Dinosaur Jr. - There NearFinally! 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 king of the thunder tubs, Murph, human tornado Lou Barlow on bass vocals and the inimitable J Mascis on guitar vocals with a bit of piano and organ work by local master musician, Ken Mauri. And the

Troublegum is warm and powerful

In some circles

” begins ‘Garden of Delight’

” she sings at the song’s climax

Monks and Ball had fleshed out the lineup with bassist Jimmy Tony and drummer Benjamin Reinhartz and hit a blistering stride that floored critics on both sides of the Atlantic

upon hearing the unreleased Terry Dolan album for the first time

Under the 3000 Foot Red Ceiling

an inspiration and an essential alternative to the hiss and flutter of “normal” radio

all extended into their dubs and remastered and edited by Colin Young at Seewhyaudio in London

There were few cries of sell-out

Culminating in ‘Suicide’

towards the setting sun