Today's Needle Drop — Friday, August 28, 2026

Dinosaur Jr. – Several Got Away

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I was pleasantly surprised to find a new Dinosaur Jr. album in the list of new releases for today. There Near and the single “Several Got Away” sounds great in a if-it-ain’t-broke-don’t-fix-it kind of way.

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