Alopecia
by Why?
  • Record Label: Anticon
  • Release Date: Mar 11, 2008
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. Dusted Magazine
    60
    The lyrical approach has so far kept me from really warming to it, but the words are ugly and weird in an interesting way, which makes me think that maybe eventually a light will come on and it will become one of my favorites.
  2. Uncut
    60
    Alopecia is another woozily layered, beguilingly fractured affair, driven by beats and samples. [May 2008, p.113]
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  3. The Wire
    40
    There's being reflective and then there's navel-gazing, and unfortunately Alopecia is too frequently guilty of the latter to really engage either the mind or heart. [Apr 2008, p.66]
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Awards & Rankings

21
#21 Most Shared Album of 2008

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User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 43 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 43
  3. Negative: 4 out of 43
  1. Smushbag
    Nov 23, 2010
    10
    Alopecia: Stands out in my mind as one of my favorite albums of all time. Cryptic, funny melodic and diverse. And a lot of fun to rap alongAlopecia: Stands out in my mind as one of my favorite albums of all time. Cryptic, funny melodic and diverse. And a lot of fun to rap along to when you know the words. The fall of mr.fifths is my top played in my itunes, which, in my humble opinion says quite a lot. Criminally overlooked.… Full Review »
  2. BenK.
    Apr 18, 2008
    10
    Not usually my style, but I can't stop listening. Gets more melancholic every time I play it.
  3. JamesM.
    Apr 16, 2008
    8
    Excellent, although a bit hit and miss in my opinion.
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