Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2011

One bonus of the conflict between frontman J Mascis and bassist Lou Barlow of famed alt-rock act Dinosaur Jr is that it led Barlow to launch his own band Sebadoh. With a laxer, folkier sound, Sebadoh etched its name into the annals of ’90s US indie-rock alongside Dinosaur Jr (and other lo-fi all-stars such as Pavement and Guided By Voices)via albums like Bubble and Scrape, Bakesale and Harmacy, all of which have recently been reissued by Sub Pop to coincide with the band’s reunion and tour that sees them hitting Tokyo later this month.

O-Nest, Sep 27 and O-West, Oct 2 (listing).