Elastic Days | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 9, 2018 | |||
Studio | Bisquiteen Studio | |||
Length | 41:00 | |||
Label | Sub Pop | |||
Producer | J Mascis | |||
J Mascis chronology | ||||
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Singles from Elastic Days | ||||
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. [4] [5] [6]
On August 21, 2018, Mascis announced the release of his new album, along with the first single "See You at the Movies". [1] The second single "Everything She Said" was released on September 18, 2018. [7] [2] The third single "Web So Dense" was released on October 16, 2018. [3]
The album was recorded at Mascis' Bisquiteen Studio in Amherst, Massachusetts, and features vocal contributions by Pall Jenkins, Mark Mulcahy and Zoë Randell. [8]
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]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 75/100 [10] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Clash | 8/10 [12] |
DIY | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Drowned in Sound | 7/10 [14] |
Exclaim! | 8/10 [15] |
The Line of Best Fit | 7.5/10 [16] |
Loud and Quiet | 6/10 [17] |
MusicOMH | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Paste | 8.3/10 [19] |
Pitchfork | 7.3/10 [20] |
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. [10] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 75 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 21 reviews. [21]
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.." [11]
All tracks are written by J Mascis
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "See You at the Movies" | 3:22 |
2. | "Web So Dense" | 3:36 |
3. | "I Went Dust" | 3:48 |
4. | "Sky Is All We Had" | 3:06 |
5. | "Picking Out the Seeds" | 3:26 |
6. | "Give It Off" | 2:50 |
7. | "Drop Me" | 3:50 |
8. | "Cut Stranger" | 3:24 |
9. | "Elastic Days" | 3:32 |
10. | "Sometimes" | 3:34 |
11. | "Wanted You Around" | 3:30 |
12. | "Everything She Said" | 3:30 |
Total length: | 41:00 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Say It On" | 3:43 |
Musicians
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Production
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Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [23] | 78 |
US Billboard 200 [24] | 63 |
US Top Album Sales ( Billboard) [25] | 63 |
US Independent Albums ( Billboard) [26] | 11 |
US Vinyl Albums ( Billboard) [27] | 10 |
Elastic Days | ||||
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![]() | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 9, 2018 | |||
Studio | Bisquiteen Studio | |||
Length | 41:00 | |||
Label | Sub Pop | |||
Producer | J Mascis | |||
J Mascis chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Elastic Days | ||||
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. [4] [5] [6]
On August 21, 2018, Mascis announced the release of his new album, along with the first single "See You at the Movies". [1] The second single "Everything She Said" was released on September 18, 2018. [7] [2] The third single "Web So Dense" was released on October 16, 2018. [3]
The album was recorded at Mascis' Bisquiteen Studio in Amherst, Massachusetts, and features vocal contributions by Pall Jenkins, Mark Mulcahy and Zoë Randell. [8]
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]
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 75/100 [10] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Clash | 8/10 [12] |
DIY | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Drowned in Sound | 7/10 [14] |
Exclaim! | 8/10 [15] |
The Line of Best Fit | 7.5/10 [16] |
Loud and Quiet | 6/10 [17] |
MusicOMH | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Paste | 8.3/10 [19] |
Pitchfork | 7.3/10 [20] |
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. [10] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 75 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 21 reviews. [21]
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.." [11]
All tracks are written by J Mascis
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "See You at the Movies" | 3:22 |
2. | "Web So Dense" | 3:36 |
3. | "I Went Dust" | 3:48 |
4. | "Sky Is All We Had" | 3:06 |
5. | "Picking Out the Seeds" | 3:26 |
6. | "Give It Off" | 2:50 |
7. | "Drop Me" | 3:50 |
8. | "Cut Stranger" | 3:24 |
9. | "Elastic Days" | 3:32 |
10. | "Sometimes" | 3:34 |
11. | "Wanted You Around" | 3:30 |
12. | "Everything She Said" | 3:30 |
Total length: | 41:00 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
13. | "Say It On" | 3:43 |
Musicians
|
Production
|
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
---|---|
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [23] | 78 |
US Billboard 200 [24] | 63 |
US Top Album Sales ( Billboard) [25] | 63 |
US Independent Albums ( Billboard) [26] | 11 |
US Vinyl Albums ( Billboard) [27] | 10 |