Mumps, Etc. is the fifth studio album by American band Why?. It was released by Anticon in the United States on October 9, 2012 and by City Slang in Europe on October 8, 2012.
Critical reception At Metacritic, 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 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 – music, production, recording, mixing Josiah Wolf – 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 – vocals Nathan Goodrich – vocals Brent 'Snake' Benedict – recording Graham Marsh (producer) – mixing John Horesco IV – mastering
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