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Provincetown Due Out June 16 via Polyvinyl
May 18, 2023
By Mark Redfern
MAN ON MAN are releasing their sophomore album, Provincetown, on June 16 via Polyvinyl. Now they have shared two new songs from it, “Take It From Me” and “Hush” (which features J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr.). More
Plus Wild Pink Feat. J Mascis, Miss Grit, LIES, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 23, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 36th Songs of the Week of 2022. This week one artist has two songs in the main list, which is a Top 10 this time. More
ILYSM Due Out October 14 via Royal Mountain
Sep 21, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Wild Pink have shared a new single, “See You Better Now,” featuring J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. It is the latest release from the band’s forthcoming album, ILYSM, which will be out on October 14 via Royal Mountain. More
ILYSM Due Out October 14 via Royal Mountain; Album Features J Mascis, Julien Baker, Ryley Walker, and More
Jul 27, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Wild Pink have announced the release of a new album, ILYSM, which will be out on October 14 via Royal Mountain. They have also announced a tour in support of the album and have shared a video for the album’s title track, “ILYSM.” More
Squeeze Out Now via Domino
Jun 09, 2022
By Joey Arnone
SASAMI (aka Los Angeles-based musician Sasami Ashworth) has shared an alternate version of the song “Tried to Understand” from her newest album, Squeeze. The new version features J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. More
Gordon and Mascis Share “Abstract Blues” and “Slow Boy” and BNH Deluxe Shares “Earth is Somewhere Out There” and “Turntable”
Dec 10, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Kim Gordon (formerly of Sonic Youth) and J Mascis (of Dinosaur Jr.), along with electronic artist BNH Deluxe (aka John Stephen RePass), have shared new songs as a part of Sub Pop Singles Club, Vol. 6. Gordon and Mascis have shared the songs “Abstract Blues” and “Slow Boy,” while RePass has shared “Earth is Somewhere Out There” and “Turntable.” More
Sweep It Into Space Due Out This Friday via Jagjaguwar
Apr 21, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Alt-rock veterans Dinosaur Jr. are releasing a new album, Sweep It Into Space, this Friday via Jagjaguwar. Now they have shared its third single, “Take It Back,” via a stop-motion animated video for it. More
Sweep It Into Space Due Out April 23 via Jagjaguwar; Kurt Vile Co-Produced the Album
Mar 31, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Alt-rock veterans Dinosaur Jr. are releasing a new album, Sweep It Into Space, on April 23 via Jagjaguwar. Now they have shared its second single, “Garden,” via a video for it that features the band performing outside in the snow, with some animation overlaid. They have also announced a livestream concert for May 1st. More
Issue 65 is Out Now and Also Includes Interviews with Sharon Van Etten, Deerhunter, Foals, and Kurt Vile; Plus a Tribute to Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit, and Much More
Mar 01, 2019
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, Issue 65, which is out now nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere) and available to buy directly from us here. The issue features Mitski on the front cover and boygenius (Julien Baker + Phoebe Bridgers + Lucy Dacus) on the back cover. More
Elastic Days Out Now via Sub Pop
Nov 09, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
J Mascis (of Dinosaur Jr.) has released a new solo album, Elastic Days, today via Sub Pop. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here. More
Elastic Days Due Out This Friday via Sub Pop
Nov 05, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
J Mascis (of Dinosaur Jr.) is releasing a new solo album, Elastic Days, this Friday (November 9) via Sub Pop. Now he has shared the album’s title track, “Elastic Days,” via a video for the song that stars drag icon Dina Martina. Shane Wahlund and Michael Anderson directed the clip, which you can watch below, followed by his upcoming tour dates. More
Plus Jamila Woods, Neneh Cherry, Thom Yorke, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 19, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
An artist whose last song also made it to #1 on that week’s list and an anti-Donald Trump protest song scheduled to be covered by many more artists head this week’s Songs of the Week list. Plus Thom Yorkemakes the list yet again. More
Elastic Days Due Out November 9 via Sub Pop
