AOKOHIO explained

AOKOHIO
Type:	studio
Artist:	Why?
Cover:	File:Why? - AOKOHIO.jpg
Genre:	Indie rock
Label:	Joyful Noise
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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]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[10]

Why?

• Yoni Wolf – vocals, bass, drums, piano, sampling, producer, engineer, mixing, artwork
• Doug McDiarmid – bass, cuts, piano, synthesizer, engineer
• Matt Meldon – guitar, sounds
• Josiah Wolf – drums, bass samples, guitar, percussion, piano, sampling, producer, engineer, mixing

Additional personnel

• Grace Weir – cello, artwork
• Kate Wakefield – cello
• David McDonnell – contrabass clarinet, contra-alto clarinet, saxophone, engineer, artwork
• Andrew Broder – cuts, sampling, synthesizer
• Joe Westerlund – drums
• Nick Sanborn – drums, sampling, engineer
• Jonnie Walker – guitar, sampling, saxophone, synthesizer
• Miles Joris-Peyrafitte – sampling
• Stephen Gurewitz – sampling
• Adam Schatz – saxophone, engineer
• Peter Foley – synthesizer, engineer
• Collin Thompson – trombone
• Ofir Klemperer – trombone
• Claire Whitcomb – viola, violin
• Becky Wolf – vocals
• Christian Lee Hutson – vocals
• David Cohn – vocals, engineer
• Felix Walworth – vocals
• Gabby Smith – vocals, engineer
• Gia Margaret – vocals
• Lillie West – vocals, engineer
• Liz Wolf – vocals
• Marty Mars – vocals, mixing
• Oliver Kalb – vocals, engineer
• Pete Lyman – mastering, engineer
• Josh Berg – mixing
• Dave Vettraino – engineer
• Marshall Vore – engineer
• Nicholas Papaleo – engineer
• David Woodruff – artwork

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019-09-17. Why? Rediscover Their Earlier Form on 'Aokohio'. 2020-06-03. PopMatters. en.
2. Web site: 2019-07-10. WHY? Share Four More New Songs From 'AOKOHIO'. 2020-06-03. Stereogum.
3. Web site: New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums For August 9. 2020-06-03. NPR.org. en.
4. Web site: WHY? // AOKOHIO // Joyful Noise Recordings Joyful Noise Recordings. www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com. 2020-05-28.
5. Web site: August 9, 2019. Why? - AOKOHIO. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191212124123/http://diymag.com:80/2019/08/09/why-aokohio-album-review . December 12, 2019 . 2020-06-03. diymag.com. en.
6. Web site: 2019-06-12. WHY? announces visual album AOKOHIO, shares second suite of songs: Watch. 2020-06-03. Consequence of Sound. en-US.
7. News: Greenburg. Rudi. WHY?'s Yoni Wolf took a fresh approach for the band's offbeat new visual album. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190822171248/https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/2019/08/22/whys-yoni-wolf-took-fresh-approach-bands-offbeat-new-visual-album/ . August 22, 2019 . 2020-06-03. Washington Post. en.
8. Web site: Aokohio by Why?. Metacritic.
9. Web site: WHY?: AOKOHIO. 2020-06-03. Pitchfork. en.
10. Web site: Credits / AOKOHIO / WHY? . . May 11, 2021 . August 30, 2019.