J Mascis

J Mascis

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Best known as the guitar-playing frontman of Dinosaur Jr., J Mascis was born as "Joseph Donald Mascis Jr." on December 10, 1965. A native of Amherst, Massachusetts, he formed Dinosaur Jr. in 1984 and quickly developed a reputation as a modern-day guitar hero. The band debuted with 1985's Dinosaur and earned a handful of Top 40 hits on Billboard's Alternative Airplay chart during the early 1990s, including 1991's "The Wagon" (number 22), "Start Choppin'" (number 3), and "Feel the Pain" (number 4). Martin + Me, an acoustic album recorded during Mascis' solo tour in 1995, effectively marked the start of his solo career in 1996, although it wasn't until 2011 that he recorded a studio album on his own. Featuring contributions from musicians like Kurt Vile and Band of Horses frontman Ben Bridwell, Several Shades of Why was released that same year by Sub Pop. The record arrived on the heels of side projects like Witch, J Mascis + The Fog, and Sweet Apple, and it was followed by subsequent solo releases like 2014's Tied to a Star, 2018's Elastic Days (which reached number 63 on the Billboard 200, number 10 on the US Vinyl Albums chart, and number 78 in Germany), and 2024's What Do We Do Now (which enjoyed Top 40 success in several international countries, hitting number 6 in Scotland and number 37 in Germany). 

Top tracks

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Say It On
J Mascis
Say It On
03:43
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
01
See You At The Movies
J Mascis
Elastic Days
03:22
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
01
Fade Into You
J Mascis
Fade Into You
04:35
Writer: Hope Sandoval / Composers: David Roback
03
Heal the Star
J Mascis
Tied to a Star
04:34
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
01
Can’t Believe We're Here
J Mascis
What Do We Do Now
03:58
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
07
The Boy with the Thorn in His Side
J Mascis
Martin + Me
01:57
Writer: Johnny Marr - Morrissey
01
Me Again
J Mascis
Tied to a Star
04:24
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
07
Drifter
J Mascis
Tied to a Star
02:46
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
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Set Me Down
J Mascis
What Do We Do Now
03:53
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
07
It's True
J Mascis
What Do We Do Now
05:16
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
09
Come Down
J Mascis
Tied to a Star
05:33
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
02
Every Morning
J Mascis
Tied to a Star
03:57
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
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Wide Awake
J Mascis
Tied to a Star
03:30
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
02
What Do We Do Now
J Mascis
What Do We Do Now
05:00
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
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I Can’t Find You
J Mascis
What Do We Do Now
04:24
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
12
Repulsion (Live from CBGB's 12/93)
J Mascis
J Mascis Live at CBGB's: The First Acoustic Show
02:40
Writer: J Mascis
03
Right Behind You
J Mascis
What Do We Do Now
04:20
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
09
Hangin Out
J Mascis
What Do We Do Now
04:53
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
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Listen To Me
J Mascis
Several Shades of Why
03:10
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
16
Maggot Brain
Mike Watt
Ball-Hog Or Tugboat?
