Take opener “I Ain’t,” whose only discernible difference between the majority of 2018’s Elastic Days is a few notches on the volume dial and maybe 25 percent more fuzz. Mascis and Lou Barlow would ever be able to bury their decidedly sharp hatchet, I actually tend to find Mascis’ recent solo work to be more endearing, and there are moments on Sweep It Into Space that make me think he might agree. has delighted fans and critics who never imagined J. Their newest record tries its best to wrangle their many lives into a singular vision, but it’s hard not to hear the many voices attempting to roar as one.Īs much as the current iteration of Dinosaur Jr. Therein lies the conundrum of this record and this band as a whole while there’s no doubt about who you’re hearing on Sweep It Into Space, or any other record in their deep discography, it can still feel like three or four bands pasted together, each record a compilation of artists we’ve heard plenty from over the years, and whose best work might be done apart. since 1988, but this is a band that has shifted so often in make-up and mission over its near 40-year run that it becomes difficult to decipher what exactly makes Dinosaur Jr. These are all high points for the band that has called themselves Dinosaur Jr. Some might point to their major label years, culminating in their biggest single, “Feel the Pain.” A contrarian might look at their most recent run and argue, nostalgia aside, that this is really their most accomplished period. truly reach their apex? Many would say it happened 34 years ago with the release of their landmark record You’re Living All Over Me. 'Sweep It Into Space' has every bit of the charm and groove of their early years but with a maturity and musicianship that can only come from a band at this stage of their career.When did Dinosaur Jr. Not only do the melodic guitars and major-key melodies scream DJR, but Mascis' vocals bring back every memory of hazy summers spent listening to 'Green Mind' as a young teenager.
STAFF COMMENTSīarry says: There's something unmistakeable about the Dinosaur Jr sound.
They continue to expand their personal universe with Sweep It Into Space, without ever losing their central core. They have a signature sound as sure as the Stooges or Sonic Youth or Discharge ever did. But there are very few moments where you wouldn’t know you were hearing Dinosaur Jr. Lou’s songs here are as elegant as always. As is typical, Lou Barlow writes and sings two of the album’s dozen tunes and Murph’s pure-Flinstonian drumming drives the record like a go cart from Hell. Indeed, Sweep It Into Space is a very cool album. The only extra musician used this time with Kurt Vile. Recorded, as usual, at Amherst’s Biquiteen, the sessions for Sweep It Into Space began in the late Autumn of 2019, following a West Coast/ South East tour. And Sweep It Into Space is a masterpiece of zoned dialing. But it would take more than a mere Plague to tamp down the exquisite fury of this trio when they are fully dialed-in. Originally scheduled for issue in mid 2020, this record’s temporal trajectory was thwarted by the coming of the Plague. Here is Sweep It Into Space, the fifth new studio album cut by Dinosaur Jr.
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