Dinosaur Jr. Announce First Album In Over Five Years 'There Near', Share New Single
Tuesday, 30 June 2026
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Jeff Fowler
Dinosaur Jr. have announced their sixth studio album and first in over five years.
The follow-up to 2021's 'Sweep It Into Space' is titled 'There Near' and will arrive through Jagjaguwar on August 28. Recorded in short, intense sessions over a year at Bisquiteen Studio in Amherst, Massachusetts, the album was made mainly by Dinosaur Jr.'s core trio, Murph on drums, Lou Barlow on bass and vocals, and J Mascis on guitar and vocals, with some piano and organ from local musician Ken Mauri.
Commenting on the guitar tone that's heard throughout the album, created using a recently purchased '70s Mesa Boogie MK 1 amp, Mascis said:
“I bought the same amp that Chris Dixon had when we made our first album. Chris recorded us at his house with his amp. It has a real interesting sound I haven't gotten for a while. And it's something I was trying to get back to on this album. The Stones started using Mesa Boogies in the '70s after they heard Santana playing through them. Then The Clash copied The Stones, etc. As the years went on into the MK 2 and so on, the Boogie got more metal sounding. But the MK 1 has a souped-up Fender sound. You always hear how Rick Rubin always makes bands he's producing sit down and listen to their first album and say let's get back to that sound. So I just gave myself his advice."
On the record's lyrics, he added: “I'm not always sure what a song is 'about' when I'm writing it. I guess the meaning will present itself at some point. I'll use whatever words work. And a lot of it will be influenced by whatever esoteric mumbo jumbo I'm reading at the time. I try not to think too hard about any of it. I think it's a drag that Spotify shows all the lyrics to a song. What's the fun of that?."
To mark the announcement, the trio have shared the record's lead single, Several Got Away, a fuzzed-up alt-rock track that comes with a fun video. Director Guy said:
"I wanted to do something a little tongue-in-cheek with a kind of ‘backyard movie’ feel that could fit in nicely with the existing canon of Dinosaur Jr. music videos. The first bit of inspiration came from a great Henry Darger painting of kids being terrorised by two giant floating hands of fire. Then I got thinking about the rapture and it came together from there. The guys were really game for it all and I was honoured that they let me chase them around a big field with my camera like a psycho. We were on a tight schedule with the turnaround so I had to learn a lot of VFX stuff over the course of weekend, but I like the way the effects all turned out."
Dinosaur Jr. will embark on a co-headline US tour with Band Of Horses next month, followed by a new headline North American trek in the fall, featuring support from special guests Stef Chura. Tickets are on sale now.
'There Near' tracklist:
1. Several Got Away
2. No Friends
3. Everything At Once
4. Take Me With You
5. Blowin’ Up
6. Gone Off
7. Clam Along
8. Walk Me Back
9. Read the Room
10. Put It Down
11. No One’s Ready
Dinosaur Jr Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Wed July 08 2026 - AMHERST Massachusetts - Drake (USA)
Fri July 10 2026 - KINGSTON New York - Ulster Performing Arts Center (USA)
Sat July 11 2026 - NEW HAVEN Connecticut - College Street Music Hall (USA)
Sun July 12 2026 - HAMMONDSPORT New York - Point of the Bluff Vineyards (USA)
Tue July 14 2026 - RICHMOND Virginia - Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden (USA)
Thu July 16 2026 - WILMINGTON North Carolina - Greenfield Lake Amphitheater (USA)
Fri July 17 2026 - ASHEVILLE North Carolina - Hellbender by The Orange Peel (USA)
Sat July 18 2026 - ATLANTA Georgia - Eastern (USA)
Mon July 20 2026 - KNOXVILLE Tennessee - Tennessee Theatre (USA)
Tue July 21 2026 - BIRMINGHAM AL Alabama - Avondale Brewing Company (USA)
Wed July 22 2026 - LOUISVILLE Kentucky - Iroquois Amphitheater (USA)
Fri July 24 2026 - LANSING Michigan - Grewal Hall (USA)
Sat July 25 2026 - FISHERS Indiana - Nickel Plate District Amphitheater (USA)
Sun July 26 2026 - COLUMBUS Ohio - KEMBA Live (USA)
Tue July 28 2026 - ST LOUIS Missouri - Factory (USA)
Thu July 30 2026 - DAVENPORT Iowa - Capitol Theatre (USA)
Fri July 31 2026 - WEST DES MOINES Iowa - Val Air Ballroom (USA)
Sat August 01 2026 - LA VISTA Nebraska - Astro Theater (USA)
Fri October 09 2026 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Brooklyn Bowl at The LINQ Hotel and Casino - Complex (USA)
Sat October 10 2026 - TEMPE Arizona - Marquee Theatre Tempe (USA)
Sun October 11 2026 - SOLANA BEACH California - Belly Up Tavern (USA)
Thu October 15 2026 - ANAHEIM California - House of Blues Anaheim - Complex (USA)
Fri October 16 2026 - LOS ANGELES California - Bellwether (USA)
Sun October 18 2026 - SAN FRANCISCO California - Castro Theatre (USA)
Tue October 20 2026 - SACRAMENTO California - Ace of Spades (USA)
Thu October 22 2026 - PORTLAND Oregon - Revolution Hall Portland (USA)
Fri October 23 2026 - SEATTLE Washington - Neptune Theatre (USA)
Sat October 24 2026 - SEATTLE Washington - Neptune Theatre (USA)
Mon October 26 2026 - SALT LAKE CITY Utah - Grand at Complex SLC - Complex (USA)
Thu October 29 2026 - DENVER Colorado - Ogden Theatre (USA)
Fri October 30 2026 - FORT COLLINS Colorado - Washingtons (Fort Collins) (USA)
Mon November 02 2026 - DALLAS Texas - Granada Theater Dallas (USA)
Wed November 04 2026 - HOUSTON Texas - House of Blues Houston - Complex (USA)
Thu November 05 2026 - AUSTIN Texas - Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater (USA)
Fri November 06 2026 - SAN ANTONIO Texas - Paper Tiger - Complex (USA)
Sat November 07 2026 - NEW ORLEANS Louisiana - Tipitinas (USA)
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