Sweep It Into Space

Sweep It Into Space is the twelfth studio album by alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr., which was released on April 23, 2021 through Jagjaguwar. The first single from the album, "I Ran Away", was released on February 23, 2021, with a music video for the song being released on March 3, 2021. A music video for the album's second single, "Garden", was released on March 31, 2021.^[7][8]

Sweep It Into Space
Studio album by Dinosaur Jr.
Released	April 23, 2021
Recorded	2019–2020
Studio	Bisquiteen Studio, Amherst, Massachusetts
Length	44:53
Label	Jagjaguwar
Producer	J Mascis, Kurt Vile
Dinosaur Jr. chronology
Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not (2016) Sweep It Into Space (2021)
Singles from Sweep It Into Space
"I Ran Away" Released: February 23, 2021 "Garden" Released: March 31, 2021

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Exclaim!	8/10[3]
Paste	7.8/10[4]
Pitchfork	7.3/10[5]
Slant Magazine	[6]

Background

Originally scheduled for release in mid-2020, the record was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[5] The album was recorded at Amherst's Bisquiteen in late 2019 following the group's West Coast/South East tour. Lou Barlow wrote two of the twelve songs, with the only other musician credited aside from the group being Kurt Vile who played Twelve-string guitar on "I Ran Away".^[5]

Reception

Sweep It Into Space earned a great deal of critical praise with an overall 80/100 score on Metacritic.^[1] Charley Ruddell of WBUR-FM called the album "lively and homespun" and said "The album isn’t meant to build on anything the band has already done, but instead revive the spontaneity and DIY of a tight rock band making a rock record."^[9] Brad Cohan of the Chicago Reader called it "the best of their version 2.0 output."^[10] Ed Condran of The Spokesman-Review singled out Lou Barlow's contributions calling them "two of the album’s finest cuts."^[11]

Track listing

Sweep It Into Space track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Ain't"		4:10
2.	"I Met the Stones"		3:45
3.	"To Be Waiting"		4:12
4.	"I Ran Away"		3:30
5.	"Garden"	Lou Barlow	3:02
6.	"Hide Another Round"		3:58
7.	"And Me"		3:35
8.	"I Expect It Always"		3:40
9.	"Take It Back"		4:02
10.	"N Say"		3:15
11.	"Walking to You"		4:40
12.	"You Wonder"	Lou Barlow	3:04
Total length:			44:53

All tracks are written by J Mascis, except where noted.

Japanese edition bonus tracks^[12]

No.	Title	Length
13.	"To Be Waiting" (Live from Look Park)	3:59
14.	"Garden" (Live from Look Park)	3:24
Total length:		46:41

Personnel

Dinosaur Jr. J Mascis – lead vocals (1–4, 6–11), guitars (1–4, 6–11), production, sound engineer, bass (5, 12) Lou Barlow – bass (1–4, 6–11), backing vocals, lead vocals (5, 12), guitars (5, 12) Murph – drums, percussion

Additional personnel Kurt Vile – production, guitars (2, 4, 10), backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10) Greg Calbi – mastering John Agnello – mixing Justin Pizzoferrato – sound engineer Marc Seedorf – sound engineer Mark Miller – sound engineer Joe Nino-Hernes – lacquer cut Miles Johnson – layout Andy Hope 1930 – artwork

Charts

Chart performance for Sweep It Into Space

Chart (2021)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13]	61
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14]	35
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15]	21
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16]	111
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17]	82
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18]	9
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19]	40
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20]	6
Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21]	5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22]	34
UK Albums (OCC)[23]	29
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[24]	2
US Billboard 200[25]	115
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[26]	15
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[27]	18