Not sure if it's the weather or the easy familiarity of that voice, but I find myself listening to J Mascis' pretty, easygoing, mostly acoustic Several Shades Of Why at least once a day. When we posted "Not Enough" I mentioned the album was "solo" in name but included assistance from Kurt Vile, A Silver Mount Zion’s Sophie Trudeau, Kevin Drew, Ben Bridwell, Black Heart Procession’s Pall Jenkins, Matt Valentine, etc. "Is It Done" features Bridwell on backing vocals. You'll also see why I keep referring to the album as "mostly" acoustic.
J Mascis - "Is It Done"
(Via P4K)
Several Shades Of Why is out 3/15 via Sub Pop. He's taking it on the road:
03/10 - Ithaca, NY @ Castaways %
03/11 - Toronto, Ontario @ The Great Hall %
03/22 - Brattleboro, MA @ Headroom Stages %
03/23 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live %
03/24 - New York, NY @ The Mercury Lounge %
03/25 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg %
03/26 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall %
03/30 - Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop %
03/31 - Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig %
04/01 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean %
04/02 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry %
04/07 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl %
04/08 - Athens, GA @ The Melting Point %
04/09 - Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle %
04/10 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle %
04/29 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern ^
04/30 - Portland, OR @ Dante's ^
05/03 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Crepe Place ^
05/04 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent ^
05/05 - Long Beach, CA @ Alex's Bar ^
05/06 - Echo Park, CA @ Echo ^
05/07 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah ^
% w/ Kurt Vile
^ w/ The Black Heart Procession
