J Mascis - Tied to a Star - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

What Do We Do Now is the fifth solo studio LP recorded by J Mascis since 1996. Using his own Bisquiteen Studio in the waning days of the pandemic, J started working on writing a series of tunes on acoustic with a different dynamic than the stuff he creates for Dino. InchWhen I'm writing for the band,Inch he says, InchI'm always trying to think of doing things Lou and Murph would fit into. Usually, I try to do the solo stuff more simply so I can play it by myself, but I really wanted to add the drums. Once that started, everything else just fell into place. So it ended up sounding a lot more like a band record.Inch Western Mass local Ken Mauri (of the B52s) plays piano on several tracks, while Toronto musician Matthew InchDocInch Dunn's steel guitar manages to both widen and soften the musical edges of the music, giving it a full classicist profile. What Do We Do Now is the finest set of solo tunes J has yet penned, and the way they're presented is just about perfect.

In the quarter century since he founded Dinosaur (Jr..), J Mascis has created some of the eras's ignature songs, albums and styles. The laconically-based roar of his guitar, drums and vocals have driven a long string of bands. But SEVERAL SHADES OF WHY, is Js first solo studio record, and it is an album of incredible beauty, performed with a delicacy not always associated with his work. Ten brilliant tunes that quietly grow and expand until they fill your brain with the purest pleasure.

Stefan Frank - Organ Works [COMPACT DISCS] date 04/19/2005