon | |||
Producer | ||||
Why? chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Alopecia | ||||
|
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 76/100 [2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau |
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Cokemachineglow | 78/100 [5] |
Pitchfork | 8.2/10 [6] |
The Skinny | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Slant Magazine | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Spin | 7/10 [9] |
The Stranger | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Variety | favorable [11] |
The Village Voice | favorable [12] |
Alopecia is the second studio album by American band Why?. It was released by Anticon on March 11, 2008. [13]
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Alopecia received an average score of 76% based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [2]
Pitchfork placed "Fatalist Palmistry" at number 94 on the "100 Best Tracks of 2008" list. [14]
"The Fall of Mr. Fifths" samples dialogue spoken by Will Oldham in the film Old Joy. [15]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Vowels, Pt. 2" | 4:04 |
2. | "Good Friday" | 3:50 |
3. | "These Few Presidents" | 3:04 |
4. | "The Hollows" | 3:55 |
5. | "Song of the Sad Assassin" | 4:13 |
6. | "Gnashville" | 3:49 |
7. | "Fatalist Palmistry" | 3:53 |
8. | "The Fall of Mr. Fifths" | 3:16 |
9. | "Brook & Waxing" | 2:35 |
10. | "A Sky for Shoeing Horses Under" | 2:29 |
11. | "Twenty Eight" | 0:44 |
12. | "Simeon's Dilemma" | 3:33 |
13. | "By Torpedo or Crohn's" | 4:04 |
14. | "Exegesis" | 1:37 |
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard) [16] | 28 |