J Mascis To Release ‘Tied to a Star’ August 26th via Sub Pop, Tour Dates Planned

The release date on J Mascis’ previously announced album Tied to a Star has been revealed for August 26th in North America via Sub Pop. The album, led by the songs “Every Morning” and “Wide Awake,” was recorded and produced by Mascis and mixed by John Agnello at Bisquiteen in Amherst, MA. Tied to a Star also features guest appearances from musicians Ken Maiuri (Young@Heart Chorus), Pall Jenkins (Black Heart Procession), Mark Mulcahy (Miracle Legion) and Chan Marshall (Cat Power). Please find a complete tracklisting below.

J Mascis’ North American fall tour schedule in support of Tied to a Star begins September 24th in Hamden, CT at The Ballroom at Outer Space and currently ends with a two-night stand November 21st & 22nd in Denver, CO at Larimer Lounge. Preceding the tour is a festival appearance on July 26th in Carnation, WA at Timber! Outdoor Festival. Please find a complete list of tour dates below.

J Mascis
Tied to a Star
Track Listing:
1. Me Again
2. Every Morning
3. Heal the Star
4. Wide Awake
5. Stumble
6. And Then
7. Drifter
8. Trailing Off
9. Come Down
10. Better Plane
Tour Dates
Jul.   26 – Carnation, WA – Timber! Outdoor Festival
Sep. 24 – Hamden, CT – The Ballroom at The Outer Space
Sep. 25 – Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe Live
Sep. 26 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
Sep. 27 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
Sep. 28 – Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle
Sep. 30 – Birmingham, AL – Bottletree
Oct. 01 – Nashville, TN – Exit / In
Oct. 02 – Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club
Oct. 03 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
Oct. 04 – Louisville, KY – Zanzabar
Oct. 05 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
Oct. 07 – Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck
Oct. 08 – Omaha, NE – Waiting Room
Oct. 09 – Minneapolis, MN – Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Oct. 10 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
Oct. 11 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean
Oct. 13 – Ann Arbor, MI – Blind Pig
Oct. 14 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
Oct. 15 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe
Oct. 16 – Washington, DC – Black Cat
Oct. 17 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
Oct. 18 – Boston, MA – Sinclair
Nov. 07-09 – Austin, TX – Fun Fun Fun Fest
Nov. 11 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
Nov. 12 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
Nov. 13 – Long Beach, CA – Alex’s Bar
Nov. 14 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
Nov, 15 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
Nov. 16 – Sonoma, CA – Gundlach Bundschu
Nov. 19 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
Nov. 20 – Portland, OR – Dante’s
Nov. 21-22 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge