Beyond is the eighth studio album by the alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr. Released on May 1, 2007 through Fat Possum Records in the US and through the Play It Again, Sam label in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. It was also released in Ukraine through Moon Records. Both Fat Possum and PIAS released limited edition versions of it containing an extra 7 inch with the 2:47 track “Yer Son“. The respective labels would go on to reissue the album in 2014, 2015 and 2016, the former even releasing a downloadable 256 kbit/s MP3 version of it. It was their first LP in a decade after 1997’s Hand It Over, and the first album by the original lineup since 1988’s Bug.
The band planned a full world tour in 2007 and played “Almost Ready” on the Late Show with David Letterman to support their album. A music video was made for “Been There All the Time“, featuring Sonic Youth front-man Thurston Moore and his daughter, Coco. It was directed by Matt Dillon.
Tracklist:
- Almost Ready
- Crumble
- Pick Me Up
- Back to Your Heart (Lou Barlow)
- This Is All I Came to Do
- Been There All the Time
- It’s Me
- We’re Not Alone
- I Got Lost
- Lightning Bulb (Barlow)
- What If I Knew
Dinosaur Jr.
J Mascis: lead vocals, guitars, production, writer (1–3, 5–9, 11)
Lou Barlow: bass, vocals, writer (4, 10)
Murph: drums, percussion
Technical
Rick Myers: design, artwork
John Agnello: sound engineer
Justin Pizzoferrato: sound engineer
Greg Calbi: mastering
John Agnello: mixing
Burk Uzzle: cover photography
Philipp Virus: photography
Recorded and mixed at Bisquiteen, Amherst, MA.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC.
