Tied to a Star

Tied to a Star
Studio album by J Mascis
Released	August 24, 2014 (2014-08-24)
Length	40:39
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	J Mascis
J Mascis chronology
Several Shades of Why (2011) Tied to a Star (2014) Elastic Days (2018)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	77/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
NME	8/10 [3]
Pitchfork	6.4/10 [4]
Paste	8.1/10 [5]
The Line of Best Fit	7.5/10 [6]
Under the Radar	7/10 [7]

Tied to a Star is the second solo studio album by Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis. It was released on August 24, 2014, under Sub Pop Records.

Funny Or Die produced an official music video for the track "Every Morning", featuring comic actor/ musician Fred Armisen. ^[8] The track "Wide Awake" features guest vocals from Cat Power. ^[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by J Mascis.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Me Again"	4:24
2.	"Every Morning"	3:58
3.	"Heal the Star"	4:34
4.	"Wide Awake"	3:30
5.	"Stumble"	3:30
6.	"And Then"	4:14
7.	"Drifter"	2:46
8.	"Trailing Off"	4:20
9.	"Come Down"	5:33
10.	"Better Plane"	3:50
Total length:		40:39

Personnel

• J Mascis  - vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, drums
• Ken Maiuri - piano on tracks 1, 4, 6, 8, 10
• Pall Jenkins  - guitar on tracks 1, 4, vocals on tracks 2, 8
• Mark Mulcahy - vocals on tracks 2, 6
• Chan Marshall  - vocals on track 4

References

1. "Album Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
2. Deming, Mark. "Album Review 3". Allmusic.com. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
3. Bentley, James (August 21, 2014). "J Mascis – 'Tied To A Star'". NME. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
4. "Tied to a Star". Pitchfork. August 28, 2014.
5. J. Prado, Ryan (August 26, 2014). "J Mascis: Tied to a Star". Paste. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
6. "J Mascis "Tied to a Star"". The Line of Best Fit . August 25, 2014.
7. "J Mascis Tied to a Star". Under the Radar . August 29, 2014.
8. "J Mascis – "Every Morning" feat. Fred Armisen (Music Video)". YouTube. March 31, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
9. Evan Minsker (July 29, 2014). "Cat Power Joins J Mascis on "Wide Awake"". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved June 22, 2016.