23 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 lands
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.”

So far, Mascis gave us two tasters.

– CAN’T BELIEVE WE ARE HERE –

– SET ME DOWN –

J. Mascis: Instagram – Linktree