Group
WHY?
Cincinnati, OH, US / hip-hop, indie rock
- From
- Cincinnati, United States
- Since
- 1997–present
- Rating
- ★ 5
- Releases
- 76
About
Why? (styled as WHY?) is an American alternative hip hop and indie rock band. The band was founded in 2004 by Cincinnati rapper and singer Yoni Wolf, who had been using Why? as his stage name since 1997. In addition to Wolf, who serves as lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, the band consists of multi-instrumentalists and backing vocalists Doug McDiarmid and Matt Meldon, and drummer and backing vocalist Josiah Wolf, who is Yoni Wolf's older brother.
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Why? has released eight studio albums, along with several extended plays, demo albums, and live albums, since their inception. Yoni Wolf's final solo album under the Why? moniker, 2003's Oaklandazulasylum, is typically considered part of the band's discography. Their first album as a full band was 2005's Elephant Eyelash. They followed this album with Alopecia (2008), Eskimo Snow (2009), Mumps, Etc. (2012), Moh Lhean (2017), AOKOHIO (2019), and The Well I Fell Into (2024).
Members
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Discography
Albums
EPs
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Miss Ohio's Nameless
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Split EP!
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The Early Whitney EP
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Sanddollars EP
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Rubber Traits EP
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The Hollows
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Unusual Animals Vol. 4
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One Inch Badge Split Series Volume 5
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Sod in the Seed EP
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Golden Tickets
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I. I may come out a broken yolk, I may come out on saddle.
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Pretend So Real
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II. I’ve been carving my elbows, I might just take flight
Singles
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In Spirit
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Circles
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Ocracoke
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Artist Enabler Club - January 2024
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Artist Enabler Club - February 2024
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Artist Enabler Club - February 2023
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Artist Enabler Club - December 2023
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Artist Enabler Club - June 2023
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Artist Enabler Club - May 2023
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Artist Enabler Club - September 2023
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Artist Enabler Club - April 2023
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Artist Enabler Club - November 2023
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Artist Enabler Club - July 2023
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Artist Enabler Club - October 2023
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Artist Enabler Club - January 2023
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Artist Enabler Club - March 2023
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Artist Enabler Club - August 2023
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Artist Enabler Club - May 2022
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Artist Enabler Club - September 2022
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Artist Enabler Club - March 2022
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Artist Enabler Club - July 2022
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Artist Enabler Club - October 2022
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Artist Enabler Club - January 2022
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Artist Enabler Club - February 2022
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Artist Enabler Club - August 2022
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Artist Enabler Club - June 2022
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Artist Enabler Club - April 2022
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Artist Enabler Club - November 2022
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Artist Enabler Club - December 2022
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Speak With the Dead
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Artist Enabler Club - November 2021
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Auld Lang Syne
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Artist Enabler Club - December 2021
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The Hanukkah Blessings
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We Are Real
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Sway
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Siren 042
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Ezra Benus
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Waterlines
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Bangs
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Canada
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Dumb Hummer / Pick Fights
Live
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Is person
Also known as
WHY
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 5dc8a187-443d-4fb2-a0fc-209ef241b9ce
- ISNI
- 0000000108382830
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 8 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.