Sod In The Seed

WHY?'s first release in three years finds the band in typically awkward form, but in a way that doesn't appear to be intentional. Weirdly, the EP works best when its tracks feel more like sketches.

While still keen on Eskimo Snow’s more sedate direction, it’s a thrill to hear Why?’s Yoni Wolf in full flow for Sod in the Seed’s title track. Their first new material in almost three years, it’s a vibrant showcase for his sharp wordplay, so verbosely enmeshed that it’s impossible to quote from without spoiling the effect.

WHY?’s last stretch in the studio produced a powerful one-two punch—the genre-bending Alopecia and its downbeat sister record, Eskimo Snow—that’ll be a challenge to top. Their long-awaited return to recording has similarly produced two releases: a

For Yoni Wolf and his collaborators in WHY?, striking the balance between backpacker hip hop and melodic indie rock is a starting point, not an awkward...