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J Mascis: What Do We Do Now

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On February 2, 2024, “Sub Pop” label released “What Do We Do Now”, the fourth J Mascis studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by J Mascis.

Personnel:

  • J Mascis – vocals, guitars, bass, drums, engineer
  • Matthew “Doc” Dunn – pedal steel
  • Ken Maiuri – piano, keyboards
  • Justin Pizzoferrato – engineer
  • Mark Miller – engineer
  • John Agnello – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Neil Blender – artwork
  • Sasha Barr – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by J Mascis.

  1. Can’t Believe We’re Here
  2. What Do We Do Now
  3. Right Behind You
  4. You Don’t Understand Me
  5. I Can’t Find You
  6. Old Friends
  7. It’s True
  8. Set Me Down
  9. Hangin Out
  10. End Is Getting Shaky

Buffalo Tom: Birdbrain

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On November 6, 1990, “Situation Two” and “Beggars Banquet” labels released “Birdbrain”, the second Buffalo Tom studio album. It was recorded in 1990, and was produced by J Mascis, Sean Slade, Bill Janovitz, Chris Colbourn and Tom Maginns.

Personnel:

  • Bill Janovitz – lead vocals, guitar
  • Chris Colbourn – lead vocal, bass
  • Tom Maginnis – drums
  • Sean Slade – guitar, backing vocals
  • Monte Rose (J Mascis) – guitar

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Janovitz, Chris Colbourn and Tom Maginns, except where noted.

  1. Birdbrain
  2. Skeleton Key
  3. Caress
  4. Guy Who Is Me
  5. Enemy
  6. Crawl
  7. Fortune Teller
  8. Baby
  9. Directive
  10. Bleeding Heart
  11. Heaven (live acoustic) – Richard Butler, Tim Butler
  12. Reason Why (live acoustic)

The Lemonheads: Same

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On September 26, 2006, “Vagrant” label released the self-titled, eight Lemonheads (The) album. It was recorded in 2006, at “The Blasting Room” in Fort Collins, Colorado, and was produced by Evan Dando and Bill Stevenson.

Personnel:

  • Evan Dando – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Bill Stevenson – guitar, drums, backing vocals, engineer
  • Josh Latanzzi – bass
  • Karl Alvarez – bass
  • J Mascis – guitar
  • Spot – guitar
  • Gart Hudson – keyboards
  • Andrew Berlin – electric piano, engineer
  • Gibson Haynes – electronics
  • Jason Livermore – engineer, mixing, mastering

Track listing:

  1. Black Gown
  2. Become the Enemy
  3. Pittsburgh
  4. Let’s Just Laugh
  5. Poughkeepsie
  6. Rule of Three
  7. No Backbone
  8. Baby’s Home
  9. In Passing
  10. Steve’s Boy
  11. December

Dinosaur Jr.: Sweep It Into Space

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On April 23, 2021, “Jagjaguwar” label released “Sweep it Into Space”, the twelfth Dinosaur Jr. studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Bisquiteen Studio” in Amherst, Massachusetts, and was produced by Kurt Vile and J Mascis.

Personnel:

  • J Mascis – lead vocals, guitars, bass, engineer
  • Lou Barlow – lead and backing vocals, bass, guitars
  • Murph – drums, percussion
  • Kurt Vile – guitars, backing vocals
  • Justin Pizzoferrato – engineer
  • Marc Seedorf – engineer
  • Mark Miller – engineer
  • John Agnello – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Joe Nino-Hernes – lacquer cut
  • Miles Johnson – layout
  • Andy Hope 1930 – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by J Mascis, except where noted.

  1. I Ain’t
  2. I Met the Stones
  3. To Be Waiting
  4. I Ran Away
  5. Garde – Lou Barlow
  6. Hide Another Round
  7. And Me
  8. I Expect It Always
  9. Take It Back
  10. N Say
  11. Walking to You
  12. You Wonder – Lou Barlow

Mew: And The Glass Handed Kites

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On September 19, 2005, “Sony BMG” label released “And the Glass Handed Kites”, the fourth Mew studio album. It was recorded 2004 – 2005, at Michael Beinhorn’s place in Venice Beach, California, “Mox Studios” in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was produced by Michael Beinhorn.

