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Dinosaur Jr. announce new album "There Near", share “Several Got Away” video / single

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Dinosaur Jr. have announced their new album There Near, out August 28 via Jagjaguwar. Alongside the announcement, the Amherst alt-rock lifers have shared the record’s lead single, “Several Got Away,” with an official video directed by Guy Kozak.

There Near marks the sixth studio album Dinosaur Jr. have made since their reunion run began, and follows 2021’s Sweep It Into Space. The new record was created in short, intense bursts over the course of a year at Amherst’s Bisquiteen Studio, with the core trio of J Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph joined by Ken Mauri on piano and organ.

Kozak says the “Several Got Away” video was built around a loose, tongue-in-cheek “backyard movie” feel, pulling inspiration from Henry Darger imagery and rapture-level weirdness. It fits the band’s long-running video language: playful, strange, and just a little fried around the edges.

There Near is available to pre-order now. Watch the “Several Got Away” video and stream the single below.

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Dinosaur Jr. formed in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1984 around the core lineup of J Mascis on guitar and vocals, Lou Barlow on bass and vocals, and Murph on drums. Across their early SST and major-label years, the band turned massive guitar volume, loose-limbed melodies, and punk-damaged noise into a blueprint for generations of indie and alternative rock bands.After reuniting in the 2000s, the original trio built a second run that has become nearly as central to the band’s story as the first. Their Jagjaguwar-era records keep the same tension at the center of Dinosaur Jr.: Mascis’ skywriting solos and deadpan hooks, Barlow’s melodic counterweight, and Murph’s hard-swinging drums pushing the whole thing forward.The band’s latest album, There Near, is out August 28 via Jagjaguwar. Recorded in short, intense bursts at Amherst’s Bisquiteen Studio, the record features the core trio with additional piano and organ from Ken Mauri, and is led by the single “Several Got Away.”

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There Near

August 28, 2026

Dinosaur Jr.'s upcoming album There Near is set for release on August 28 via Jagjaguwar, featuring the original trio and a rawer edge reminiscent of their early sound. Recorded at Amherst's Bisquiteen Studio, the record offers a loud, direct set with additional piano and organ elements, exemplified by the lead single "Several Got Away." Across 11 brand new tracks, the album promises an energetic addition to the band's post-reunion discography.