Song: Paper Hearts Album: Mumps, etc. Label: Anticon (US) / City Slang (EU) Director: Scott Fredette and Yoni Wolf DP: Scott Fredette and Yoni Wolf Editorial: Nate Clark Producer: Alex Parks CG: Lightborne
Their oldest stuff is not rap at all! More indie if anything. It seems like their newer CD's are the ones where they center more towards the "hip-hop" genre. Where as in elephant eyelash there is almost no rhymes, just musical greatness. Also every single EP is amazing
im almost certain its a reference to the fact that they (the songs in those vids) all hold the similar meaning that yoni is summing up in a final song for 'her'
Yoni has a way with words that really resonates within my soul. Sometimes I wish things weren't so relatable, but human beings desire connections to make life easier... and these sounds make my emotions worth experiencing.
That's awesome. Yoni also wears the same maroon cLOUDDEAD shirt I wear. lol and i have that reaching quiet shirt but light blue instead of yellow. I remember Josiah telling me that he wears my shirt to sleep when I was purchasing a cd from them in Austin in 2009. Sunset is an all day process...42 71 Ø...Well, ladies and gentleman, it's been a pleasure.
Ehhh, people will always prefer shallow manufactured commercial shit to music with any actual meaning. I'm just glad these guys get the attention they get. More importantly, I'm just glad they exist so people who look for something more in music can find it.
I hate it when people say something is supposed to be THIS way, not THAT way. Good thing people have gone past what things are SUPPOSED to be, or we'd have no originality.
To be born as anything but this The dying wish of a dinosaur's dish Of no use, a shitty gift like a single slipper I go diffuse in city quick like the little dipper She's cute with little titties and a sense of humor But to tell you the truth, sir I pity the poor fool, her Fruitless in a holster and clueless in a kiss I'm older than death Vulgar with unfresh breath During sex I might put us in some joke positions But it's scary always how we end up in mission Like the daring men who fight to submission Barely conscious there to care about the split decision Your sour thoughts you wield at me You wring out your melon But it yields only drops like an unripe lemon All a man can understand is your bad intentions The less you talk the more you draw and seal an ending Keep leafing through the glossary Sitting there puffing weed Telling me repeatedly all the things you want to be The thug's just a boy once my money in the bags Is your love but a ploy like Bugs Bunny in drag? I leave my lungs open, exposed to the whole crew While you sneak a bump and smoke cloves in the coat room Itching like a local ho Wishing like Pinocchio The wind is at my back anew But still I feel the lack of you Oh, you were so heavy in my heart, boo That soon no longer could my true heart hold you And like the angular Etruscan tchotchke my mom got me At the Met gift shop in '92 Tearing from the brown paper bag I kept it in when it was new After I left it overnight when it was wet with dew It sounds blue and shitty But of course kid, like the little skinny bronze horse did You fell through You were like a buoy I put down in open ocean But with no cross staff and no compass in my possession And too far out for a lighthouse to provide discretion How could I presume that you'd divine direction Must have patience Accept no imitations Take no paper hearts and fucking hate carnations Though my home is vacant Yeah I'm lonesome while I wait That's no open invitation made to hope we make acquaintance The long walks home from the laundromat In Pop-Pop's Holden Caulfield hat Alone, lost for certain Dry and pent Dead bent like a merchant ivory gent Yes, to yet get a spouse and kids Have a house full But I'm hard to be around And sterile as a roused mule Preemptive nostalgia of the possible but doubtful Preemptive nostalgia of the possible but doubtful
Yeah, I read a review that said this was their worst song. Its my favorite song on the album, although I think they can't produce bad music. Every other album they've made, including Sod in the Seed EP has blown my mind. This is my favorite band. But this album did dissapoint me. I think Toni should revert back to his roots. Not talking shit because he literally is my favorite musician. Although I haven't seen them live since the release of Alopecia... Maybe I shouldn't have an opinion....
All of the non-moving backgrounds in this video i would love to wallpaper my room in. the moving ones too, i guess...christ, i'm quite high. haha Most importantly this song is so great. Mumps, etc. as a whole is just pleasant as shit.
ur entitle to your opinion and taste. but dont be confused, there is a clear beat and rhythm to this song. though at times it may come off as irregular and eclectic. i never have to struggle to hear it
I hear the genius. Yoni's meter is almost unmatched. It becomes painfully evident when you try to enjoy more 'mainstream' (I hate the word mainstream, but oh well) hip hop / folk after a good dose of Yoni's lyricism. All else seems so dry, mechanical and predictable.
