3. J Mascis - Several Shades Of Why

One of the first times I listed to this album, it was a snow day up at school. This became my late winter/early spring record real quick. I wasn’t sure what to expect from a J Mascis acoustic record, but I was not disappointed. He sounded naked without a wall of amps behind him, and that vulnerability of J without having anything to back him up is what really sold me on this album. Also, he shreds with an acoustic guitar in his hands too! In a way, you can take away all the big amps, and loud guitars, but J is still J, and that means he’s going to blow your face off with whatever instrument he’s got.