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9.0
145523
9.0 |
Uncut
It might be the very best of that excellent 21st-century run, fighting it out with 2009's Farm for bragging rights at the top of the Dino tree
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8.0
145524
8.0 |
Mojo
Shows no sign that the band's demons - or their better angels - are thinking about clocking off, each of these songs a spectacular unspooling of tensions, a high velocity triangulation between J Mascis, Lou Barlow and drummer Murph. Print edition only
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8.0
145538
8.0 |
Spill Magazine
There Near is definitely a strong suggestion that the creative musical well in this band is not dried up just yet, and that fans can hopefully look forward to more from their favourite band
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8.0
145559
8.0 |
Pitchfork
The trio’s first album in five years marks a gloriously messy return to form, dredging up the scuzz of the group’s early work and privileging melody over showiness
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8.0
145587
8.0 |
Under The Radar
Fears are being conquered, paths are still being forged, and Dinosaur Jr. still rock as hard and as vitally as anyone in the business
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8.0
145588
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
So no major surprises, then, but another fantastic collection of songs that remind us of why they have been so highly revered over all these years
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8.0
145592
8.0 |
Beats Per Minute
Whatever the case is with lyrics, it all simply works as they fit into the Dinosaur Jr. sound like a very loud silk glove, putting There Near among some of the best albums they have recorded so far
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7.5
145664
7.5 |
Paste Magazine
The trio’s latest is no reinvention, but a reminder that J Mascis and co. have little reason to abandon their tried-and-true formula
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7.5
145571
7.5 |
Spectrum Culture
There Near is a very solid entry in Dinosaur Jr.’s discography and a stormier guitar record than most anything else released this year
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7.0
145575
7.0 |
Northern Transmissions
It’s a scrappy, sincere entry in a victory lap that’s been going on for two decades now, and it’s the sound of a band that pioneered a formula and sees no reason to abandon it while it still works this well
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7.0
145558
7.0 |
Clash
Another solid, snarling entry in their 21st-century victory lap
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7.0
145535
7.0 |
All Music
They never attempt to reinvent the wheel, but they spin the wheel they themselves invented in enough new directions to keep things interesting. Mainly, There Near finds the band keeping on doing the marvelous things they’ve been doing all along
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7.0
145536
7.0 |
Far Out
There’s no radical from Dinosaur Jr’s slacker rock attack, but There Near still bottles enough electric magic between a trio who know how to hash it out in a basement and capture some gripping, lo-fi conjury
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7.0
145686
7.0 |
No Ripcord
Dinosaur Jr.’s 13th album—and first for five years—is another solid entry in one of indie rock’s most consistent discographies
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6.0
145525
6.0 |
Record Collector
While it ticks all the boxes with undeniable proficiency, there are virtually zero surprises. Print edition only
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