Elephant Eyelash
| Elephant Eyelash | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Why? | ||||
| Released | September 26, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, indie pop, alternative hip hop | |||
| Length | 41:02 | |||
| Label | Anticon | |||
| Producer | Yoni Wolf, Josiah Wolf | |||
| Why? chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Exclaim! | favorable[3] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.8/10[4] |
| PopMatters |  [5] |
| Stylus Magazine | D[6] |
Elephant Eyelash is the first studio album by American rock band Why?. It was released by Anticon in 2005. Prior to the formation of the band in 2004, Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf had used "Why?" as his stage name for his solo work.
The title refers to an erection.[7] Why? said: "An 'elephant eyelash' is a hard-on. I like to make my own pantheon of slang. Isn't having a hard-on kind of vulnerable? It's an anticipation."[7]
Reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Elephant Eyelash received an average score of 76% based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Crushed Bones" | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Yo Yo Bye Bye" | 2:51 |
| 3. | "Rubber Traits" | 4:01 |
| 4. | "The Hoofs" | 1:57 |
| 5. | "Fall Saddles" | 2:44 |
| 6. | "Gemini (Birthday Song)" | 5:28 |
| 7. | "Waterfalls" | 2:50 |
| 8. | "Sanddollars" | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Speech Bubbles" | 2:57 |
| 10. | "Whispers into the Other" | 3:28 |
| 11. | "Act Five" | 3:20 |
| 12. | "Light Leaves" | 4:10 |
Members
- Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf
- Josiah Wolf
- Doug McDiarmid
- Matt Meldon
References
- 1 2 "Elephant Eyelash - Why?". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- ↑ Hoffman, K. Ross. "Why? - Elephant Eyelash". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- ↑ Lindsay, Cam (December 1, 2005). "Why? - Elephant Eyelash". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- ↑ Dahlen, Chris (October 10, 2005). "WHY?: Elephant Eyelash". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- ↑ Berquist, Josh (October 5, 2005). "Why?: Elephant Eyelash". PopMatters. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- ↑ White, Ethan (November 9, 2005). "Why? - Elephant Eyelash". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- 1 2 Weingarten, Christopher R. "So, WHY?... What's This Song About?". CMJ New Music Monthly (135): 11.
External links
- Elephant Eyelash at Discogs (list of releases)
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