Dinosaur Jr front man and founder J Mascis is set to release his first solo album in the 14th of March. Entitled Several Shades of Why, the long player features guest appearances from the likes of Kurt Vile, Sophie Trudeau, Kurt Fedora, Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene and Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell.
To be preceded by a single named ‘Not Enough’ on February 28, Mascis is promising a major departure from the trademark Dinosaur Jr fuzz sound. “It’s basically all acoustic,” he says. “There’s some fuzz, but it’s acoustic through fuzz. There’re no drums on it, either. Just one tambourine song, that’s it. It was a specific decision to not have drums. Usually I like to have them, but going drum-less pushes everything in a new direction and makes it easier to keep things sounding different.”
