Elastic Days Explained

Elastic Days
Type:Studio
Artist:J Mascis
Cover:J Mascis - Elastic Days.png
Studio:Bisquiteen Studio
Length:41:00
Label:Sub Pop
Producer:J Mascis
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Elastic Days is the third solo studio album by Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis. It was released through Sub Pop Records on November 9, 2018.[1] [2] [3]

Release

On August 21, 2018, Mascis announced the release of his new album, along with the first single "See You at the Movies".[4] The second single "Everything She Said" was released on September 18, 2018.[5] [6] The third single "Web So Dense" was released on October 16, 2018.[7]

Production

The album was recorded at Mascis' Bisquiteen Studio in Amherst, Massachusetts, and features vocal contributions by Pall Jenkins, Mark Mulcahy and Zoë Randell.[8]

Tour

In support of the album, Mascis went on a North American tour, starting on November 7, 2018 in Vancouver, British Columbia and finished on December 15, 2018 in Portland, Maine.[9]

Critical reception

Elastic Days was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 75, based on 17 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 75 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 21 reviews.[10]

Mark Deming from AllMusic explained that Mascis' vocals on the album sound "more lucid, better focused and more conscious of what he has to say; the performances have a depth of feeling he doesn't always reveal in Dinosaur Jr.."

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Notes and References

  1. Web site: January UK Tour Announced!. J Mascis. 18 September 2018 . en-US. 2019-12-03.
  2. Web site: J Mascis, Elastic Days. mescalina.it. it. 2019-12-03.
  3. Web site: Recensione: J Mascis - Elastic Days. 2018-11-12. ImpattoSonoro - Webzine musicale e culturale indipendente. it. 2019-12-03.
  4. Web site: J Mascis Announces New Album 'Elastic Days'. Clash. Murray. Robin. August 21, 2018. August 20, 2020.
  5. Web site: J Mascis Shares New Solo Cut 'Everything She Said'. Clash. Murray. Robin. September 18, 2018. August 20, 2020.
  6. Hear J Mascis Reminisce, Rip Solos on New Song 'Everything She Said'. Rolling Stone. Blistein. Jon. September 18, 2018. August 20, 2020. September 4, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200904084056/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/j-mascis-new-song-everything-she-said-725699/. dead.
  7. Web site: J Mascis shares compassionate ballad 'Web So Dense'. The Line of Best Fit. Kenneally. Cerys. October 16, 2018. August 20, 2020.
  8. Web site: J Mascis Announces Solo LP 'Elastic Days'. Exclaim!. Slingerland. Calum. August 21, 2018. August 20, 2020.
  9. Hear J Mascis' Folky 'See You at the Movies' From New LP. Rolling Stone. Reed. Ryan. August 21, 2018. August 20, 2020.
  10. Web site: Album of the Year Review. Album of the Year. August 20, 2020.

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