Oct 16, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
J Mascis (of Dinosaur Jr.) is releasing a new solo album, Elastic Days, on November 9 via Sub Pop. Now he has shared another song from the album, “Web So Dense,” via a lyric video for the song. More
Plus Suede, Beak>, Steve Mason, Petitie Noir, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 22, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
In many instances an album’s strongest songs are shared before the album’s release. There were several albums released this week, however, that featured standout tracks that were not advance singles and so this week’s Songs of the Week features some of those, filtered in with other new singles released this week. More
Plus Lost Under Heaven, Lala Lala, J Mascis, The Goon Sax, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 24, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
This week’s Songs of the Week is packed. Firstly boygenius, the new supergroup featuring Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, and Phoebe Bridgers, released three songs this week and all were worthy of the list. Thus we decided to expand it from a Top 10 to a Top 12, so that 10 separate artists were still included, be even that wasn’t enough, so we added one more for an unlucky Top 13. More
Elastic Days Due Out November 9 via Sub Pop
Aug 21, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
J Mascis (of Dinosaur Jr.) has announced a new solo album, Elastic Days, and shared a new song from it, “See You At the Movies.” Elastic Days is due out November 9 via Sub Pop. Check out “See You At the Movies” below, followed by the album’s tracklist and cover art, as well as his upcoming tour dates. More
Why Are You OK Out Now via Interscope/American Recordings
Feb 21, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Band of Horses released a new album, Why Are You OK, last June via Interscope and American Recordings. Jason Lytle of Grandaddy produced the album. Now they have shared a video for one of the album highlights, “In a Drawer,” which features backing vocals from J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.). More
Say Yes! A Tribute to Elliott Smith Due Out October 15 via American Laundromat Records
Oct 05, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
American Laundromat Records are releasing Say Yes! A Tribute to Elliott Smith on October 15. The Elliott Smith tribute album will feature newly recorded covers of Smith’s songs by Amanda Palmer, Jesu/Sun Kil Moon, Waxahatchee, Lou Barlow, Adam Franklin of Swervedriver, Tanya Donelly, and others. More
Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not Out Now via Jagjaguwar
Aug 11, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Dinosaur Jr. released a new album, Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not, last week via Jagjaguwar. Now they have shared a video for previously shared single, “Goin Down.” Atiba Jefferson directed the clip, which features skateboarding moves from frontman J Mascis and professional skateboarders Christian Hosoi and Harry Jumonji, while the band performs. More
Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not Due Out August 5 via Jagjaguwar
Jul 26, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Dinosaur Jr. are releasing a new album, Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not, on August 5 via Jagjaguwar. Now they have shared another song from the record, “Goin Down.” Listen below. More
Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not Due Out August 5 via Jagjaguwar
May 24, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Dinosaur Jr. have announced a new album, Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not, and a bunch of tour dates. The latest from J Mascis and band is due out August 5 via Jagjaguwar. Below is a funny little album announcement video featuring Henry Rollins in a room full of records (likely his personal record collection). More
Jason Lytle-Produced Why Are You OK Due Out June 10 via Interscope/American Recordings
May 06, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Band of Horses are releasing a new album, Why Are You OK, via Interscope and American Recordings. Now the album’s exact release date has been confirmed as June 10 (previously it was just listed as June). Also the band has shared another song from the album, “In a Drawer,” which features backing vocals from J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.), Sera Cahoone, and Jenn Champion. More
Say Yes! A Tribute to Elliott Smith Due Out October 15 via American Laundromat Records
Mar 03, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
