View basket “The Tower Of Light” has been added to your basket. What Do We Do Now J Mascis SKU: 20.00 22.00 £20.00 - £22.00 £20.00 - £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sub Pop Released Date: 2nd February 2024 Buying Format: 1LP 1LP Coloured Vinyl Buying Options Choose an option1LP1LP Coloured VinylClear What Do We Do Now quantity Add to basket ReserveBack Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info What Do We Do Now is the fifth solo studio LP recorded by J Mascis since 1996. This is obviously not a very aggressive release schedule, but when you figure in the live albums, guest spots, and records done with his various other bands (Dinosaur Jr., The Fog, Heavy Blanket, Witch, Sweet Apple, and so on), well, to paraphrase Lou Reed, “J’s week beats your year.” What Do We Do Now began to come together during the waning days of the Pandemic. Utilizing his own Bisquiteen Studio, J started working on writing a series of tunes on acoustic with a different dynamic than the stuff he creates for Dino. “When I’m writing for the band,” he says, “I’m always trying to think of doing things Lou and Murph would fit into. For myself, I’m thinking more about what I can do with just an acoustic guitar, even for the leads. Of course, this time, I added full drums and electric leads, although the rhythm parts are still all acoustic. Usually, I try to do the solo stuff more simply so I can play it by myself, but I really wanted to add the drums. Once that started, everything else just fell into place. So it ended up sounding a lot more like a band record. I dunno why I did that exactly, but it’s just what happened.” Two guest musicians are playing this time out; Western Mass local Ken Mauri (of the B52s) plays piano on several tracks. Since J himself has some experience with keys, when asked why he needed a hired gun, he says, “Ken is great, and he plays all the keys. I tried playing some keyboards on the first Fog album, but I’m really only comfortable playing the white notes, so it’s kind of limiting. [laughs] Nowadays, I could just turn the pitch on a mini Mellotron to play different sounds, but black keys just seem hard. For whatever reason, I just like banging on the white ones. Seems like it’s harder to figure out how to stretch your fingers around the other ones.” Mauri has no such qualms and plays all the keys very damn well. He sounds especially great on “I Can’t Find You,” where he is Jack Nitzsche to J’s Neil Young, creating one of the album’s loveliest tunes. The other guest musician, Matthew “Doc” Dunn, is also prominent on this track. Dunn’s steel guitar manages to both widen and soften the musical edges of the music, giving it a full classicist profile. Dunn is an Ontario-based polymath who J met through Matt Valentine. After J played on Doc’s great 2022 Sub Pop single, “Your Feel,” he figured it was time for payback. Both Dunn and Mauri add beautifully to the songs here, helping to transform them from acoustic sketches into full-blown post-core power ballads. What Do We Do Now is the finest set of solo tunes J has yet penned, and the way they’re presented is just about perfect. Asked if he would be touring to support the album, J says he’ll be doing some weekend dates, but he probably won’t be putting a band together. And I’m sure these songs will sound great solo and acoustic, but the arrangements on this album are truly great and put a cool, different spin on Mascis’ instantly recognizable approach to making music. So, what do we do now? Not sure. But apparently, what J does is to make one of his most killer records ever. Hats off to him. -Byron Coley Artist J Mascis Genre Rock And Pop Label Sub Pop Buying Options 1LP , 1LP Coloured Vinyl Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl Condition New Country UK Track Listings Can’t Believe We're Here What Do We Do Now Right Behind You You Don’t Understand Me I Can’t Find You Old Friends It's True Set Me Down Hangin Out End Is Gettin Shaky Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from J Mascis and more from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View J Mascis Elastic Days (Loser Edition) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Sub Pop | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 6th November 2018 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders J Mascis Elastic Days (Loser Edition) £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Sub Pop SKU: SP1270X Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 6th November 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View J Mascis Elastic Days Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Sub Pop | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 6th November 2018 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders J Mascis Elastic Days £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Sub Pop SKU: SP1270 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 6th November 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View J Mascis Tied To A Star Rock And Pop | Sub Pop | 1LP Released 22nd September 2014 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders J Mascis Tied To A Star £14.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sub Pop SKU: SP1083 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 22nd September 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View J Mascis Several Shades of Why Rock And Pop | Sub Pop | 1LP Released 24th March 2011 £12.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders J Mascis Several Shades of Why £12.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sub Pop SKU: SP859 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 24th March 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Sofia Portanet Chasing Dreams Rock And Pop | Duchess Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 5th April 2024 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sofia Portanet Chasing Dreams £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Duchess Records SKU: LPDBR180C Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 5th April 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Hestina Blossom Talk Rock And Pop | Autumn Tone Reocrds | 1LP Released 15th April 2016 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Hestina Blossom Talk £18.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Autumn Tone Reocrds SKU: 0045778070718 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 15th April 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Soulwax Any Minute Now Rock And Pop | Play It Again Sam | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 21st April 2023 £25.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Soulwax Any Minute Now £25.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Play It Again Sam SKU: PIASB060DLP Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 21st April 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Belinda Carlisle Real (Picture Disc) Rock And Pop | Demon Records | 1LP, Picture Disc Released 19th April 2024 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Belinda Carlisle Real (Picture Disc) £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Demon Records SKU: DEMREC1169 Formats: 1LP, Picture Disc Released Date: 19th April 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Donovan Wear Your Love Like Heaven (mono) Rock And Pop | Sundazed | 180g, 1LP Released 11th June 2013 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Donovan Wear Your Love Like Heaven (mono) £28.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sundazed SKU: SUNDAZEDLP5431 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 11th June 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jad Fair & Kramer The History Of Crying Rock And Pop | Shimmy 500 | 1LP Released 9th June 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jad Fair & Kramer The History Of Crying £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Shimmy 500 SKU: SHIMMY5001 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 9th June 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Eagles, The On The Border (SACD) Rock And Pop | Mobile Fidelity | SACD Released 19th August 2022 £37.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Eagles, The On The Border (SACD) £37.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Mobile Fidelity SKU: CMFSA2231 Formats: SACD Released Date: 19th August 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View David Crosby CROZ EP Rock And Pop | Blue Castle Records | 10", EP/Mini Album Released 24th November 2014 £9.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders David Crosby CROZ EP £9.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Blue Castle Records SKU: BCR41111 Formats: 10", EP/Mini Album Released Date: 24th November 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View T. 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