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Dinosaur Jr share “Blowin’ Up” from upcoming album
Dinosaur Jr have released “Blowin’ Up”, a new track from their forthcoming album There Near. The song matters as it offers another preview of the band’s first full-length studio release in five years and features bassist Lou Barlow as writer and vocalist.
There Near is due on 28 August via Jagjaguwar and is the reunited trio’s sixth studio album since 2005. Recorded mainly at Bisquiteen Studio in Amherst, Massachusetts, it contains 11 tracks; “Blowin’ Up” is the fifth, and is described as a comparatively restrained song with lyrics critical of the current political regime.
In short
- Dinosaur Jr preview There Near with Lou Barlow’s “Blowin’ Up”.
- The 11-track album arrives on 28 August.
- It is their first studio album since 2021.
Explained simply
Dinosaur Jr are an American rock band that formed in the late 1980s and became an influential force in alternative music, known particularly for their guitar-driven sound. The group has had various periods of hiatus and reunion throughout its history.
Their forthcoming album There Near represents their first full-length studio release in five years. The record is due out in August on the independent label Jagjaguwar and will be their sixth studio album overall.
The band recorded the album chiefly in Massachusetts, and it contains eleven tracks featuring contributions from all three members. Bassist Lou Barlow serves as both writer and vocalist on several of the songs, bringing his particular perspective to the record.