American Laundromat Records have announced Say Yes! A Tribute to Elliott Smith, which is due out October 15. The Elliott Smith tribute album will feature newly recorded covers of Smith’s songs by Julien Baker, Amanda Palmer, Jesu/Sun Kil Moon, Yuck, Waxahatchee, Lou Barlow, J Mascis, Adam Franklin of Swervedriver, Tanya Donelly, and others. More
Jul 10, 2015
By Laura Studarus
On July 3, J Mascis performed at Landmark in Bergen, Norway. More
Tied to a Star is Out Now on Sub Pop
Feb 05, 2015
By Laura Studarus
Last night J Mascis stopped by Late Night With Seth Myers. More
Tied To A Star is out now on Sub Pop
Aug 27, 2014
By Laura Studarus
J Mascis’ new video for Tied to a Star cut “Every Morning” features Mascis as a cult leader. More
Aug 18, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
Next week on Aug. 26 San Francisco songwriter Ty Segall will deliver his seventh solo album Manipulator. You can now stream the album, along with new albums by Merchandise, J Mascis, Basement Jaxx, and The Bug. More
Plus New Tracks from J Mascis, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Music Go Music, Speedy Ortiz, Wampire, Chance the Rapper, Marrisa Nadler, Foxes in Fiction, and Others
Aug 01, 2014
By Michael Wojtas
Welcome to Under the Radar’s weekly playlist, where we compile the best and most exciting tracks to debut online in the last week (give or take). In this mix we’ve got new songs by alt-J (remixed by clipping.), Tweedy, JJ, The Rosebuds, J Mascis, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Music Go Music, Speedy Ortiz (covering Sibylle Baier), Wampire, Chance the Rapper (covering the theme song to ‘90s cartoon Arthur), Marrisa Nadler (covering Leonard Cohen), Foxes in Fiction, Terry Malts, Literature, Kamp!, Kate Boy, Purling Hiss, and more. More
Tied To A Star is out August 29 on Sub Pop
Jul 30, 2014
By Laura Studarus
Cat Power fits right in with the quiet melancholy of J Mascis’ new track, “Wide Awake.” More
May 21, 2014
By Laura Studarus
J Mascis will release a new album this summer called Tied to a Star. More
Indie Musicians Try Not To Disturb Insects
Jan 23, 2013
By Cody Ray Shafer
IFC’s hilarious hipster-driven sketch comedy, Portlandia, starring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, has featured plenty of indie music stars over its first two seasons, (The Decemberists, Isaac Brock, St. Vincent, Joanna Newsom, just to name a few) and that tradition continues with the show’s third season. This week’s episode features Dinosaur Jr.‘s J Mascis and members of Dirty Projectors in a battle of the gentle bands. More
Performances by Dinosaur Jr., The Antlers, Yuck, Wavves, and more
Jul 12, 2011
By Margot Cooper Gruen
Weezer have announced that they will be presenting a cruise ship festival. More
Serene Landscapes and Rock
May 05, 2011
By Laura Studarus
A from his recent solo album Several Shades of Why, Dinosaur Jr. leader J Mascis goes mellow for the video “Is it Done.” More
Several Shades of Why Due March 15
Jan 19, 2011
By Laura Studarus
On March 15, Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis will unleashed his solo acoustic debut via Sub Pop Records. In honor of that auspicious occasion, he’ll take to the road for a series of dates with Kurt Vile and Black Heart Procession. More
Interviews
Jan 09, 2019
By Matt Conner
J Mascis has been showing off this different side for quite some time.
May 28, 2014
By Matt Fink
He fearlessly stares down sociopathic killers and hordes of zombies every week as the crossbow-wielding, motorcycle-riding Daryl Dixon on The Walking Dead, but Norman Reedus readily admits that what really makes him nervous is the idea of talking to legendary Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis. More
Apr 05, 2011
By Frank Valish
On the road promoting his recent solo album, Several Shades of Why, Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis took some time to open up about his career, his current solo shows, and why he really just wants to join The Eagles. More
Reviews
Nov 09, 2018
By Timothy Michalik
The “acoustic” album, more often than not, is a risky move. Yet, on J Mascis’ latest solo, “acoustic” album, Elastic Days, the immortal indie shredder regresses into a catastrophically vulnerable state of mind. More
Aug 29, 2014
By J. Pace
Here’s J Mascis with another batch of understated and partly unplugged tunes for Sub Pop. Mascis surprised everyone with the intimacy of 2011’s Several Shades of Why. More
Apr 05, 2011
By Frank Valish
Seeing J Mascis live is traditionally a loud affair, but on this night the guitar hero brought his expertise to a new acoustic context. And the results were remarkable. More
Mar 18, 2011
By Frank Valish
J Mascis has released a few albums solely under his own name. More