Tied to a Star

Tied to a Star is the second solo studio album by Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis. It was released on August 24, 2014 under Sub Pop Records.

Tied to a Star
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 24, 2014 (2014-08-24)
Length40:39
LabelSub Pop
ProducerJ Mascis
J Mascis chronology
Several Shades of Why
(2011)
Tied to a Star
(2014)
Elastic Days
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Paste Magazine(8.1/10)[2]
NME(8/10)[3]
AllMusic[4]

Funny Or Die produced an official music video for the track "Every Morning", featuring comic actor/ musician Fred Armisen.[5] The track "Wide Awake" features guest vocals from Cat Power. [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by J Mascis.

No.TitleLength
1."Me Again"4:24
2."Every Morning"3:57
3."Heal the Star"4:34
4."Wide Awake"3:30
5."Stumble"3:30
6."And Then"4:14
7."Drifter"2:46
8."Trailing Off"4:20
9."Come Down"5:33
10."Better Plane"3:51
Total length:40:39

Personnel

  • J Mascis - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Drums
  • Ken Maiuri - Piano on tracks 1, 4, 6, 8, 10
  • Pall Jenkins - Guitar on tracks 1, 4, Vocals on tracks 2, 8
  • Mark Mulcahy - Vocals on tracks 2, 6
  • Chan Marshall - Vocals on track 4
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References

  1. "Album Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
  2. J. Prado, Ryan (2014-08-26). "Album Review 1". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
  3. Bentley, James (2014-08-21). "Album Review 2". Nme.com. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
  4. Deming, Mark. "Album Review 3". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
  5. "J Mascis – "Every Morning" feat. Fred Armisen (Music Video)". YouTube. 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  6. Evan Minsker (2014-07-29). "Cat Power Joins J Mascis on "Wide Awake"". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
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