j- mascis

  • The magical monthly segment where I briefly touch down on a gauntlet of albums I didn’t get a chance to review this past month. These are just my short, straightforward, passionate, biased opinions. Saor – Aura Yob – Clearing the Path to Ascend Bones – Skinny King 810 – Memoirs of a Murderer

  • With the third full-length LP since their reunion in ’05, underground rock icons Dinosaur Jr. is doing what they usually do with the quality fans have come to expect. It’s a bit more mellow than 2009’s Farm, which has its ups and downs, but still very enjoyable to

  • acoustic

    A warm acoustic track from J Mascis, which comes off the dude’s forthcoming single on Sub Pop records. the a-side is an Edie Brickell cover, and this track–though not a cover–reminds me a lot of Bob Dylan’s “I Want You.” Overall, a pretty soothing track.