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Jade Mia Broadhead discovers a blistering album from the iconic songwriter
Granary Music
Released: 07.03.25
Bob Mould’s legacy as the frontman of Hüsker Dü and Sugar is already written but he’s in no mood to rest on his laurels. This is a blistering set of tracks that finds Mould as energetic as ever on the likes of Breathing Room… not bad for a 64-year-old.
Neanderthal’s biographic rage would not have sounded out of place on a Hüskers record. The ferocious Fur Mink Augurs is a stand out, remembering the bleak Minneapolis winters of his childhood with intensity, whilst the acoustic Lost Or Stolen recalls the raw vulnerability of Hardly Getting Over It. The politics here are personal, it’s a record of finding hope in relationships and loved ones, summed up perfectly in the beautiful finale, Your Side.
