Jet Lag (Josiah Wolf album)

Jet Lag is the first solo studio album by American multi-instrumentalist Josiah Wolf.[13] It was released on Anticon on March 2, 2010.[14] The songs on the album were written after the demise of Wolf's 11-year marriage.[15] All the instruments were played by Wolf himself and recorded in a secluded cottage near Cincinnati, Ohio.[15]

Jet Lag
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 2, 2010 (2010-03-02)[1]
GenreIndie rock
Length46:36
LabelAnticon
ProducerJosiah Wolf
Josiah Wolf chronology
The Josiah EP
(2003)
Jet Lag
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic62/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Beats Per Minute77/100[4]
Exclaim!favorable[5]
Imposefavorable[6]
MusicOMH[7]
Pitchfork5.6/10[8]
PopMatters[9]
The Skinny[10]
URB[11]
XLR8R6/10[12]

Critical reception

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At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Jet Lag received an average score of 62% based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Brett Uddenberg of URB gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, saying, "Wolf's elastic compositions straddle the line between a multitude of genres without making it sound forced."[11] He added: "Widely respected as one of the best drummers on the indie scene for years, Josiah Wolf has deftly proven he has the chops to stand on his own."[11]

Anthony Mark Happel of Impose said, "Wolf adds kalimba, organ, bells, drums, etc. to his mostly effective guitar playing, and there is a serious quality to the playing in general, underscored by a sense of self-effacement and humility in the insular poetry of the songs."[6]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Josiah Wolf

No.TitleLength
1."The Trailer and the Truck"2:55
2."Master Cleanse (California)"2:38
3."The Opposite of Breathing"4:07
4."The New Car"3:52
5."Skull in the Ice"4:11
6."The Apart Meant"3:54
7."That Kind of Man"3:19
8."Ohioho"5:16
9."Is the Body Hung"3:33
10."In the Seam"4:13
11."Gravity Defied"5:25
12."The One Sign"3:20

References

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  1. ^ Young, Alex (March 6, 2018). "Josiah Wolf of WHY? has a solo album and tour". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Jet Lag by Josiah Wolf". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  3. ^ Hoffman, K. Ross. "Jet Lag - Josiah Wolf". AllMusic. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  4. ^ Galo, Rob (March 9, 2010). "Josiah Wolf - Jet Lag". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  5. ^ Lewis, Jessica (March 1, 2010). "Josiah Wolf - Jet Lag (new)". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Happel, Anthony Mark (March 9, 2010). "Jet Lag - Josiah Wolf". Impose. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  7. ^ Milton, Jamie (March 29, 2010). "Josiah Wolf – Jet Lag". MusicOMH. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  8. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (March 5, 2010). "Josiah Wolf: Jet Lag". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  9. ^ Fairall, Jer (March 12, 2010). "Josiah Wolf: Jet Lag". PopMatters. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  10. ^ Buckle, Chris (March 15, 2010). "Josiah Wolf - Jet Lag". The Skinny. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  11. ^ a b c Uddenberg, Brett (March 6, 2010). "Josiah Wolf – Jet Lag (Review)". URB. Archived from the original on March 23, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  12. ^ Brodsky, Rachel (March 10, 2010). "Josiah Wolf: Jet Lag". XLR8R. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  13. ^ Hughes, Josiah (January 25, 2010). "Why? Drummer Josiah Wolf Announces Solo Debut". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  14. ^ Breihan, Tom (January 15, 2010). "WHY?'s Josiah Wolf Preps Solo Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  15. ^ a b Fleisher, Eddie (March 3, 2010). "CD Review: Josiah Wolf". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
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