Jet Lag (Josiah Wolf album)

Jet Lag is the first solo studio album by American multi-instrumentalist Josiah Wolf.[13] It was released on Anticon on March 2, 2010.[14] The songs on the album were written after the demise of Wolf's 11-year marriage.[15] All the instruments were played by Wolf himself and recorded in a secluded cottage near Cincinnati, Ohio.[15]

Jet Lag
Studio album by Josiah Wolf
Released	March 2, 2010[1]
Genre	Indie rock
Length	46:36
Label	Anticon
Producer	Josiah Wolf
Josiah Wolf chronology
The Josiah EP (2003) Jet Lag (2010)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	62/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Beats Per Minute	77/100[4]
Exclaim!	favorable[5]
Impose	favorable[6]
MusicOMH	[7]
Pitchfork	5.6/10[8]
PopMatters	[9]
The Skinny	[10]
URB	[11]
XLR8R	6/10[12]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Jet Lag received an average score of 62% based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Brett Uddenberg of URB gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, saying, "Wolf's elastic compositions straddle the line between a multitude of genres without making it sound forced."[11] He added: "Widely respected as one of the best drummers on the indie scene for years, Josiah Wolf has deftly proven he has the chops to stand on his own."[11]

Anthony Mark Happel of Impose said, "Wolf adds kalimba, organ, bells, drums, etc. to his mostly effective guitar playing, and there is a serious quality to the playing in general, underscored by a sense of self-effacement and humility in the insular poetry of the songs."[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Josiah Wolf.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Trailer and the Truck"	2:55
2.	"Master Cleanse (California)"	2:38
3.	"The Opposite of Breathing"	4:07
4.	"The New Car"	3:52
5.	"Skull in the Ice"	4:11
6.	"The Apart Meant"	3:54
7.	"That Kind of Man"	3:19
8.	"Ohioho"	5:16
9.	"Is the Body Hung"	3:33
10.	"In the Seam"	4:13
11.	"Gravity Defied"	5:25
12.	"The One Sign"	3:20

References

1. Young, Alex (March 6, 2018). "Josiah Wolf of WHY? has a solo album and tour". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
2. "Jet Lag by Josiah Wolf". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
3. Hoffman, K. Ross. "Jet Lag - Josiah Wolf". AllMusic. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
4. Galo, Rob (March 9, 2010). "Josiah Wolf - Jet Lag". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
5. Lewis, Jessica (March 1, 2010). "Josiah Wolf - Jet Lag (new)". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
6. Happel, Anthony Mark (March 9, 2010). "Jet Lag - Josiah Wolf". Impose. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
7. Milton, Jamie (March 29, 2010). "Josiah Wolf – Jet Lag". MusicOMH. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
8. Fitzmaurice, Larry (March 5, 2010). "Josiah Wolf: Jet Lag". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
9. Fairall, Jer (March 12, 2010). "Josiah Wolf: Jet Lag". PopMatters. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
10. Buckle, Chris (March 15, 2010). "Josiah Wolf - Jet Lag". The Skinny. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
11. Uddenberg, Brett (March 6, 2010). "Josiah Wolf – Jet Lag (Review)". URB. Archived from the original on March 23, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
12. Brodsky, Rachel (March 10, 2010). "Josiah Wolf: Jet Lag". XLR8R. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
13. Hughes, Josiah (January 25, 2010). "Why? Drummer Josiah Wolf Announces Solo Debut". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
14. Breihan, Tom (January 15, 2010). "WHY?'s Josiah Wolf Preps Solo Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
15. Fleisher, Eddie (March 3, 2010). "CD Review: Josiah Wolf". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved April 19, 2015.

External links

• Jet Lag at Discogs (list of releases)