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1 July 2026
Photo by Jeff Fowler
The now 60-year-old J. Mascis‘s grungy slacker rock band DINOSAUR JR. just announced the upcoming delivery of their 13th LP, baptized THERE NEAR. It’ll land on August 28th.
Tracklist and pre-order info here.
Created in short, intense bursts over the course of a year, There Near was recorded almost entirely by Dino’s core trio: Murph on drums, Lou Barlow on bass/vocals and J Mascis on guitar/vocals.
Spooky artwork
J Mascis about writing the new LP: “I’m not always sure what a song is ‘about’ when
I’m writing it. I guess the meaning will present itself at some point. I’ll use whatever words
work. And a lot of it will be influenced by whatever esoteric mumbo jumbo I’m reading at
he time.
I try not to think too hard about any of it. I think it’s a drag that
Spotify shows all the lyrics to a song. What’s the fun of that?.”
Good golly! The first single SEVERAL GOT AWAY
is a stupendous sockdolager. Bombshelling hit!
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