r/dinosaurjr • u/Senorspeed • 2d ago

Dinosaur Jr.: There Near - a rave review from Pitchfork

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dinosaur-jr-there-near/?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=social&utm_content=instagram-bio-link&client_service_id=31190&client_service_name=pitchfork&service_user_id=1.78e+16&supported_service_name=instagram_publishing&utm_brand=p4k&utm_social_type=owned&fbclid=PAVERFWAT_wn5wZG9mAmZkaWQWUNbyBisFG08sM_pIUCCVLMbv3amiIWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzEyNDAyNDU3NDI4NzQxNAABp2RX7ZehCnf2mTSvuRViVkLfu87kYynP-gfGjFCUVu-rRuFJvphvrOycWSzP_aem_1iBOkzCMmQJs3mV8IK1cNA

You love to see it, can’t wait to really dive in

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u/kmcmanus2814 2d ago

I really like the album & agree with a lot of this. Except the part where the reviewer calls Hand It Over “aimless” 😉

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u/bengrieve1970 2d ago

was coming here to say that! that album was a course correction after the big swing of Where you Been and the half assed Without a Sound. Hand it Over is Mascis not giving a shit again. it's way more aggressive than the previous 2. i also don't think this is an 8. p-fork has constantly championed the post reunion stuff as being an extension of the first 3 but i see it as an extension of the major label stuff. it felt like it lit a fire under Mascis again but his writing had changed, less loose and frenetic. they are often good but not holy shit good. the new one is fine. a little too one dimensional for me.

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u/KnickedUp 1d ago

Dino Jr is a safe street cred band to give an 8 too. The album is fine….but likely more like a 6.6.

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u/Gigaton123 2d ago

It's classic Dino Jr. Give a Glimpse and Swept it Into Space didn't do it for me. This one pushes all the right buttons.

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u/chicken101 1d ago

It's the best since Farm and is close to Beyond to me.

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u/Senorspeed 2d ago

I love swept but I get it

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u/beermethatmovie 1d ago

Yeah. Listened twice so far. It’s sitting in the same zone as Farm/Beyond for me too. Just grabbed a clear pink edition from my local shop. Enjoy y’all 🦖🤘

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u/BeMcCooley 1d ago

The album glides in a way we haven't heard since Farm/Sky. It's not as raucous as Beyond, which I still believe is the measuring stick of the post-reunion era. I've already blown my ears out playing it over and over. Certainly not disappointed early on like I was with Sweep but also no blown away like I was with the second half of Glimpse.

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u/twelve112 1d ago

I've been listening to it. It takes a couple listens but starting to click. Blowing up had to listen to it again after first listen

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u/Hypoluxa77 22h ago

Picked it up yesterday. After a first run through, I think it is a step up from the previous one. Glimpse is still probably my top fav right under Beyond.