Sweep It Into Space is the twelfth studio album by Dinosaur Jr., which was released on April 23, 2021 through Jagjaguwar. The first single from the album, “I Ran Away”, was released on February 23, 2021, with a music video for the song being released on March 3, 2021. A music video for the album’s second single, “Garden”, was released on March 31, 2021.
Originally scheduled for release in mid-2020, the record was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The album was recorded at Amherst‘s Bisquiteen in late 2019 following the group’s West Coast/South East tour. Lou Barlow wrote two of the twelve songs, with the only other musician credited aside from the group being Kurt Vile who played Twelve-string guitar on “I Ran Away”. Sweep It Into Space earned a great deal of critical praise with an overall 80/100 score on Metacritic.
Tracklist:
SIDE ONE
- I Ain’t
- I Met the Stones
- To Be Waiting
- I Ran Away
- Garden (Lou Barlow)
- Hide Another Round
SIDE TWO
- And Me
- I Expect It Always
- Take It Back
- N Say
- Walking to You
- You Wonder (Lou Barlow)
Dinosaur Jr.
J Mascis: lead vocals (1–4, 6–11), guitars (1–4, 6–11), production, sound engineer, bass (5, 12)
Lou Barlow: bass (1–4, 6–11), backing vocals, lead vocals (5, 12), guitars (5, 12)
Murph: drums, percussion
Additional personnel
Kurt Vile: production, guitars (2, 4, 10), backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10)
Greg Calbi: mastering
John Agnello: mixing
Justin Pizzoferrato: sound engineer
Marc Seedorf: sound engineer
Mark Miller: sound engineer
Joe Nino-Hernes: lacquer cut
Miles Johnson: layout
Andy Hope 1930: artwork
