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Album
Mascis, J. & The Fog
More Light
(Diverse)

Price: 69 SEK

Best known as the remote frontman of the influential indie-rock trio Dinosaur Jr., J. Mascis was (also an occasional producer and film composer) born December 10, 1965 in Amherst, Massachusetts. He first emerged as a member of Deep Wound, founding Dinosaur Jr in 1984. Over the course of acclaimed LPs like 1987's „You're Living All Over Me“ and 1988's “Bug“, the group emerged among the most highly regarded in alternative rock, with Mascis' creaky, Neil Young-like vocals and monolithic guitar leads becoming primary influences on the burgeoning grunge movement. After 1997's “Hand It Over“, Dinosaur Jr. disbanded. Keeping on with his personal musical eclecticism, J. Mascis and his new outfit The Fog issued “More Light” in fall 2000, and it sounds pretty damned vital. It was time for J. Mascis to move on from his Dinosaur Jr. days. He may never leave the comfortable environs of his home studio in Amherst, Massachusetts, but at least he can import folks like My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields to add sonic deviation. He'll always sing in that anguished whine that suggests someone is twisting his arm behind his back (or sometimes he'll sound surprisingly like Alice Cooper). As long as he keeps the guitars choogling with his trademark hyperdistorted tone, he'll be OK. »Same Day« employs this strategy with the expected results. »Where'd You Go« and »Back Before You Go« have a Southern rock vibe running through them. Even more revealing, however, are the moodier pieces in which the arrangements head into psychedelic territory (»Waistin,« »Ground Me to You«) with swirling keyboards and subtler guitar moves. An old dog may not learn new tricks, but he can add some nice twists to the old ones.

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