Mumps, Etc.

Mumps, Etc.
Studio album by Why?
Released October 9, 2012 (2012-10-09)
Recorded 2010-2012
Genre Alternative hip hop, indie rock
Length 38:48
Label Anticon, City Slang
Producer Josiah Wolf, Yoni Wolf
Why? chronology
Sod in the Seed
(2012)		 Mumps, Etc.
(2012)		 Golden Tickets
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic62/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubB–[3]
Consequence of SoundC–[4]
Drowned in Sound9/10[5]
NME7/10[6]
Paste7.4/10[7]
Pitchfork Media2.8/10[8]
Slant Magazine[9]

Mumps, Etc. is the fourth studio album by American hip hop band Why?.[10] It was released on Anticon and City Slang in 2012.[8]

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Mumps, Etc. received an average score of 62% based on 19 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Mike Lechevallier of Slant Magazine said, "Mumps, Etc. isn't a career-defining moment like Alopecia, but it's a celebratory return to form for Why?, reuniting the band with the key attributes that ignited their creativity in the first place."[9] Ryan Reed of Paste called it "their most layered, headphone-friendly set to date, utilizing an eight-member choir and a string quartet, not to mention plenty of harps, flutes and ass-blasting rhythms."[7]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Jonathan's Hope"   3:17
2. "Strawberries"   3:18
3. "Waterlines"   3:33
4. "Thirteen on High"   3:09
5. "White English"   2:57
6. "Danny"   1:28
7. "Sod in the Seed"   4:43
8. "Distance"   2:53
9. "Thirst"   2:28
10. "Kevin's Cancer"   2:24
11. "Bitter Thoughts"   2:47
12. "Paper Hearts"   4:08
13. "As a Card"   1:43

References

  1. 1 2 "Mumps, Etc. - Why?". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ Hoffman, K. Ross. "Why? - Mumps, Etc.". AllMusic. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ Butler, Will (October 9, 2012). "Why?: Mumps, Etc.". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  4. ↑ Arroyo, Steven (October 9, 2012). "Why? – Mumps, etc.". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  5. ↑ Skinner, James (October 2, 2012). "Why? - Mumps, etc.". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  6. ↑ Malone, Ailbhe (October 5, 2012). "Why? - 'Mumps, etc.'". NME. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Reed, Ryan (October 9, 2012). "WHY?: Mumps, Etc.". Paste. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  8. 1 2 Cohen, Ian (October 9, 2012). "WHY?: Mumps, etc.". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Lechevallier, Mike (October 5, 2012). "Why?: Mumps, Etc.". Slant Magazine. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Exclusive: Download WHY?’s new EP in full, and watch the video for the self-deprecating title track". Fact. August 10, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2015.

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