12:04
Writer: Clinton - Eddie Hazel / Composers: Clinton - Eddie Hazel
10
End Is Gettin Shaky
J Mascis
What Do We Do Now
04:48
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
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You Don’t Understand Me
J Mascis
What Do We Do Now
03:50
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
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Quest (Live from CBGB's 12/93)
J Mascis
J Mascis Live at CBGB's: The First Acoustic Show
04:50
Composers: J Mascis
06
Old Friends
J Mascis
What Do We Do Now
04:13
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
05
Stumble
J Mascis
Tied to a Star
03:30
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
02
So What Else Is New
J Mascis
Martin + Me
03:42
Writer: J Mascis
02
Web So Dense
J Mascis
Elastic Days
03:37
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
01
Don't Do Me Like That
J Mascis
Don't Do Me Like That
02:56
Writer: Tom Petty / Composers: Tom Petty
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Can I
J Mascis
Several Shades of Why
05:25
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
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And Then
J Mascis
Tied to a Star
04:14
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
10
Better Plane
J Mascis
Tied to a Star
03:51
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
02
Several Shades Of Why
J Mascis
Several Shades of Why
04:55
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
10
What Happened
J Mascis
Several Shades of Why
04:38
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
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Trailing Off
J Mascis
Tied to a Star
04:20
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
03
Keeblin' (Live from CBGB's 12/93)
J Mascis
J Mascis Live at CBGB's: The First Acoustic Show
02:55
Composers: J Mascis
11
Wanted You Around
J Mascis
Elastic Days
03:30
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
04
Sky Is All We Had
J Mascis
Elastic Days
03:07
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
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Came Down Wrong
Fucked Up
Dose Your Dreams
03:44
Writer: J. Falco - M. Haliechuk / Composers: J. Falco - M. Haliechuk
04
Very Nervous and Love
J Mascis
Several Shades of Why
04:47
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
06
Give It Off
J Mascis
Elastic Days
02:50
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
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Elastic Days
J Mascis
Elastic Days
03:32
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
07
Drop Me
J Mascis
Elastic Days
03:49
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
03
I Went Dust
J Mascis
Elastic Days
03:47
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
01
Breathe
J Mascis
Breathe
02:47
Writer: Robert Smith - Boris Williams - Pearl Thompson - Lol Tolhurst - Simon Gallup / Composers: Robert Smith - Boris Williams - Pearl Thompson - Lol Tolhurst - Simon Gallup
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Cut Stranger
J Mascis
Elastic Days
03:23
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
10
Hush (feat. J Mascis)
Man on Man
Provincetown
06:32
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Circle
J Mascis
Circle
03:23
Writer: Brickell - Withrow / Composers: Alan Aly - Edie Brickell - John Bush - John Houser - Kenneth Withrow
05
Picking Out The Seeds
J Mascis
Elastic Days
03:27
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
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I Misunderstood (2019 Remaster)
J Mascis
Hand It Over (2019 Expanded & Remastered Edition)
03:47
Composers: Richard Thompson
12
Anticipation
J Mascis
Martin + Me
02:56
Writer: Carly Simon
14
Every Mother's Son
J Mascis
Martin + Me
03:02
Writer: Collins - Vanzant
03
Get Me
J Mascis
Martin + Me
02:49
Writer: J Mascis
03
Not Enough
J Mascis
Several Shades of Why
03:13
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
02
Thumb (Live from CBGB's 12/93)
J Mascis
J Mascis Live at CBGB's: The First Acoustic Show
02:52
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
06
Make It Right
J Mascis
Several Shades of Why
03:46
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
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Is It Done
J Mascis
Several Shades of Why
04:50
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
04
Prisoners
J Mascis
The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver
03:12
Composers: John Denver
02
I've Been Thinking
J Mascis
Circle
03:35
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
01
Leaving on a Jet Plane
J Mascis
Leaving on a Jet Plane
04:11
Writer: John Denver / Composers: John Denver
06
Heavy Metal Ai Giri Nandini
J Mascis
J & Friends Sing & Chant For Amma
12:03
Composers: Joseph Donald Mascis
05
Flying Cloud (Live from CBGB's 12/93)
J Mascis
J Mascis Live at CBGB's: The First Acoustic Show
02:52
Composers: J Mascis
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Where Are You
J Mascis
Several Shades of Why
03:59
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
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Not The Same (Live, CBGB, NYC, December 1993)
J Mascis
Fed Up And Feeling Strange (Live And In Person 1993-1998)
05:32
Composers: Joseph Mascis
04
Not You Again (Live from CBGB's 12/93)
J Mascis
J Mascis Live at CBGB's: The First Acoustic Show
02:33
Composers: J Mascis
08
Too Deep
J Mascis
Several Shades of Why
02:30
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
04
Waltz #2
J Mascis
Say Yes! A Tribute to Elliott Smith
02:59
12
Everything She Said
J Mascis
Elastic Days
03:30
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis

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  • Discography
Albums
What Do We Do Now
Sub Pop Records
02-02-2024
What Do We Do Now
01
Can’t Believe We're Here
J Mascis
What Do We Do Now
03:58
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
