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2019 studio album by Why?
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?. It was released by Joyful Noise Recordings on August 9, 2019. It was released with an accompanying visual album.

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

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.

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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