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5 August 2026 – Dinosaur Jr. Gives Lou Barlow the Wheel on ‘Blowin’ Up’
By Editorial Team - August 5, 2026
Summary
Dinosaur Jr. shares Lou Barlow-penned single 'Blowin' Up', previewing upcoming studio album There Near out August 28 on Jagjaguwar.
Key Facts
- Dinosaur Jr. releases single 'Blowin' Up' written by bassist Lou Barlow.
- Second preview from forthcoming album There Near out August 28 on Jagjaguwar.
- Recorded at J Mascis' Bisquiteen studio in Amherst.
- Entities: Dinosaur Jr., Lou Barlow, J Mascis, Murph, Blowin' Up, There Near, Jagjaguwar
- Tags: dinosaur-jr, lou-barlow, j-mascis, blowin-up, there-near, jagjaguwar, indie-rock, fuzz-rock
Dinosaur Jr. previews its forthcoming album There Near with 'Blowin’ Up', one of two songs on the record written by bassist Lou Barlow in indie rock.
Less frantic than the band’s most abrasive material, the single foregrounds melody while carrying a politically charged perspective beneath its accessible surface. It follows the earlier album preview 'Several Got Away'.
There Near was assembled during short, concentrated sessions spread across roughly a year at J Mascis’ Bisquiteen studio in Amherst. The familiar trio of Mascis, Barlow and Murph is joined on parts of the record by Ken Mauri on piano and organ. Jagjaguwar will release the finished album on 28 August.