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For his latest single, Garret Vandermolen enlisted Chris Walsh (Speedfossil, The I Want You) on drums and Anthony Kaczynski (Fireking, Figures on a Beach, The Magnetic Fields) on B3 organ. The result is "Take It Back," a song that's a little harder than we're used to from Vandermolen but still has all of the power pop sensibilities we've come to expect. The song rocks while being perfectly catchy. Garage rock meets power pop tends to be one of my favorite musical genres, so "Take It Back" is definitely going to work for me. It's as fuzzy as it is melodic, and it's impossible not to get won over by the organ on this new song. Garret Vandermolen says of his latest single: “Songwriting is such a varied process for me.     Sometimes the song just spills out in minutes, sometimes it takes you on a journey to a completely different place from where you started.    ' Take It Back' would be an example of the latter.    It started out on a capo’d ...

Photo by Cara Totman The latest single from Dinosaur Jr is interesting in that it doesn't sound like a Dinosaur Jr song. "Take It Back" doesn't have that explosive feel imbedded into all Dinosaur Jr songs, even the more mellow ones. In fact, it features J Mascis on a mini digital mellotron as much as guitar, if not more. Yes, "Take It Back" might be Dinosaur Jr's "Jump." It's certainly not a bad song, just not what we expect from the indie rock legends. And, yes, we do expect bands to mellow out a bit as they enter their fourth decade of existence. If anything, it sounds like it might be a better fit on a J Mascis solo album. You can watch the video for "Take It Back" below. Sweep it Into Space  is due out April 23 on Jagjaguwar. You can pre-order a copy here . For more on Dinosaur Jr, check out the band's website . Current tour dates are below the video. Sat. May 22 - Swanzey, NH @ Cheshire Fairgrounds - SOCIALLY DISTANCED Su...