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J Mascis<\/a> and Mike Watt<\/a> helped define the \u201990s alt-rock scene through their bands Dinosaur Jr.<\/a> and Minutemen<\/a>. Now, they\u2019re covering each other\u2019s songs for a new split 7″ arranged by Austin label Red Parakeet Records<\/a>. Instead of tackling the Minutemen, though, Mascis dives into fIREHOSE<\/a>\u2019s 1991 deep cut \u201cFormal Introduction,\u201d while Watt lets loose on a wailing rendition of \u201cThe Little Baby\u201d from Dinosaur Jr.\u2019s 1991 EP Whatever\u2019s Cool With Me<\/em>. Listen to both tracks below.<\/p>\n This is the third installment in a cover series that Red Parakeet has been organizing. Previous split 7″s featured Watt alongside Slint\u2019s Papa M, as well as Watt sharing wax with the Big Boys\u2019 Tim Kerr. When you\u2019ve written and performed as much music as these guys, part of the fun is in reimagining the songs your peers wrote. Across all of these records, it\u2019s clear that Watt is having a blast doing exactly that.<\/p>\n Dinosaur Jr. last dropped an album in 2021 with Sweep It Into Space<\/em><\/a>, featuring co-production by Kurt Vile. They\u2019ve otherwise stayed busy on tour<\/a> and reissuing<\/a> records like their 2009 full-length Farm<\/em><\/a>. Beyond guest features on other artists\u2019 songs, Watt\u2019s last solo release was a one-two punch of live albums in 2016 and 2017: \u201cRing Spiel\u201d Tour \u201995<\/em><\/a> and Contemplating the Engine Room: Live in Long Beach \u201998<\/em>.<\/p>\n Revisit the essay J Mascis\u2019 Greatest Guitar Shreds on Other People\u2019s Songs<\/a> and read Zach Schonfeld\u2019s Saturday Track Review of Minutemen\u2019s \u201cCorona<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n