02
What Do We Do Now
J Mascis
What Do We Do Now
05:00
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
03
Right Behind You
J Mascis
What Do We Do Now
04:20
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
04
You Don’t Understand Me
J Mascis
What Do We Do Now
03:50
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
05
I Can’t Find You
J Mascis
What Do We Do Now
04:24
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
06
Old Friends
J Mascis
What Do We Do Now
04:13
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
07
It's True
J Mascis
What Do We Do Now
05:16
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
Fed Up And Feeling Strange (Live And In Person 1993-1998)
â„— 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd / Sveriges Radio
29-01-2021
Fed Up And Feeling Strange (Live And In Person 1993-1998)
01
What Else Is New (Live, CBGB, NYC, December 1993)
J Mascis
Fed Up And Feeling Strange (Live And In Person 1993-1998)
03:16
Composers: Joseph Mascis
02
Thumb (Live, CBGB, NYC, December 1993)
J Mascis
Fed Up And Feeling Strange (Live And In Person 1993-1998)
02:52
Composers: Joseph Mascis
03
Keeblin (Live, CBGB, NYC, December 1993)
J Mascis
Fed Up And Feeling Strange (Live And In Person 1993-1998)
02:55
Composers: Joseph Mascis
04
Not You Again (Live, CBGB, NYC, December 1993)
J Mascis
Fed Up And Feeling Strange (Live And In Person 1993-1998)
02:33
Composers: Joseph Mascis
05
Flying Cloud (Live, CBGB, NYC, December 1993)
J Mascis
Fed Up And Feeling Strange (Live And In Person 1993-1998)
02:52
Composers: Joseph Mascis
06
Every Mother's Son (Live, CBGB, NYC, December 1993)
J Mascis
Fed Up And Feeling Strange (Live And In Person 1993-1998)
03:21
Composers: Allen Collins - Ronald Vanzant
07
Not The Same (Live, CBGB, NYC, December 1993)
J Mascis
Fed Up And Feeling Strange (Live And In Person 1993-1998)
05:32
Composers: Joseph Mascis
Access the complete album info (41 songs)
Elastic Days
Sub Pop Records
09-11-2018
Elastic Days
01
See You At The Movies
J Mascis
Elastic Days
03:22
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
02
Web So Dense
J Mascis
Elastic Days
03:37
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
03
I Went Dust
J Mascis
Elastic Days
03:47
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
04
Sky Is All We Had
J Mascis
Elastic Days
03:07
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
05
Picking Out The Seeds
J Mascis
Elastic Days
03:27
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
06
Give It Off
J Mascis
Elastic Days
02:50
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
07
Drop Me
J Mascis
Elastic Days
03:49
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
Access the complete album info (12 songs)
Tied to a Star
Sub Pop Records
20-08-2014
Tied to a Star
01
Me Again
J Mascis
Tied to a Star
04:24
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
02
Every Morning
J Mascis
Tied to a Star
03:57
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
03
Heal the Star
J Mascis
Tied to a Star
04:34
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
04
Wide Awake
J Mascis
Tied to a Star
03:30
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
05
Stumble
J Mascis
Tied to a Star
03:30
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
06
And Then
J Mascis
Tied to a Star
04:14
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
07
Drifter
J Mascis
Tied to a Star
02:46
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
Several Shades of Why
Sub Pop Records
15-03-2011
Several Shades of Why
01
Listen To Me
J Mascis
Several Shades of Why
03:10
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
02
Several Shades Of Why
J Mascis
Several Shades of Why
04:55
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
03
Not Enough
J Mascis
Several Shades of Why
03:13
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
04
Very Nervous and Love
J Mascis
Several Shades of Why
04:47
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
05
Is It Done
J Mascis
Several Shades of Why
04:50
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
06
Make It Right
J Mascis
Several Shades of Why
03:46
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
07
Where Are You
J Mascis
Several Shades of Why
03:59
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
J Mascis Live at CBGB's: The First Acoustic Show
â„— 2007 Cherry Red Records
22-11-2007
J Mascis Live at CBGB's: The First Acoustic Show
01
What Else Is New? (Live from CBGB's 12/93)
J Mascis
J Mascis Live at CBGB's: The First Acoustic Show
03:16
Writer: J Mascis
02
Thumb (Live from CBGB's 12/93)
J Mascis
J Mascis Live at CBGB's: The First Acoustic Show
02:52
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
03
Keeblin' (Live from CBGB's 12/93)
J Mascis
J Mascis Live at CBGB's: The First Acoustic Show
02:55
Composers: J Mascis
04
Not You Again (Live from CBGB's 12/93)
J Mascis
J Mascis Live at CBGB's: The First Acoustic Show
02:33
Composers: J Mascis
05
Flying Cloud (Live from CBGB's 12/93)
J Mascis
J Mascis Live at CBGB's: The First Acoustic Show
02:52
Composers: J Mascis
06
Every Mother's Son (Live from CBGB's 12/93)
J Mascis
J Mascis Live at CBGB's: The First Acoustic Show
03:22
Writer: Allen Collins - Ronnie Van Zant
07
Not the Same (Live from CBGB's 12/93)
J Mascis
J Mascis Live at CBGB's: The First Acoustic Show
05:32
Composers: J Mascis
Access the complete album info (12 songs)
J & Friends Sing & Chant For Amma
2005 Dinosaur Jr. Inc
01-08-2005
J & Friends Sing & Chant For Amma
01
Please Remember That I'm Here
J Mascis
J & Friends Sing & Chant For Amma
05:37
Composers: Joseph Donald Mascis
02
Help Me AMMA
J Mascis
J & Friends Sing & Chant For Amma
06:10
Composers: Joseph Donald Mascis
03
Lokah
J Mascis
J & Friends Sing & Chant For Amma
07:49
Composers: Joseph Donald Mascis
04
Take Me Home
J Mascis
J & Friends Sing & Chant For Amma
05:59
Composers: Joseph Donald Mascis
05
AMMA What Now?
