AOKOHIO

AOKOHIO
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 9, 2019 (2019-08-09)
GenreIndie rock
Length42:14
LabelJoyful Noise
Producer
Why? chronology
Moh Lhean
(2017)
AOKOHIO
(2019)
The Well I Fell Into
(2024)

AOKOHIO is the seventh studio album by American band Why?.[1][2][3] It was released by Joyful Noise Recordings on August 9, 2019.[4][5] It was released with an accompanying visual album.[6][7]

AOKOHIO received a 67/100 on Metacritic, signifying generally favorable reviews.[8] Pitchfork rated the album 5.3/10, describing it as overly experimental and lacking the appeal of Why?'s early albums.[9]

  1. ^ "Why? Rediscover Their Earlier Form on 'Aokohio'". PopMatters. September 17, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "WHY? Share Four More New Songs From 'AOKOHIO'". Stereogum. July 10, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums For August 9". NPR.org. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "WHY? // AOKOHIO // Joyful Noise Recordings | Joyful Noise Recordings". www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "Why? - AOKOHIO". diymag.com. August 9, 2019. Archived from the original on December 12, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "WHY? announces visual album AOKOHIO, shares second suite of songs: Watch". Consequence of Sound. June 12, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  7. ^ Greenburg, Rudi. "WHY?'s Yoni Wolf took a fresh approach for the band's offbeat new visual album". Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 22, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  8. ^ "Aokohio by Why?". Metacritic.
  9. ^ "WHY?: AOKOHIO". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 3, 2020.