| J Mascis / Elastic Days |
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| Album: | Elastic Days | Collection: | Review Shelf | |
| Artist: | J Mascis | Added: | Jan 2019 | |
| Label: | Sub Pop Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2019-01-28 | Pull Date: | 2019-04-01 |
| Week Ending: | Mar 17 | Mar 10 | Mar 3 | Feb 24 | Feb 17 | Feb 10 | Feb 3 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 17, 2022: | down in the basement Wanted You Around | 4. | Jul 14, 2021: | Totally A (rebroadcast from Feb 1, 2019) Cut Stranger | |
| 2. | Aug 11, 2022: | Down in the Basement Everything She Said | 5. | Jun 30, 2021: | Totally A (rebroadcast from Feb 1, 2019) Cut Stranger | |
| 3. | Apr 07, 2022: | Down in the Basement Sometimes | 6. | Nov 21, 2020: | Hanging in the bone yard Elastic Days |
| Album Review |
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| Super Chuck Reviewed 2019-01-17 | ||
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J Mascis has used his solo albums to focus on his softer acoustic side. The evolution of J Mascis from distortion-fuelled grunge overlord into introspective acoustic wizard has been one of American music’s more remarkable recent transitions. ‘Elastic Days’ is his third album in this guise, and it’s a plaintive, poetic, and endlessly endearing return, a sign that the acoustic well, while previously untapped, remains brimming with inspiration. Like: Dinosaur Jr, Lee Ranaldo, Sebadoh, Lou Barlow FCC Clean Play: 1, 2, 8, 9, 10 1.See You At The Movies (3:22) - Pleasant, pastoral opener. 2.Web So Dense (3:37) - Melancholy hue due to its slower tempo and Smashing Pumpkins-esque strings. 3.I Went Dust (3:47) - Downbeat gorgeous ballad. 4.Sky Is All We Had (3:07) - Urgent, pleading vocals stripped back and vulnerable in a raw, honest way. 5.Picking Out The Seeds (3:27) - Gently galloping country-rocker. 6.Give It Off (2:50) - Upfront vocals from J whose singing usually blends into the overall sound. 7.Drop Me (3:49) - Driven by acoustic guitar and loose, roaming drums. 8.Cut Stranger (3:23) - Finger-picked minor-key guitar line, is a particular late-album standout. 9.Elastic Days (3:32) - Brilliant soloing that really stretches the songs out. 10.Sometimes (3:33) - Pretty acoustic work with crisp percussion. 11.Wanted You Around (3:30) - Pretty, easy rolling, laid-back style. 12.Everything She Said (3:30) - Jangle-pop dream, the sort of melodic, jammy alt-rock track. | ||
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