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Dinosaur Jr.
last updated 2026-09-11 11:26
Dinosaur Jr.
Plays on LTZ: (historical total not available beyond this vault's episode folders)
Tracks played
Several Got Away — played 2026-07-09
Blowin' Up — played 2026-07-30
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Dinosaur Jr. — Several Got Away
Played: 2026-07-09 (TikTok)(Daily Music Report)
Lead single from There Near, Dinosaur Jr.'s new album due 28 August 2026 on Jagjaguwar (their 13th studio album). Recorded in short, intense bursts over a year at Amherst's Bisquiteen Studio, almost entirely by the core trio — J Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph — with some piano/organ from local musician Ken Mauri. Classic Dinosaur Jr. shape: shimmering melody under walls of distortion, Mascis's laid-back vocal on top. Daily Music Report described it as a fuzz-soaked blast of instinctive guitar rock recapturing the raw energy of the band's earliest recordings.
Sources: Daily Music Report
Dinosaur Jr. — Blowin' Up
Played: 2026-07-30 (Daily Music Report)
"Blowin' Up" is the second single from Dinosaur Jr.'s upcoming album There Near, their first in five years, announced 30 June 2026. It is one of two songs on the album written and sung by bassist Lou Barlow (the other member contributing vocals alongside J Mascis). The album was recorded with Ken Mauri on piano and organ. Critics noted the track shifts from Dinosaur Jr.'s signature fuzzy guitar textures toward something more direct and pointed — lyrically, Barlow takes aim at unnamed targets. The album drops in August 2026 and the band have announced a fall tour. Dinosaur Jr. consist of J Mascis, Lou Barlow, and drummer Murph. The Daily Music Report described it as fuzz-soaked alternative rock with towering guitars, melodic hooks, and introspective songwriting, calling "Blowin' Up" the album's socially charged single.
Sources: Under the Radar · Consequence · BrooklynVegan · Stereogum · Line of Best Fit · Daily Music Report
Dinosaur Jr.
Origin: Amherst, Massachusetts, USA · formed 1984 · active (reunited 2005)
Dinosaur (1985) — Homestead Records — debut, released before the band added "Jr." to their name
You're Living All Over Me (1987) — SST Records — landmark alt-rock album
Bug (1988) — SST Records — last with original lineup before Barlow's 1989 departure
There Near (2026) — Jagjaguwar — 13th studio album
Facts:
Formed by J Mascis out of the ashes of his hardcore band Deep Wound; had to add "Jr." to their name in 1986 after being sued by an older band called Dinosaur (featuring ex-members of Jefferson Airplane).
Barlow was fired in 1989 (going on to form Sebadoh) and Murph left in 1991; Mascis retired the name in 1997 before the original trio reunited in 2005 and has recorded together since.