We’re not entirely sure what prompted this, but Dinosaur Jr frontman J Mascis this week dropped an excellent cover of the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers classic “Don’t Do Me Like That,” which finds the guitarist eschewing the softer acoustic side he usually displays on solo material and instead reveling in wonderfully crunchy riff-rock.
Hear the cover below, and it’s also available to stream and purchase via digital music providers.
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- Stream this goldmine of ’80s/’90s live tapes from Sonic Youth, The Fall, Hüsker Dü, Pixies and more
- Vintage Video: Dinosaur Jr previews ‘You’re Living All Over Me’ at UMass in 1986
- ‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Dinosaur Jr goes looking for a new bass player via fax — 1991
- Watch J Mascis cover Mazzy Star’s ‘Fade Into You’ on ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’
We’re not entirely sure what prompted this, but Dinosaur Jr frontman J Mascis this week dropped an excellent cover of the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers classic “Don’t Do Me Like That,” – No mystery, just J. Mascis wanting to pay homage to the late singer. It just takes our space antennas a bit of time to pull in sounds from the Dinosaur Jr. galaxy. Fantastic cover.
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