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Produced alongside Kurt Vile
Dinosaur Jr. have dropped back into our lives with a new single taken from their forthcoming album Sweep It Into Space. Luscious as they've ever been, 'Garden' holds a hell of a lot of promise for the full record.
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Stark percussion, nervy walls of guitar and one addictive, central riff are testament to a band who have been in the game for a long time. Produced alongside Kurt Vile, this is a track that mixes the too-loud drums of Pixies with the kind of hopeful melody you'll want to put on again and again.
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Of the single's unique and melodically sharp sound, as well as the effects that lockdown had on the album's production, frontman J. Mascis said: "I was listening to a lot of Thin Lizzy, so I was trying to get some of that duelling twin lead sound. But the recording session was pretty well finished by the time things really hit the fan. When the lockdown happened in March, that meant I was on my own. But it was cool.”
Influenced by classic rock pioneers, but never betraying the core of the band's creative dynamism, Sweep It Into Space sets to be a further example of why Dinosaur Jr., alt-rock trailblazers, are a force to be reckoned with. Sweep It Into Space is available to pre-order now, and 'I Ran Away' is available on all streaming services.
Sweep It Into Space Tracklist:
1. I Ain't
2. I Met the Stones
3. To Be Waiting
4. I Ran Away
5. Garden
6. Hide Another Round
7. And Me
8. I Expect It Always
9. Take It Back
10. N Say
11. Walking To You
12. You Wonder
2. I Met the Stones
3. To Be Waiting
4. I Ran Away
5. Garden
6. Hide Another Round
7. And Me
8. I Expect It Always
9. Take It Back
10. N Say
11. Walking To You
12. You Wonder
Sweep It Into Space arrives 23 April via Jagjaguwar.
More about: Dinosaur Jr
Photo: Cara Totman
