''Farm'' is the ninth studio album by American alternative rock band

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. It is the band's first release on the record label Jagjaguwar. The first editions of the album came with a free white-vinyl 7 inch with the songs "I Don't Wanna Go There" and "Tarpit", recorded live for Pitchfork TV. The original European version had a mastering error – the volume was 3 dB too loud. The European label

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recalled the affected copies to exchange them with correct ones. The band released a video for "Over It," directed by Mark Locke. It featured the band members riding around an urban setting on BMX bikes and a skateboard, performing stunts and pratfalls; professional riders were used as stunt doubles. It featured a brief cameo from Mike Watt. ''Farm'' debuted at No. 29 on the ''Billboard'' 200, making it the band's highest-charting album in the US. It has gone on to sell over 51,000 copies in US. In 2012 it was awarded a double silver certification from the

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, which indicated sales of at least 40,000 copies throughout Europe.

Reception

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, ''Farm'' received a score of 76 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews" based on 26 reviews.

Track listing

Personnel

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J Mascis Joseph Donald Mascis Jr. ( ; born December 10, 1965), better known as J Mascis, is an American musician who is the singer, guitarist and main songwriter for the alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr. He has also released several albums as a solo art ...

– lead vocals, guitars, producer, writer (1–4, 6–11, 15–16) * Lou Barlow – bass, vocals, lead vocals (tracks 5, 12) * Murph – drums, percussion ;Technical *Justin Pizzoferrato – sound engineer *John Agnello – sound engineer, mixing *

Greg Calbi Gregory Calbi (born April 3, 1949) is an American mastering engineer at Sterling Sound, New Jersey. Biography Greg Calbi was born on April 3, 1949, in Yonkers, New York, and raised in Bayside, Queens, New York. He graduated in 1966 from Bishop ...

– mastering *Marq Spusta – artwork *Russell Warby – booking *Steve Kaul – booking *Daniel Murphy – graphic design *Mike McKoy – layout *Brian Schwartz – management ** Recorded at Bisquiteen ** Mastered at Sterling Sound ** Mixed at Bisquiteen

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