J MascisBest J Mascis Albums Ranked

Elastic Days

pastemagazine

8.3

“J Mascis’ guitar solos are instantly recognizable. Ultra clean and deceptively complex, the Dinosaur Jr. guitarist and singer has rightfully claimed his place as a modern guitar god in the 33 years since the band’s breakthrough debut album, Dinosaur. His smooth, classic rock-influenced lead guitar tones with little to no distortion, reverb, or any frills whatsoever played on top of heavy walls of ”

What Do We Do Now

exclaim

8.0

“J Mascis returns with his greatest solo effort yet on What Do We Do Now. Dinosaur Jr. may be where Mascis shows off his most outrageous ideas — 2021’s fantastic Sweep It Into Space was a recent high point — but his ancillary efforts in the last decade have been equally unmissable. Mascis’s last few solo outings are a mix of quiet, contemplative folk with tinges of his wilder side, and What Do We D”

Several Shades of Why

pitchfork

7.9

“After more than a quarter-century, the Dinosaur Jr. leader releases his first solo album of all original material, and it's an almost entirely acoustic gem.”

Elastic Days

thelineofbestfit

7.5

“J Mascis distills his masterful songcraft on Elastic Days”

Elastic Days

pitchfork

7.3

“The return of Dinosaur Jr. as a trio forced the singer to find a new avenue for his softer side and acoustic explorations. His third album in that series arrives at perfectly refined folk-rock.”

Tied to a Star

rollingstone

7.0

“J Mascis' mostly acoustic new album has all the hallmarks we've come to expect from grown-up indie rockers making solo moves (piano! country flourishes!). But while the music may be growing more mature, Mascis is forever the vulnerable, heart-shredded, yearning boy, singing about his feelings in the same beat-down, reedy falsetto he's used over two-plus decades as Dinosaur Jr.'s leader. And though”