Dinosaur Jr - "Several Got Away"

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Photo by Jeff Fowler

You'd think the novelty of getting new music from Dinosaur Jr would have worn off since we're now two decades into their reunion, but it never does. The Amherst, MA alt-rock legends are back with "Several Got Away." It's not breaking any new ground, and it's exactly what we want and expect from Dino Jr at this point in their career. It's a solid alt-rock track, maybe a little less noisy and abrasive as their 80's releases, and more along their major label 90's music, but that's hardly a bad thing. Dinosaur Jr have slowly aged gracefully, and sound like an older and wiser version of themselves without losing everything we've always loved about them. Plus, "Several Got Away" has the requisite blistering Mascis solo.

Director Guy Kozak says of the video for "Several Got Away":

“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 terrorized 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 honored 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.”

You can watch the video for "Several Got Away" below. There Near is due out August 28 on Jagjaguwar, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Dinosaur Jr, check out the band's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.


Fri. July 10 - Kingston, NY @ Ulster Performing Arts Center +
Sat. July 11 - New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall +
Sun. July 12 - Hammondsport, NY @ Point of the Bluff Vineyards +  
Tue. July 14 - Richmond, VA @ Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden +
Thu. July 16 - Wilmington, NC @ Greenfield Lake Amphitheater +
Fri. July 17 - Asheville, NC @ Hellbender by The Orange Peel +
Sat. July 18 - Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern +
Mon. July 20 - Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre + 
Tue. July 21 - Birmingham, AL @ Avondale Brewing Company +
Wed. July 22 - Louisville, KY @ Iroquois Amphitheater +
Fri. July 24 - Lansing, MI @ Grewal Hall
Sat. July 25 - Fishers, IN @ Nickel Plate District Amphitheater +
Sun. July 26 - Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Live! +
Tue. July 28 - St. Louis, MO @ The Factory +
Thu. July 30 - Davenport, IA @ Capitol Theatre +
Fri. July 31 - West Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom +
Sat. Aug. 1 - Omaha, NE @ Astro Theater +
Fri. Oct. 9 - Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl*
Sat. Oct. 10 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre*
Sun. Oct. 11 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up*
Thu. Oct. 15 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues*
Fri. Oct. 16 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether*
Sun. Oct. 18 - San Francisco, CA @ The Castro Theatre*
Tue. Oct. 20 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades*
Thu. Oct. 22 - Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall*
Fri. Oct. 23 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune*
Sat. Oct. 24 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune*
Mon. Oct. 26 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Complex*
Thu. Oct. 29 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre*
Fri. Oct. 30 - Fort Collins, CO @ Washington's*
Mon. Nov. 2 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater*
Wed. Nov. 4 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues*
Thu. Nov. 5 - Austin, TX @ Stubb's*
Fri. Nov. 6 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger*
Sat. Nov. 7 - New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina's*

+ co-headline with Band of Horses
 * w/ special guest Stef Chura

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