{"product_id":"elastic-days","title":"Elastic Days","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince then, through the reformation of the original Dinosaur Jr lineup in 2005, J has recorded solo albums now and then. And those album, \u003ci\u003eSings and Chant for AMMA\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), \u003ci\u003eSeveral Shades of Why\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and \u003ci\u003eTied to a Star\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) had all delivered incredible sets of songs presented with a minimum of bombast and a surfeit of cool. Like its predecessors, \u003ci\u003eElastic Days\u003c\/i\u003e was recorded at J’s own Bisquiteen studio. Mascis does almost all his own stunts, although Ken Miauri (who also appeared on \u003ci\u003eTied to a Star\u003c\/i\u003e) plays keyboards and there are a few guest vocal spots. These include old mates Pall Jenkins (Black Heart Procession), and Mark Mulcahy (Miracle Legion, etc.), as well as the newly added voice of Zoë Randell (Luluc) among others. But the show is mostly J’s and J’s alone. For those expecting the hallucinatory overload of Dinosaur Jr’s live attack, the gentleness of the approach here will draw easy comparisons to Neil Young’s binary approach to working solo versus working with Crazy Horse. This is a lazy man’s shorthand, but it still rings true. Elastic Days brims with great moments. Epic hooks that snare you in surprisingly subtle ways, guitar textures that slide against each other like old lovers, and structures that range from a neo-power-ballad (\u003ci\u003eWeb So Dense\u003c\/i\u003e) to jazzily-canted West Coasty post-psych (\u003ci\u003eGive It Off\u003c\/i\u003e) to a track that subliminally recalls the keyboard approach of Scott Thurston-era Stooges (\u003ci\u003eDrop Me\u003c\/i\u003e). The album plays out with a combination of holism and variety that is certain to set many brains ablaze. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - Black Vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP+ - Limited Loser Coloured Vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sub Pop","offers":[{"title":"LP.","offer_id":50448404644171,"sku":"1044378","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50448405070155,"sku":"1044376","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50448405725515,"sku":"1044377","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a15d77f7-a8da-4af0-a49e-bdf2bce6f583_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727091374","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/elastic-days","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}