Tied to a Star

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.

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]
Paste	8.1/10[4]

Funny Or Die produced an official music video for the track "Every Morning", featuring comic actor/ musician Fred Armisen.^[5] The track "Wide Awake" features guest vocals from Cat Power.^[6]

Track listing

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

All tracks are written by J Mascis.

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