''Elastic Days'' is the third solo studio album by

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frontman

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. It was released through

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on November 9, 2018.

Release

On August 21, 2018, Mascis announced the release of his new album, along with the first single "See You at the Movies". The second single "Everything She Said" was released on September 18, 2018. The third single "Web So Dense" was released on October 16, 2018.

Production

The album was recorded at Mascis' Bisquiteen Studio in Amherst, Massachusetts, and features vocal contributions by

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and Zoë Randell.

Tour

In support of the album, Mascis went on a North American tour, starting on November 7, 2018 in

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and finished on December 15, 2018 in

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Critical reception

''Elastic Days'' was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At

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, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an

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score of 75, based on 17 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 75 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 21 reviews. Mark Deming from

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explained that Mascis' vocals on the album sound "more lucid, better focused and more conscious of what he has to say; the performances have a depth of feeling he doesn't always reveal in Dinosaur Jr.."

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians *

– vocals, guitar, drums *

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– piano on tracks 1 to 5, 7, 8, 10 *

– guest vocals * Zoë Randell – guest vocals * Pete Snake – guest vocals *

– guest vocals Production * John Agnello – mixer * Steve Hassett – engineer *

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– mastering

Charts

References

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