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Dinosaur Jr. – Farm
PIAS

They have everything to lose, really. After years of disappointing comeback albums by bands who should know better, Dinosaur Jr. threw their oar in and announced that they were back on tour with the original line-up. Jaws promptly hit the floor; this was the grouping of individuals who apparently hated each others guts for far more years that they were ever together in the first place, remember?

Then Beyond came out two years ago, and jaws hit the ground again; it was far better than we could have expected, a storming album that lived up to their legacy. In the real world, where we follow the rock and roll rulebook, their next move should be to churn out an album which is either more of the same, or a completely underwhelming album which disgraces the proud legacy they’ve created over the years.

Of course, Dinosaur Jr. were never a band for following the rules, having torn up hardcore, and stuffed it into the mouth of pop, poking goth in the eye as it went past. Farm kicks ass from the word go, somehow managing to be even better than Beyond. The riffs are meatier, the melodies more soaring, and the pace more unrelenting.

Which just means that the stakes are set even higher for them next time around. Never has a band caused such distress by being good – they can’t let us down after this! Steven Rainey

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DOWNLOAD: ‘PIECES’, ‘I DON’T WANNA GO THERE’.
FOR FANS OF: DINOSAUR JR.

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