Personnel:

  • Jonas Bjerre– vocals, electric guitars, piano, harmonium, synthesizers
  • Bo Madsen– electric guitars
  • Johan Wohlert– bass, guitars
  • Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen – drums, percussion
  • Lasse Mauritzen – french horn
  • J Mascis– additional vocals, additional background vocals
  • Bo Rande – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Rebecca Stark – soprano vocals
  • Damon Tutunjian – additional guitar
  • Boys’ choir
    • Mathias Aagaard Christensen
    • Frederik Peter Jakobsen
    • Niklas Emil De Fries
    • Frederik Stadager Larsen
  • Michael Beinhorn– engineer
  • Mads Nørgård – engineer
  • Felipe Tichauer – engineer
  • Frank Filipetti– engineer
  • Kevin Bacon– mixing
  • Jonathan Quarmby– mixing
  • George Marino– mastering
  • M/M Paris- art direction, design
  • Gaël Amzalag – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jonas Bjerre, Bo Madsen, Johan Wohlert and Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen.

  1. Circuitry of the Wolf
  2. Chinaberry Tree
  3. Why Are You Looking Grave?
  4. Fox Club
  5. Apocalypso
  6. Special
  7. The Zookeeper’s Boy
  8. A Dark Design
  9. Saviours of Jazz Ballet – contains hidden instrumental Fear Me, December
  10. An Envoy to the Open Fields
  11. Small Ambulance
  12. The Seething Rain Weeps for You – contains hidden instrumental Uda Pruda
  13. White Lips Kissed
  14. Louise Louisa

Mark Lanegan: Scraps at Midnight

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On July 21, 1998, “Sub Pop” label released “Scraps at Midnight”, the third Mark Lanegan album. It was recorded in 1998, at “Rancho De La Luna” in Joshua Tree, California, and was produced by Mike Johnson and Mark Lanegan.

Personnel:

  • Mark Lanegan- vocals, guitar
  • Mike Johnson- guitar
  • Paul Solger Dana – guitar
  • Dave Catching – vocals, keyboards, bass
  • J Mascis– piano
  • Terry John – harmonica
  • Fred Drake
  • Phil Sparks – upright bass
  • Keni Richards – drums
  • Tad Doyle– drums
  • Liz Burns – voice
  • Mike Stinette – saxophone
  • John Agnello – engineer, mixing
  • John Burton – engineer
  • Terry Date– engineer
  • Jack Endino– engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Judith Schaechter – artwork
  • Kenneth Sherwood – design
  • Charles Peterson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Lanegan, except where noted.

  1. Hospital Roll Call
  2. Hotel
  3. Stay – Mark Lanegan, Mike Johnson
  4. Bell Black Ocean – Mark Lanegan, Mike Johnson, Keni Richards
  5. Last One in the World – Mark Lanegan, Mike Johnson
  6. Wheels
  7. Waiting on a Train – Mark Lanegan, Mike Johnson
  8. Day and Night
  9. Praying Ground – Mark Lanegan, Mike Johnson
  10. Because of This – Mark Lanegan, Mike Johnson, Keni Richards, Paul Solger Dana

Dinosaur Jr.: Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not

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On August 5, 2016, “Jagjaguwar” label released “Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not”, the eleventh Dinosaur Jr. studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Bisquiteen Studio” in Amherst, Massachusetts, and was produced by J Mascis.

Personnel:

  • J Mascis– lead vocals, guitars
  • Lou Barlow– vocals, bass
  • Murph– drums, percussion
  • Justin Pizzoferrato – engineer
  • Marc Seedorf – engineer
  • Mark Miller – engineer
  • John Agnello– mixing
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • Ray Janos – mastering
  • Daniel Richter – artwork
  • Miles Johnson – design
  • Mike McKoy – layout
  • Serling Rooks Ferrara McKoy & Worob, LLP – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by J Mascis, except where noted.

  1. Goin’ Down
  2. Tiny
  3. Be a Part
  4. I Told Everyone
  5. Love Is…
  6. Good to Know
  7. I Walk for Miles
  8. Lost All Day
  9. Knocked Around
  10. Mirror
  11. Left / Right

Dinosaur Jr.: Dinosaur

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On July 16, 1985, “Homestead Records” label released “Dinosaur”, the debut Dinosaur Jr. studio album. It was recorded in 1985 at Chris Dixon’s (engineer) house, and was produced by J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph.

