(2021) Dinosaur Jr - Emptiness at the Sinclair


Review:
Emptiness at the Sinclair is out through Jagjaguwar, and was recorded live at The Sinclair in Boston. It features tracks from Sweep It Into Space, released back in April, as well as a cover of The Cure’s Just Like Heaven, and favourites such as Start Choppin and Freak Scene. Bassist and vocalist Lou Barlow said: “It was odd going back to Harvard Square for the Sinclair show, lots of closed shops, less car and foot traffic, my first time back in a big-city since it all went down. I had lived in Boston for about 10 years from the late 80’s-90’s and the bustling square was a common destination to look for records and meet with friends. The empty pandemic feel spooked me. “Playing for a livestream is like pushing a rock up a hill trying to recreate the vibe of a real show. The isolation of the last year had made me nervous about performing again, especially in the context of Dinosaur Jr. where I typically rely on the energy of our crowd. Playing to an invisible audience and a real-time sparsely populated room of people doing their jobs (running lights, sound and staring at screens) was something different and, again, weird. “Despite all my lockdown doubts once we started playing things clicked. My mind didn’t highjack me and it quickly began to feel like a real show. Having a few decent gigs on the Sinclair stage before, it began to feel familiar and, for lack of a better word, friendly. It will be much more of a relief to get back on tour but, this Sinclair show was a good band-aid, so to speak.“





Track Listing:
1.Bulbs of Passion (Live from The Sinclair) 04:35
2.Thumb (Live from The Sinclair) 06:43
3.I Ain't (Live from The Sinclair) 04:11
4.I Met The Stones (Live from The Sinclair) 03:54
5.Garden (Live from The Sinclair) 03:21
6.Just Like Heaven (Live from The Sinclair) 03:10
7.I Ran Away (Live from The Sinclair) 03:33
8.Tarpit (Live from The Sinclair) 04:26
9.Been There All The Time (Live from The Sinclair) 04:05
10.Get Me (Live from The Sinclair) 05:54
11.Pieces (Live from The Sinclair) 04:17
12.Feel The Pain (Live from The Sinclair) 04:07
13.Start Choppin (Live from The Sinclair) 05:26
14.Forget The Swan (Live from The Sinclair) 09:37
15.Repulsion > Chunks (Live from The Sinclair) 05:17
16.Freak Scene (Live from The Sinclair) 04:33


Media Report:
Genre: alternative rock
Country: USA
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits