Lou Barlow's Second Solo LP, Goodnight Unknown, Out October 6

When Lou Barlow released his first "proper" solo album, Emoh, in 2005, he told me it was a "completion of a journey." Barlow had made piles of ostensibly-solo albums as Sentridoh and Sebadoh in the early-'90s, and issued the ultra-scarce live set Lou Barlow Plays Waterfront in '95, but, years removed from those hyper-prolific days, he stood behind a stand-alone, high-fidelity album with his own name on it.

Completing this "journey" lead Barlow back to something that, in 2005, was completely unexpected: the Dinosaur Jr reformation. "It just feels perfect, to me, like it’s some written-in-the-stars thing," Barlow said, of the band he was controversially kicked out of getting back together.

In the four years since, Dinosaur Jr's born-agan status has gone from unlikely to unbelievable; their latest LP, Farm, their best since, like, 1993's Where You Been.

When not knocking out insanely-loud bass for Dinosaur Jr, Barlow's found time to polish off another album of sad, solo songs. Goodnight Unknown will be released, by Merge Records, on October 6.

In support of such, Barlow will marry his two musical extremes on one long tour. Across six weeks of Dinosaur Jr shows, Barlow will be the opening act; playing his solo songs along with backing-band The Missingmen. It'll be one long Rocktober, then, for Barlow.

Goodnight Unknown Track List:
1. "Sharing"
2. "Goodnight Unknown"
3. "Too Much Freedom"
4. "Faith in Your Heartbeat"
5. "The One I Call"
6. "The Right"
7. "Gravitate"
8. "I'm Thinking..."
9. "One Machine, One Long Fight"
10. "Praise"
11. "Take Advantage"
12. "Modesty"
13. "Don't Apologize"
14. "One Note Tone"

Laughin' Lou Barlow's Double-Duty Tourin':
September 30: Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre
October 1: Montreal, QUE - Pop Montreal Festival
October 2: Cambridge, MA - Middle East
October 3: Cambridge, MA - Middle East
October 4: Clifton Park, NY - Northern Lights
October 7: New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
October 8: Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
October 9: Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of the Living Arts
October 10: Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
October 11: Pontiac, MI - The Crofoot
October 13: Madison, WI - The Majestic Theatre
October 14: St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
October 15: Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
October 16: Louisville, KY - Headliner's Music Hall
October 17: Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
October 26: Kansas City, MO - The Beaumont Club
October 27: Omaha, NE - Slowdown
October 29: Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater
October 30: Fort Collins, CO - Aggie Theatre
November 3: Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
November 4: Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern
November 6: San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
November 7: Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom