Several Shades of Why

Several Shades of Why is the debut solo studio album by American musician J Mascis, best known as the frontman of the group Dinosaur Jr. The album was 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

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

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

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