4 thoughts on “J Mascis’ Several Shades of Why Album Cover

  1. marq Post author

    (From Pitchfork’s Record Review:)

    “The specter of loneliness and aging is a through-line here, too, brilliantly visualized by artist Marq Spusta’s gorgeous cover, which shows a pair of fuzzy, unmistakably J-like creatures– one big, one tiny– using a sea monster’s back for an island. (Mascis had a son in 2007.) Though dour, Mascis’ sleeve avatar is also kind of cute. Several Shades of Why gives us that softer, gentler J Mascis. But it’s not kids’ stuff– these are lullabies for adults, offered up with a compassion that doesn’t come easy.”

    http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15211-several-shades-of-why/

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