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Bandcamp / Buy If you bet a sizable sum back in 2005 that Dinosaur Jr.’s improbable reunion would last longer than the band’s previous two eras combined and generate four new albums ranging from good to great, you’d have cashed in by now. But who would have taken such a gamble? Against steep odds, the Western Massachusetts noisemakers’ classic lineup has made more records in the 21st century than they did in the ’80s, and unlike Pixies, they’ve achieved a kind of lineup equilibrium that eluded them the first go-round. (Maybe time really does heal deep woun...

Left to right, Lou Barlow, J Mascis and Murph of Dinosaur Jr. (Courtesy Cara Totman) The legacy of Dinosaur Jr. is a dichotomy, a tale of two bands in one. The Amherst rock trio — including guitarist-vocalist J Mascis, bassist-vocalist Lou Barlow and drummer Murph — formed back in 1984 and released music with modified lineups through the global peak of alternative rock and grunge before sourly disbanding in the mid-1990s. But in 2005, the original trio reunited and released a critically-lauded string of albums leading up to 2016’s “Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not.” The group’s newe...

7.5/10 Have we reached that point? The moment where all those bands we loved from the end of the 20th century who broke up and then reformed up are now content, happy to paddle in their own surf? For Dinosaur Jr., the temptation must be enormous to think just that; having almost single-handedly invented scuzz rock with 1988’s Bug, the modern music business, with its algorithmic playlisting and handy skip functions, must seem a world away from the sticky carpeted backrooms of the trio’s founding years. It’s been almost half-a-decade since their last outing Give A Glimpse Of What Yer ...

March's edition of Heavy Rotation, chosen by NPR member stations, features music from Hiatus Kayote, Jensen McRae, Lake Street Dive and more. All of this month's picks are available to stream on the Heavy RotationSpotify and Apple Music playlists at the bottom of the page. As always, you can discover fantastic music programming happening across the country in real time by clicking the links to each station's website. CHAI (feat. Ric Wilson), "Maybe Chocolate Chips" This song is a love letter to moles — specifically the kind that appear on your skin. CHAI's YUUKI thought, "Maybe if people ...

Published Apr 19, 2021 8 Thirty-six years in and it's finally time to rightfully name Dinosaur Jr. 'the AC/DC of indie rock.' While each have maintained a hefty career and undying fan base simply by sticking to a specific formula, the Amherst, MA trio's shifting sound would only be precipitated by the influx and departure of band members, much like their Aussie counterparts. Sweep It Into Space, the band's 12th studio album and first in five years, benefits from the solid lineup of J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph — the band's founders who have appeared on every LP since their 2005 reformatio...