J. Mascis, the shredding frontman for ’80s alternative icons Dinosaur Jr., has announced a new solo album. The record will be called Elastic Days, it’ll be released by Sub Pop, and it’s out November 7. 2018. He’s also announced a tour this fall to coincide with the release of the album, which will be his third solo album (all have been released on Sub Pop while Dinosaur Jr. have been releasing records on Jagjaguwar).
The new song to be released from the album is titled “See You At The Movies.” The track is not a radical departure from nearly all of his previous output as a solo artist and frontman of Dinosaur Jr. There are plenty of shred-tastic-but-ultra-melodic guitar riff over Mascis’s unforgettably appealing vocals.
Mascis began releasing solo studio albums in 2011, when he debuted Several Shades of Why on Sub Pop. His solo career kicked off just a few years after he reunited with original Dino Jr. bandmates Lou Barlow and Murph, who were respectively fired and quit the band in the ’90s. Dinosaur Jr. recently released their 11th studio album overall and fourth record following their original-lineup reunion.
Elastic Days Track List
1. “See You At The Movies”
2. “Web So Dense”
3. “I Went Dust”
4. “Sky Is All We Had”
5. “Picking Out the Seeds”
6. “Give It Off”
7. “Drop Me”
8. “Cut Stranger”
9. “Elastic Days”
10. “Sometimes”
11. “Wanted You Around”
12. “Everything She Said”
J. Mascis Fall 2018 Solo Tour Dates
11/07 – Vancouver, BC – Imperial
11/08 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
11/09 – Seattle, WA – Tractor
11/10 – Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo
11/14 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
11/15 – San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
11/16 – Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room
11/17 – Denver, CO – Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox
11/18 – Fort Collins, CO – Washington’s
11/20 – Chicago, IL – City Winery
11/21 – Chicago, IL – City Winery
11/27 – Atlanta, GA – City Winery
11/28 – Nashville, TN – City Winery
11/29 – Louisville, KY – Zanzabar
11/30 – Detroit, MI – El Club
12/01 – Toronto, ON – Great Hall
12/04 – Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe
12/05 – Washington, DC – City Winery
12/07 – Brooklyn, NY – Rough Trade
12/08 – New York, NY – Public Arts
12/09 – Hamden, CT – Space Ballroom
12/12 – Providence, RI – The Met
12/13 – Boston, MA – The Sinclair
12/14 – Northampton, MA – The Academy of Music
12/15 – Portland, ME – Port City Music Hall