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It would seem lo-fi legends Lou Barlow, Jason Loewenstein, and Eric Gaffney of Sebadoh are on a navel-gazing kick; following last year's deluxe reissue of their seminal III record, they return with a repackaging of sorts for the pre-Loewenstein group's first full-length The Freed Man, due from Domino July 10.

Never before treated to a proper CD release (and not to be confused with The Freed Weed, the 1990 release cobbled together from parts of Freed Man and Weed Forestin'-- or "The Freed Pig", for that matter), The Freed Man is a fascinating look at the infancy of the Harmacy boys, and a darn fine listen itself. The reissue boasts a healthy 52 tracks, besting the Homestead Records original's 31 by, uh, math.

Sebadoh, trio-style, just wrapped up their reunion tour last week. Of course, we'd be remiss in issuing Lou Barlow news without reminding you of some other Barlow project called Dinosaur Jr., whose totally tubular Beyond drops May 1 from Fat Possum. Dino's impending tour kicks off May 11 in West Hollywood.

The Freed Man:

01 Healthy Sick
02 Level Anything
03 Soulmate
04 Ladybugs
05 Close Enough
06 True Hardcore
07 Julienne
08 Wrists Sebadoh
09 Amherst Hanging House
10 McKinley's Lament
11 Solid Brown
12 Narrow Stories
13 Bridge Was You
14 Drifts on Thru
15 Overturns
16 Yellow Submarine
17 Squirrel Freedom Overdrive
18 Little Man
19 Land of the Lords
20 Bolder Sebadoh
21 Believe
22 Deny
23 Wall of Doubt
24 Crumbs Sebadoh
25 I Love Me
26 K-Sensa-My
27 Lou Rap
28 Punch in the Nose
29 Resistance to Flo
30 Stop the Wheel
31 Loose n Screw
32 Oak Street Raga
33 Last Day of School
34 Jealous Evil
35 Moldy Bread
36 Made Real
37 Cindy
38 Nest
39 My Decision
40 Fire of July
41 Jaundice
42 Design
43 Dance
44 Cyster
45 Powerbroker
46 The Lorax
47 Pig
48 Hung Up
49 Slow to Learn
50 Elements
51 Attention
52 Your Long Journey

Dino-topia:

05-11 West Hollywood, CA - The Troubadour
05-12 West Hollywood, CA - The Troubadour
05-13 West Hollywood, CA - The Troubadour
05-15 San Francisco, CA - Slim's
05-16 San Francisco, CA - Slim's
05-17 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
05-18 Seattle, WA - The Showbox
05-19 Olympia, WA - Capitol Theatre
05-20 Bellingham, WA - The Nightlight
05-22 Victoria, British Columbia - Sugar Nightclub
05-23 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
05-25 Calgary, Alberta - MacEwan Hall
05-26 Edmonton, Alberta - Starlite Room
05-27 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Odeon Events Centre
05-28 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Garrick Centre
05-29 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
05-30 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
05-31 Chicago, IL - The Abbey Pub
06-01 Chicago, IL - The Abbey Pub
06-02 Chicago, IL - The Abbey Pub
06-03 Ann Arbor, MI - The Blind Pig
06-04 Ann Arbor, MI - The Blind Pig
06-06 New York, NY - Irving Plaza
06-07 New York, NY - Irving Plaza
06-08 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre
06-09 Montreal, Quebec - Club Soda