Hahahaha flowerdove2168 clearly you just don't have any concept of beat or rhythm because it is impossible to miss the rhythm and flow of Yoni's rap and rhymes. I'm sorry that this is hard for you to hear as it must make it impossible to truly enjoy any music whatsoever. Damn. I'm not even attacking you for not liking rap, I'm just pitying you for not understanding rhythm and flow.
the long walks home from the laundromat in pop-pop's holden caulfield hat
Out of ALL the words in this song how come I scrolled down and read THESE words JUST as they were spoken?
reminds me a lot of Eyedea's style, similar voice too
love it
4 years and counting of crying every time I hear this
Big boi Collin here. we all do.
Wish Why and Yoni rapped like this more often.
Have you listened to any of their old stuff? >.>
Yeah their old stuff is great. New stuff tends to be slower less rappier. I think alopecia is still my all time favorite though!
Their oldest stuff is not rap at all! More indie if anything. It seems like their newer CD's are the ones where they center more towards the "hip-hop" genre. Where as in elephant eyelash there is almost no rhymes, just musical greatness. Also every single EP is amazing
cLOUDEAD
this song moves me harder every time i listen to it
My Favorite off the album. The build up is so intense and pays off with the last verse.
im almost certain its a reference to the fact that they (the songs in those vids) all hold the similar meaning that yoni is summing up in a final song for 'her'
i love the frames when yoni's head is just a bone sticking out of his neck.
"pre-emptive nostalgia of the possible but doubtful"
I would love to hear what aesop rock and yoni could come up with.
Yoni has a way with words that really resonates within my soul. Sometimes I wish things weren't so relatable, but human beings desire connections to make life easier... and these sounds make my emotions worth experiencing.
That's awesome. Yoni also wears the same maroon cLOUDDEAD shirt I wear. lol and i have that reaching quiet shirt but light blue instead of yellow. I remember Josiah telling me that he wears my shirt to sleep when I was purchasing a cd from them in Austin in 2009. Sunset is an all day process...42 71 Ø...Well, ladies and gentleman, it's been a pleasure.
Ehhh, people will always prefer shallow manufactured commercial shit to music with any actual meaning. I'm just glad these guys get the attention they get. More importantly, I'm just glad they exist so people who look for something more in music can find it.
About to see a show. lovely day
Preemptive Nostalgia of the Possible but Doubtful
this has to be my favorite why song.
And Yoni's mustache grew ten times it's size that day, for he knew that his band had finally been recognized as the best band in the world.
fav song on the new album, job well done!
The rap is completely in time with the beat
ok
This is Yoni's niche. He needs to rap more. I fucking love this.
I hate it when people say something is supposed to be THIS way, not THAT way. Good thing people have gone past what things are SUPPOSED to be, or we'd have no originality.
So, so so so so so so so so good.
I feel like on this album he has been falling back more on his hip hop roots...Dank.
I'm just pausing on each frame and soaking in all the Yonis.
so perfect. i am obsessed.
This song is so awesome live
Anticon, still fresh.
I wish I had his Crownsdown & Company shirt.
yoni is my hero
Everything changes, but the mustache remains...
yoni forever
or maybe thats just all his clothes that he owns
Next record!
I love Yoni's rap. Yoni's voice is fucking beautiful.
😍
I would die for you holy shit
I see you've changed your online persona again
yoni you little hipster
!!! yep
Who raps in 6?! YONI DOES.
where is 6?
LYRICAL GENIUS
Just thought I'd put that out there.
love love love
Everything looks good on you:)
the ending was sick
Dear god I cannot like this enough
Yoni is the man #why?lyfe
Love it. Nice one guys :)
lol i have both those Themselves t's, and yea it does have a strong rubbertraits feel to it.. mad props to the bones for this one, ish was dope
Wtf, I can't excape this running through my brain after all these years. I'm married now. I'm happy. Why is this still in me?!?
Pre emptive nostalgia of the possible but doubtfull. and always something reminds me of
Nothing like a good white jewish man rap. I have hope for music when I listen to this. Intellectual raps. Kickin Lil Waynne'sss booty
Jewel sent me here.
OMG THIS IS SOOOOO GOOOOOOD
Supposedly, Nick Thorburn is a huge cLOUDDEAD fan, and he did a cover of Reaching Quiet's "Broken Crow" for WHY?'s The Hollows EP
ya'll have a lot more music videos than I thought.
I want that cat shirt.
scrubbies !
seizurific.
I'm the Polish 102. Yoni my main man Why?
i want all of his clothes
so gone girl.
+Viktoria Stefanie Kribbel na.. do you understand now, why we got split?
