Several Shades of Why

Several Shades of Why is the debut solo studio album by Dinosaur Jr frontman J Mascis, released March 15, 2011 on Sub Pop Records.

Several Shades of Why
Studio album by J Mascis
Released	March 15, 2011
Genre	Folk rock
Length	41:12
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	J Mascis
J Mascis chronology
J Mascis Live at CBGB's (2006) Several Shades of Why (2011) Tied to a Star (2014)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
American Songwriter	[2]
The A.V. Club	(B-)[3]
Filter	(87/100)[4]
NME	(6/10)[5]
Now	[6]
Paste Magazine	(8.2/10)[7]
Pitchfork Media	(7.9/10)[8]
Popmatters	(7/10)[9]
Spin	(7/10)[10]
Uncut	[11]
Under the Radar	(7/10)[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by J Mascis (unless stated).

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Listen to Me"	3:10
2.	"Several Shades of Why"	4:55
3.	"Not Enough"	3:14
4.	"Very Nervous and Love"	4:46
5.	"Is It Done"	4:50
6.	"Make It Right"	3:46
7.	"Where Are You"	4:00
8.	"Too Deep"	2:30
9.	"Can I"	5:25
10.	"What Happened"	4:36
Total length:		41:12

Bonus tracks

Japanese bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"I Been Thinking"		3:38
12.	"Circle"	Edie Brickell, Kenny Withrow	3:39

Personnel

• J Mascis – Vocals, Guitar
• Kurt Vile – Vocals, Dobro, Guitar, Optigan, Piano, Saw, Slide Guitar
• Pall Jenkins – Vocals, Lap Steel, Optigan, Piano, Saw
• Kevin Drew – Vocals, Clarinet
• Ben Bridwell – Vocal
• Suzanne Thorpe  – Flute
• Sophie Trudeau – Violin
• Kurt Fedora  – Guitar
• Matt Valentine – Guitar

References

1. Deming, Mark (2011-03-15). "Several Shades of Why - J Mascis". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
2. "J. Mascis: Several Shades of Why". American Songwriter. 2011-03-15. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
3. Murray, Noel (2011-03-15). "J Mascis: Several Shades Of Why · Music Review · The A.V. Club". Avclub.com. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
4. "Reviews - J Mascis". FILTER Magazine. 2011-03-15. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
5. "NME Album Reviews - Album Review: J Mascis - Several Shades of Why (Sub Pop)". Nme.Com. 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
6. Trapunski, Richard. "J Mascis - Several Shades Of Why". Now. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
7. Wyeth, Wyndham (2011-03-31). "Paste". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
8. "J Mascis: Several Shades of Why | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
9. Fiander, Matthew. "J Mascis: Several Shades of Why < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
10. "J Mascis, 'Several Shades of Why' (Sub Pop)". SPIN. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
11. brianjeremy. "Critic Reviews for Several Shades of Why at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.