Daily noise that works faster than any stimulant

13 December 2023

📷 by Jeffrey Fowler

Dinosaur JR maestro J MASCIS (born Joseph Donald Mascis Jr.
57 years ago Massachusetts) goes solo again, for the 5th time.

His new album What Do We Do Now comes
out on 2 February 2024. More info here.

Album artwork

Mascis: “When I’m writing for the band. I’m always trying to think of doing things Lou and Murph would fit into. For myself, I’m thinking more about what I can do with just an acoustic guitar, even for the leads. Of course, this time, I added full drums and electric leads, although the rhythm parts are still all acoustic. Usually, I try to do the solo stuff more simply so I can play it by myself, but I really wanted to add the drums. Once that started, everything else just fell into place. So it ended up sounding a lot more like a band record. I dunno why I did that exactly, but it’s just what happened.”

Following first single Can’t Believe We’re Here the dinosaur shared
a second track off the album today. It’s named SET ME DOWN. Within
5 seconds you know it’s Mascis. He wants to be driven crazy.

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J. Mascis: Instagram – Linktree