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  • Summary: The latest full-length solo studio release from Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis features contributions from The B-52s' Ken Mauri and Matthew "Doc" Dunn.
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  1. Positive: 13 out of 18
  2. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. 80
    As usual, the words he drawls are blankly impenetrable – the gorgeous I Can’t Find You could be about friendships, a relationship or his car keys. Still, this is a wonderfully agreeable album and, if you miss the roar, there should be more Dinosaur Jr in a year or two.
  2. Uncut
    Jan 30, 2024
    80
    The result is Mascis's most fully formed and direct solo set to date. [Feb 2024, p.31]
  3. Jan 31, 2024
    80
    While it’s unmistakably a Mascis solo album, What Do We Do Now just stands apart from anything he’s done to date.
  4. Jan 31, 2024
    70
    While hardly reinventing the wheel with ‘What Do We Do Now,’ J has yet again delivered a set of songs that only an enigma like he could.
  5. 70
    On a record full of sprawling, guitar solos, textural acoustics and steady drums, J Mascis's plaintive howl of a vocal tops off everything, adding one more layer of poignancy. [Mar 2024, p.81]
  6. Record Collector
    Jun 10, 2024
    60
    The rhythm guitars remain acoustic and there are country-style embellishments from piano and pedal-steel players. The overall impression, though, is that the circles in the Venn diagram of Mascis' solo and Dino works are overlapping more than ever. [Feb 2024, p.101]
  7. Jan 31, 2024
    50
    Fans will hear echoes of his best work, but for most this is a stale, uninspired outing for the legendary figure.

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