''Mumps, Etc.'' is the fourth studio album by American band Why?. It was released by

Anticon Anticon (often styled as anticon.) is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1998 by seven musicians and manager Baillie Parker. It is now collectively owned among six musicians, co-founder Parker, and man ...

in the United States on October 9, 2012 and by

City Slang City Slang is an independent record label based in Berlin, Germany. History The label was founded in 1990 by former tour agent Christof Ellinghaus, exclusively to release The Flaming Lips' '' In A Priest Driven Ambulance (With Silver Sunshine S ...

in Europe on October 8, 2012.

Critical reception

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, 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". Mike Lechevallier of ''

Slant Magazine ''Slant Magazine'' is an American online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians. The site covers various film festivals like the New York ...

'' 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." 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." ''Alarm'' included it on the "50 Favorite Albums of 2012" list.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. *

Yoni Wolf Jonathan Avram "Yoni" Wolf (born April 30, 1979) is an American alternative hip hop and indie rock musician and co-founder of the record label Anticon. From 1997 until 2004, Wolf released music under the stage name Why?. In 2004 he transferred t ...

– music, production, recording, mixing *

Josiah Wolf Josiah Wolf is a drummer and vocalist from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is best known as the drummer, percussionist, and backing vocalist of the indie rock band Why?, of which his brother Yoni is the lead vocalist. History Josiah Wolf has been a member ...

– music, production, recording * Doug McDiarmid – music * Eric Michener – claps * James Kerr – flugelhorn * Ryan Williams – double bass * Kelsey Pickford – woodwinds * Buffi Jacobs – cello * Brandon Stewart – French horn * Stephan Beall – violin, viola * Laura Max – harp * Elizabeth Knight – vocals * Liz Wolf – vocals *

Andrew Broder Andrew Broder (April 16, 1845 – January 4, 1918) was an Ontario farmer, merchant and political figure. He represented Dundas in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1875 to 1886 and in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1911 as ...

– vocals * Nathan Goodrich – vocals * Brent 'Snake' Benedict – recording *

Graham Marsh (producer) Graham N. Marsh (born September 27, 1979) is an American record producer, recording engineer and multi-instrumentalist from Georgia. He has helped produce four Grammy Award-winning albums from sixteen nominations. He is also half of the Brookly ...

– mixing * John Horesco IV – mastering

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2012 albums Why? (American band) albums Anticon albums City Slang albums