Holy smokes, it's been forty years since guitar heroes Dinosaur Jr. first walked the earth in 1984! The band's original line-up of J. Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph is easily its most beloved, so when the trio got back together for the album Beyond, it blew minds in the best possible way. Then, fifteen years ago in 2009, the band proved this was no cash in comeback, with the release of Farm, prompting Pitchfork to promise the record "should blast the scales from your jaded eyes". We're thrilled to have the album announced for 2LP lime vinyl deluxe reissue, complete with four extra tracks! - Flying Out
When Dinosaur Jr. reunited, more than 20 years after their formation and legendary dissolution, the worry was that these guys were just flogging the back catalog, taking the old show on the road as a marketing gimmick. But the 2007 release of Beyond gave a hearty Marshall-driven "FUCK YOU!" answer to those inquiring ears. Restoring the sound established by the unassailable hat-trick gambit of their first three albums -- Dinosaur, You're Living All Over Me, and Bug -- Beyond continued the band's march into rock greatness by making old ears smile and new ears bleed afresh.
And then came Farm, the 9th full length record by the original line-up: J Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph. If Beyond was Dinosaur Jr.'s return to form, Farm is proof that Dinosaur Jr. could (and still do, to this day!) deliver timeless, exhilarating rock music. Farm encompasses Dinosaur Jr.'s signature palette: soaring and distorted guitar, unshakable hooks, honey-rich melodies. At times wholly 70's guitar-epic, at times perfect for sitting by a babbling brook with Joni and Neil, these songs get into your head and stay there, bouncing happily around. The ear-catching Plans is nearly seven minutes of classic whipped-topping rock dessert, while I Don't Wanna Go There is a meat-and-potatoes main dish, mixing unapologetic lead guitar with straight-ahead delivery a la James Gang or Humble Pie.
This expanded deluxe edition of Farm features four songs never pressed to vinyl and never given worldwide release: Houses, Whenever You’re Ready (The Zombies Cover), Creepies (Instrumental), and Show. Whenever You’re Ready, a cover of classic pop-rockers The Zombies, is impossibly good for a hidden gem; Murph stomps in with a sledgehammer to the kit, J and Lou layer low-end and fuzz like two halves of one brain, and right when things feel biggest, airy and colossal, there’s J with a lightning bolt of a guitar solo. Pure electricity and melody like only he can make.
Recorded in J Mascis' Bisquiteen studio in Amherst, Massachusetts, Farm was produced by Mascis himself, and delivers the singular, unique energy of one of America's greatest living rock bands.
Tracklist:
1. Pieces
2. I Want You to Know
3. Ocean in the Way
4. Plans
5. Your Weather
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
13. Houses
14. Whenever You're Ready
15. Creepies
16. Show