Personnel:

  • J Mascis – vocals, guitar, percussion
  • Lou Barlow – vocals, bass, synthesizer
  • Murph – vocals, drums, synthesizer
  • Chris Dixon, Glen – engineer
  • Maura Jasper – cover art
  • Lou Barlow – back cover art
  • Jason Talerman – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by J Mascis.

  1. Forget the Swan
  2. Cats in a Bowl
  3. The Leper
  4. Does It Float
  5. Pointless
  6. Repulsion
  7. Gargoyle
  8. Severed Lips
  9. Mountain Man
  10. Quest
  11. Bulbs of Passion

Mike Watt: Ball – Hog or Tugboat?

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On February 28, 1995, “Columbia” label released “Ball-Hog or Tugboat?”, the debut Mike Watt solo album. It was recorded May – September 1994, and was produced by Mike Watt.

Personnel:

  • Mike Watt – lead and backing vocals, spoken word, bass
  • Eddie Vedder- lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Nels Cline – slide, lead and  nylon guitar
  • Curt Kirkwood, Gary Lee Conner- lead guitar
  • J Mascis- guitar, drums
  • Joe Baiza, Zander Schloss, John Strohm, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Butler, Todd Rigione- guitar
  • Keith McCaw- acoustic guitar
  • Epic Soundtracks- tambourine
  • Cris Kirkwood- banjo
  • Dave Grohl – drums, guitar
  • Paul Roessler- piano
  • Bernie Worrell- B3 organ
  • Krist Novoselic- Farfisa organ
  • Flea- Lead Bass, Pocket trumpet
  • Michael Preussner, Bob Lee- drums
  • Stephen Perkins – drums, percussion
  • Steve Shelley, Wayne Griffin, Brock Avery, John Molo, Richie West – drums
  • Adam Horovitz- drums, guitar, backing vocals
  • Danny Frankel- percussion
  • Carla Bozulich- lead and backing vocals
  • Frank Black, Henry Rollins, Mark Lanegan, Michael Diamond, Pat Smear, Dave Pirner, Tiffany Anders- vocals
  • Evan Dando- vocals
  • Vince Meghrouni – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, tenor saxophone
  • Tony Atherton- alto saxophone
  • Ronda Rindone- bass clarinet
  • Petra Haden – violin, backing vocals
  • Spot- mandolin, viola
  • Tony Maxwell- cello
  • Anna Waronker, Rachel Haden, Coco Hayley Gordon Moore, Mario Caldato Jr.- backing vocals
  • Kathleen Hanna- spoken word

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Watt; except where noted.

  1. Big Train – Tony Kinman, Chip Kinman
  2. Against The 70’s
  3. Drove Up From Pedro
  4. Piss-Bottle Man
  5. Chinese Firedril – Mike Watt, Joe Carducci
  6. Intense Song For Madonna To Sing
  7. Tuff Gnarl – Sonic Youth
  8. Sexual Military Dynamics – Mike Watt, Henry Rollins
  9. Max And Wells
  10. E-Ticket Ride
  11. .. One Reporter’s Opinion
  12. Song For Igor
  13. Tell ‘Em Boy!
  14. Sidemouse Advice
  15. Heartbeat
  16. Maggot Brain – George Clinton, Eddie Hazel
  17. Coincidence Is Either Hit Or Miss

Dinosaur Jr.: Farm

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On June 23, 2009, “Jagjaguwar” label released “Farm”, the ninth Dinosaur Jr. studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, at “Bisquiteen Studio” in Amherst, Massachusetts, and was produced by J Mascis.

Personnel:

  • J Mascis– lead vocals, guitar
  • Lou Barlow– lead vocals, bass
  • Murph– drums
  • Justin Pizzoferrato – engineer
  • John Agnello– engineer, mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by J Mascis except where noted.

  1. Pieces
  2. I Want You to Know
  3. Ocean in the Way
  4. Plans
  5. Your Weather – Lou Barlow
  6. Over It
  7. Friends
  8. Said the People
  9. There’s No Here
  10. See You
  11. I Don’t Wanna Go There
  12. Imagination Blind – Lou Barlow