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Sanddollars

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Sanddollars
EP by
ReleasedMay 9, 2005 (2005-05-09)
GenreIndie rock
Length20:36
LabelAnticon
Why? chronology
Oaklandazulasylum
(2003)
Sanddollars
(2005)
Elephant Eyelash
(2005)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Cokemachineglow79/100[2]
No Ripchord7/10[3]
Pitchfork6.6/10[4]
Playlouder[5]

Sanddollars is the debut EP by American band Why?. It was released by Anticon on May 9, 2005.[6] It is the band's first release, having been formed in 2004; prior to this, the name 'Why?' had been used by Yoni Wolf as his stage name for his solo work.

Critical reception

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At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Sanddollars received an average score of 80% based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Miss Ohio's Nameless"2:54
2."500 Fingernails"2:28
3."Sick 2 Think"1:58
4."Sanddollars"3:10
5."Vice Principal"1:31
6."Next Atlanta"1:49
7."Pantone Cyan"3:15
8."Mutant John"3:26

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Yoni Wolf – music, layout
  • Josiah Wolf – music
  • Doug McDiarmid – music
  • Matt Meldon – music
  • John Ringhofer – trombone (1, 7)
  • Doseone – vocals (4)
  • Kim Contreras – vocals (4)
  • Anna Stewart – vocals (7)
  • Tony Espinoza – mixing
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Jessica Miller – photography
  • Odd Nosdam – layout

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sanddollars [EP] by Why?". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  2. ^ Newell, Aaron (June 1, 2005). "Why?: Sanddollars". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on June 14, 2007. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  3. ^ Shulman, Alan (August 17, 2005). "WHY? - "Sanddollars"". No Ripchord. Archived from the original on May 10, 2006. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  4. ^ Macdonald, Cameron (May 23, 2005). "WHY?: Sanddollars EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  5. ^ Tebbutt, Nick (May 26, 2005). "Sanddollars". Playlouder. Archived from the original on May 27, 2005. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  6. ^ "Sanddollars EP". Anticon. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
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