Vegan shoe manufacturers Keep have just released a special
Dinosaur Jr edition shoe. They’re purple (of course) and have a design mirroring
J Mascis’ guitar strap on the back. As far as collector shoes go, they’re
pretty rad. You can get them in a limited run of 360 for $75 a pop, with proceeds
to benefit the humanitarian projects of Amma. Even cooler is the shoe comes
with a picture disc featuring J Mascis covering Mazzy Star’s “Fade Into You.”
It sounds like it would be a gigantic clash of styles and more of a novelty hit
than anything else, but it’s a completely faithful cover almost as striking as
the original. Obviously J’s voice doesn’t quite compare to Hope Sandoval’s, but
it’s a song every 90s viewer of “Alternative Nation” needs to hear. Check out a stream of "Fade Into You" over at Pitchfork.
In other Mazzy Star news, the band just announced the
release of their first album in 17 years (17? Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!). Seasons of Your Day will be released September
24 on their own Rhymes of an Hour label. This adds to a September release
schedule that may destroy me financially, but this may have to be done. You can
hear the first single, “California ,”
below. It’s breathtaking. Tour dates for Mazzy Star should be announced soon.
Fingers crossed it’ll be a co-headlining tour with Dino Jr!
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