Pre-Order: Dinosaur Jr. - There Near

Indies Only Edition - Pink Clear Vinyl. Release date is August 28

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Finally! The sixth studio album Dinosaur Jr. have recorded in the 20 years since their triumphal rebirth. Created in short, intense bursts over the course of a year at Amherst's Bisquiteen Studio, 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, with piano and organ work by Ken Mauri. And the album roars from start to finish.

Trying to define the essence of Dino's sound is never easy. It is an instantly recognizable blend of loose vocals, sharp guitars and an animalistic rhythm section, but these parts combine into a whole far more magical and exciting than its components.

J's guitar tone throughout There Near is even more animalistic than usual, perhaps owing partly to a recently acquired 70's Mesa Boogie MK 1 amp. While the album presents a slightly softer lyrical edge on some of J's songs, tracks like "Put It Down" still explode into fiery guitar distentions. Lou Barlow contributes "Blowin' Up" and "No One's Ready".

Tracklisting
Side A
1. Several Got Away
2. No Friends
3. Everything At Once
4. Take Me With You
5. Blowin' Up
6. Gone Off

Side B
7. Clam Along
8. Walk Me Back
9. Read The Room
10. Put It Down
11. No One's Ready