J Mascis
J & Friends Sing & Chant For Amma
07:04
Composers: Joseph Donald Mascis
06
Heavy Metal Ai Giri Nandini
J Mascis
J & Friends Sing & Chant For Amma
12:03
Composers: Joseph Donald Mascis
Martin + Me
â„— 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd
01-01-1996
Martin + Me
01
Thumb
J Mascis
Martin + Me
03:10
Writer: J Mascis
02
So What Else Is New
J Mascis
Martin + Me
03:42
Writer: J Mascis
03
Get Me
J Mascis
Martin + Me
02:49
Writer: J Mascis
04
Blowin It
J Mascis
Martin + Me
02:47
Writer: J Mascis
05
Repulsion
J Mascis
Martin + Me
02:54
Writer: J Mascis
06
Goin Home
J Mascis
Martin + Me
03:40
Writer: J Mascis
07
The Boy with the Thorn in His Side
J Mascis
Martin + Me
01:57
Writer: Johnny Marr - Morrissey
Access the complete album info (14 songs)
Singles
Say It On
â„— 2025 Sub Pop Records
10-12-2025
Say It On
01
Say It On
J Mascis
Say It On
03:43
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
Breathe
â„— 2025 Sub Pop Records
30-01-2025
Breathe
01
Breathe
J Mascis
Breathe
02:47
Writer: Robert Smith - Boris Williams - Pearl Thompson - Lol Tolhurst - Simon Gallup / Composers: Robert Smith - Boris Williams - Pearl Thompson - Lol Tolhurst - Simon Gallup
Abstract Blues
Sub Pop Records
10-12-2021
Abstract Blues
01
Abstract Blues
Kim Gordon
Abstract Blues
02:41
Writer: Kim Gordon / Composers: Kim Gordon - J Mascis
02
Slow Boy
Kim Gordon
Abstract Blues
03:29
Writer: Kim Gordon / Composers: Kim Gordon - J Mascis
Don't Do Me Like That
Sub Pop Records
09-04-2019
Don't Do Me Like That
01
Don't Do Me Like That
J Mascis
Don't Do Me Like That
02:56
Writer: Tom Petty / Composers: Tom Petty
Fade Into You
Sub Pop Records
13-02-2015
Fade Into You
01
Fade Into You
J Mascis
Fade Into You
04:35
Writer: Hope Sandoval / Composers: David Roback
02
Outside Eye
J Mascis
Fade Into You
04:05
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
Circle
Sub Pop Records
22-11-2011
Circle
01
Circle
J Mascis
Circle
03:23
Writer: Brickell - Withrow / Composers: Alan Aly - Edie Brickell - John Bush - John Houser - Kenneth Withrow
02
I've Been Thinking
J Mascis
Circle
03:35
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis
Leaving on a Jet Plane
Sub Pop Records
18-09-2001
Leaving on a Jet Plane
01
Leaving on a Jet Plane
J Mascis
Leaving on a Jet Plane
04:11
Writer: John Denver / Composers: John Denver
02
Too Hard
J Mascis
Leaving on a Jet Plane
04:08
Writer: J Mascis / Composers: J Mascis