Yoni Wolf: “I never would have played these shows five years ago.”
Why?’s career-launching Alopecia is an alt-hiphop album unlike any other; it’s more like an experiment in ruthless self-reflection that’s pitch-dark yet pop catchy. It’s progressive indie-rock with an avant-rap heart and head-bobbing beats. Frontman Yoni Wolf’s warm, nasally intonations switch between singsong rhyme-slinging and tunefully apathetic singing that climbs and falls over live band instrumentals—guitar, bass, keys, rhythms built on organic percussion and drum-machine programming.
This year marks the album’s 10th anniversary, and in honor of the milestone—and a special reissue from Joyful Noise Recordings—the Cincinnati-based trio is taking Alopecia on the road and playing it in its entirety at each stop.
