Name: I Bet On Sky
Brand: Dinosaur Jr

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

JAG228

Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2012-09-18

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Secre­tly

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

656605222813

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Total Cap

Black LP

Artist

Dinosaur Jr

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

180 gram purple heavyweight gatefold tip on sleeve vinyl with download card. there is nothing quite like a dinosaur jr. album. the best ones are always recognizable from the first notes. and even though j tries to trip us up by smearing 'don't pretend you didn't know' with keyboards, it's clear from the moment he starts his vocals that this is the one and only dinosaur jr., long reigning kings of amherst, massachusetts (and anywhere else they choose to hang their toques). 'i bet on sky' is the third dinosaur jr album since the original trio - j mascis, lou barlow and murph - reformed in 2005. and, crazily, it marks the band's 10th studio album since their debut on homestead records in 1985. back in the '80s, if anyone has suggested that these guys would be performing and recording at such a high level 27 years later, they would have been laughed out of the tree fort. the trio's early shows were so full of sonic chaos, such a weird blend of aggression and catatonia that we all assumed they would flame out fast. but the joke was on us. the trio has taken everything they've learned from the various projects they tackled over the years, and poured it directly into their current mix. j's guitar approaches some of its most unhinged playing here, but there's a sense of instrumental control that matches the sweet murk of his vocals (not that he always remembers to exercise control on stage, but that's another milieu). this is head-bobbing riff-romance at the apex. lou's basswork shows a lot more melodicism now as well, although his two songs on 'i bet on sky' retain the jagged rhythmic edge that has so often marked his work. and murph...well, he still pounds the drums as hard and as strong as a pro wrestler, with deceptively simple structures that manage to interweave themselves perfectly with his bandmates' melodic explosions. after submerging myself in 'i bet on sky', it's clear that the album is a true and worthy addition to the dinosaur jr. discography. it hews close enough to rock formalism to please the squares. yet it is brilliantly imprinted with the trio's magical equation, which is a gift to the rest of us. for a combo that began as anomalous fusion of hardcore punk and pop influences, dinosaur jr. have proven themselves to be unlikely masters of the long game. their new album is a triumph of both form and function. and it augurs well for their future trajectory. if i were prone to wagering, i'd say their best days are yet ahead of them. and yeah. i would bet the sky on it.

I Bet On Sky

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