To be born as anything but this
The dying wish of a dinosaur's dish
Of no use, a shitty gift like a single slipper
I go diffuse in city quick like the little dipper
She's cute with little titties and a sense of humor
But to tell you the truth, sir
I pity the poor fool, her
Fruitless in a holster and clueless in a kiss
I'm older than death
Vulgar with unfresh breath
During sex I might put us in some joke positions
But it's scary always how we end up in mission
Like the daring men who fight to submission
Barely conscious there to care about the split decision
Your sour thoughts you wield at me
You wring out your melon
But it yields only drops like an unripe lemon
All a man can understand is your bad intentions
The less you talk the more you draw and seal an ending
Keep leafing through the glossary
Sitting there puffing weed
Telling me repeatedly all the things you want to be
The thug's just a boy once my money in the bags
Is your love but a ploy like Bugs Bunny in drag?
I leave my lungs open, exposed to the whole crew
While you sneak a bump and smoke cloves in the coat room
Itching like a local ho
Wishing like Pinocchio
The wind is at my back anew
But still I feel the lack of you
Oh, you were so heavy in my heart, boo
That soon no longer could my true heart hold you
And like the angular Etruscan tchotchke my mom got me
At the Met gift shop in '92
Tearing from the brown paper bag I kept it in when it was new
After I left it overnight when it was wet with dew
It sounds blue and shitty
But of course kid, like the little skinny bronze horse did
You fell through
You were like a buoy I put down in open ocean
But with no cross staff and no compass in my possession
And too far out for a lighthouse to provide discretion
How could I presume that you'd divine direction
Must have patience
Accept no imitations
Take no paper hearts and fucking hate carnations
Though my home is vacant
Yeah I'm lonesome while I wait
That's no open invitation made to hope we make acquaintance
The long walks home from the laundromat
In Pop-Pop's Holden Caulfield hat
Alone, lost for certain
Dry and pent
Dead bent like a merchant ivory gent
Yes, to yet get a spouse and kids
Have a house full
But I'm hard to be around
And sterile as a roused mule
Preemptive nostalgia of the possible but doubtful
Preemptive nostalgia of the possible but doubtful
Yeah, I read a review that said this was their worst song. Its my favorite song on the album, although I think they can't produce bad music. Every other album they've made, including Sod in the Seed EP has blown my mind.
This is my favorite band. But this album did dissapoint me. I think Toni should revert back to his roots. Not talking shit because he literally is my favorite musician. Although I haven't seen them live since the release of Alopecia...
Maybe I shouldn't have an opinion....
vi amo. i love you
this is fuken bad ass!
He just doesn't own a lot of clothes
Anyone else get a "rubber traits" vibe from this?
All of the non-moving backgrounds in this video i would love to wallpaper my room in. the moving ones too, i guess...christ, i'm quite high. haha
Most importantly this song is so great. Mumps, etc. as a whole is just pleasant as shit.
ur entitle to your opinion and taste. but dont be confused, there is a clear beat and rhythm to this song. though at times it may come off as irregular and eclectic. i never have to struggle to hear it
thanks for reminding me of my ex
lyrics please
this would make a great .gif if edited correctly.
Ahhh I want him to write another Sanddollars, or Miss Ohio's Nameless. This is cool and all, but that shit was golden.
3:31 nick thorburn? I'd really like to see a collaboration.
Boney Wolf.
I miss my baby
I almost thought there was a pattern in his facial hair throughout the video... sort of increasing and then starting over, lol.
So he is not Paris Hilton. I am not complaining.
I mean he only has so many clothes
what ever happened to hymie's basement yoni?
I hear the genius. Yoni's meter is almost unmatched. It becomes painfully evident when you try to enjoy more 'mainstream' (I hate the word mainstream, but oh well) hip hop / folk after a good dose of Yoni's lyricism. All else seems so dry, mechanical and predictable.
fashion show?
Bone-head Yoni for the win.
Yoni*
look at that chest
DOpe..
lol not even a little bit of a rubber traits vibe
I get flagged as spam for calling this song good and praising WHY? what...
It is a good song. You just don't like it.
Hahahaha flowerdove2168 clearly you just don't have any concept of beat or rhythm because it is impossible to miss the rhythm and flow of Yoni's rap and rhymes. I'm sorry that this is hard for you to hear as it must make it impossible to truly enjoy any music whatsoever. Damn. I'm not even attacking you for not liking rap, I'm just pitying you for not understanding rhythm and flow.
weird
I need to talk to this man
This makes me so uncomfortable and I fucking LOVE it!