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Jetlag

Josiah Wolf

Jetlag

Solo album from member of Californian alternative hip hop band Why? produced by brother Yoni

ADM rating[?]

5.6

Label
Anticon
UK Release date
29/03/2010
  1. 7.7 |   Beats Per Minute

    The album revolves around the dissolution of Josiah’s 11-year marriage...I just hope that Josiah’s next record isn’t so depressing; I’d like to hear what he can do with more happy subjects
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  2. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Whilst at times the melodies feel frail, and it seems to struggle with a slight lack of something musically, at others the album is triumphant
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  3. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    It's refreshing to see an often unsung hero break out of his shell and prove himself to be an accomplished songwriter and, best of all, singer. And it strengthens the theory that Why? are a melting pot of talent, still with plenty more to offer
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  4. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    While there are moments that make its occasional company worthwhile, its patchiness destines it to be an Anticon footnote
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  5. 6.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    As a whole though Jet Lag is too saccharine to go down in one helping
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  6. 5.6 |   Pitchfork

    Wolf's anguish comes over as real and consuming, and Jet Lag's highlights offer an occasionally compelling look at his darkened mindset
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  7. 5.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    Wolf is clearly a capable songwriter and even a good one when he manages to breach the trappings of his own claustrophobic psyche
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  8. 3.0 |   PopMatters

    For all of Wolf’s bravery in putting his broken heart on public display, on Jet Lag it is, sadly, only the banality that winds up being contagious for the listener
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