Oaklandazulasylum

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Oaklandazulasylum
Studio album by Why?
Released June 16, 2003
Genre Indie rock, alternative hip hop
Length 38:30
Label Anticon
Producer Why?
Why? chronology

Miss Ohio's Nameless
(2001)
Oaklandazulasylum
(2003)
Early Whitney
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Pitchfork Media 8.1/10[1]

Oaklandazulasylum is the second solo album from alternative hip hop artist Why?. It was released by Anticon in the United States on June 16, 2003. The album was recorded over a period of two years.

The track "Early Whitney" also appeared on the Early Whitney EP that was released shortly after Oaklandazulasylum.

Track listing

All tracks written by Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf, except as noted.

  1. "Ferriswheel" – 2:24
  2. "Cold Lunch (Albert Brown Mortuary Dumpster Dive Remix)" – 1:36
  3. "Afterschool America" – 1:19
  4. "Our Neighbor's Daughter" (Yoni Wolf, Jel) – 1:44
  5. "A Little Titanic" – 3:32
  6. "Weak Moon" – 2:14
  7. "Early Whitney" – 4:03
  8. "Dream on Cortelyou" – 2:55
  9. "Women Eye, 'No.'" – 1:32
  10. "Dirty Glass" – 3:27
  11. "Shirtless, Sheetless, And..." – 1:59
  12. "Bad Entropy" – 5:02
  13. "Seventeen" – 2:33
  14. "Ape in Cage with Wire Cutters" – 4:08

Jel co-produced "Ferriswheel" and "Our Neighbor's Daughter".

Personnel

  • Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf
  • Josiah Wolf – bass on "Dirty Glass"
  • Odd Nosdam – samples on "Dirty Glass"
  • Doug McDiarmid – guitar on "Shirtless, Sheetless, And..."
  • Alex Kort – cello on "Seventeen"
  • Jel – drums on "Seventeen"

References

  1. Dahlen, Chris (July 3, 2003). "WHY? - Oaklandazulasylum". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
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