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Dinosaur Jr. will Sweep It Into Space

Posted by Loren on February 27, 2021

Dinosaur Jr. will Sweep It Into Space
Dinosaur Jr. - Sweep It Into Space

The one and only Dinosaur Jr. return with a brand new album in about 6 weeks. Titled Sweep It Into Space, the album releases on April 23 through Jagjaguwar.

The band's first new material since 2016, Dinosaur Jr. kicks things off with "I Ran Away" (below),

The album was recorded at Amherst's Biquiteen, beginning in late 2019. Kurt Vile, who co-produced the album, makes a guest appearance on lead 12 string on the lead single here:

Sweep It Into Space Track list:

1. I Ain’t
2. I Met The Stones
3. To Be Waiting
4. I Ran Away
5. Garden
6. Hide Another Round
7. And Me
8. I Expect It Always
9. Take It Back
10. N Say
11. Walking To You
12. You Wonder

Dinosaur Jr. will Sweep It Into Space
Dinosaur Jr. - Sweep It Into Space

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