Beyond by Dinosaur Jr.

Beyond, Dinosaur Jr.'s eighth studio album, came out on Fat Possum in 2007, and the big news was who made it: J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph, back in one room for the first time on record since Bug in 1988. The original trio had patched things up in 2005, and this was the band's first LP of any kind since Hand It Over a decade earlier. Nobody seems to have told the amps about the time off.

Mascis still drawls like he just rolled out of bed and still plays guitar like the house is on fire, feedback and fuzz piled high over Murph's thump and Barlow's bass. They took "Almost Ready" to the Late Show with David Letterman, and Matt Dillon directed the video for "Been There All the Time", starring Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and his daughter Coco. Critics were glad to have them back: a Metacritic score of 79 across 31 reviews.

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