Ever since the original Dinosaur Jr. trio of J Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph reformed back in 2005, it’s been kind of like they never left. Unlike those lazy, good-for-nothing Pixies, they’ve put out several new records, toured them accordingly, and kept having hair (mostly). And let’s face it. Having hair is kinda where it’s at. Ludwig van Beethoven did just fine writing all that Coldplay-style piano music without hearing, but do you think people would have let him get away with that MOR “Ode to Joy” bullshit in his 9th if he didn’t have such a sick swatch of J Mascis-like hair puking out of his follicles??? No, sir. Gotta have hair to make it in this business. Hair and new records. And Dinosaur Jr. be havin’ both.
I Bet on Sky (the third new Dinosaur Jr. album since their reunion and 10th overall, btw) is officially hitting all retailers real and imagined on September 18 via Jagjaguwar. And while there’s no chance of its artwork being as cool as Farm’s was, fans can at least rest assured that, according to their press release, “the trio has taken everything they’ve learned from the various projects they tackled over the years, and poured it directly into their current mix.” In other words, J Mascis does, in fact, play guitar on it. Oh, and one more thing: like the good lads that they are, they’re touring North America around the time of its release. So you can see all that glorious, believable, marketable, and reassuring hair in person.
I Bet on Sky tracklisting:
01. Don’t Pretend You Didn’t Know
02. Watch the Corners
03. Almost Fare
04. Stick a Toe In
05. Rude
06. I Know It Oh So Well
07. Pierce the Morning Rain
08. What Was That
09. Recognition
10. See It on Your Side
Tourdates:
06.22.12 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean
06.23.12 - Chicago, IL - Green Music Festival
07.06.12 - Des Moines, IA - 80.35 Music Festival
08.25.12 - St. Louis, MO - LouFest 2012
09.24.12 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace
09.25.12 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace
09.26.12 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace
09.27.12 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrew’s Hall
09.28.12 - Cincinnati, OH - MidPoint Music Festival
09.29.12 - Champaign, IL - Pygmalion Festival
10.01.12 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
10.02.12 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
10.03.12 - New Orleans, LA - Tipitina’s
10.04.12 - Austin, TX - Mohawk
10.05.12 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald’s
10.06.12 - Dallas, TX - The Prophet Bar
10.08.12 - Flagstaff, AZ - Orpheum Theater
10.09.12 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory
10.10.12 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
10.11.12 - Eugene, OR, WOW Hall
10.12.12 - Seattle, WA - Neptune Theatre
10.14.12 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
10.15.12 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
10.17.12 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
10.18.12 - Minneapolis, MN - Cabooze
10.19.12 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
10.20.12 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Orbit Room
10.22.12 - Bloomington, IN - The Bluebird
10.23.12 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
10.24.12 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre
10.25.12 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
10.26.12 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater
10.27.12 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
• Dinosaur Jr: http://www.dinosaurjr.com
• Jagjaguwar: http://www.jagjaguwar.com