THE ANNOUNCEMENT
J Mascis gave himself the Rick Rubin treatment without hiring Rick Rubin — he dug out the same 1970s Mesa Boogie MK 1 amp engineer Chris Dixon used on Dinosaur Jr.’s 1985 debut and recorded *There Near* with it *†. The band’s 13th album drops August 28 via Jagjaguwar, five years after *Sweep It Into Space*, with lead single “Several Got Away” and a full North American tour running July through November *†. Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph tracked the 11-song record over a year at Bisquiteen Studio in Amherst, Massachusetts †.
THE DETAILS
- *There Near* releases August 28, 2026 via Jagjaguwar — first new album since 2021 *†
- Lead single “Several Got Away” out now with a video directed by Guy Kozak, inspired by a Henry Darger painting of children terrorized by giant floating hands of fire *
- Recorded over a year at Bisquiteen Studio in Amherst, Massachusetts with the reunited lineup that’s been together nearly two decades *†
- 11 tracks including “Several Got Away,” “No Friends,” “Everything At Once,” and “Read The Room” *
- Co-headlining July dates with Band of Horses through August 1, then fall solo run October 9 in Las Vegas through November 7 in New Orleans *†
SUPPORT
Stef Chura opens the fall tour dates *†.
WHY IT MATTERS
BUCKET LIST — The original trio has been back together for nearly two decades, but Mascis actively chasing the sound of their 1985 debut by using the exact same amp model is the kind of full-circle move that doesn’t happen often *†. Most bands talk about recapturing early magic; Dinosaur Jr. hunted down the actual gear and spent a year getting it right without outside producers telling them how †.