At age 64, former Hüsker Dü/Sugar leader Bob Mould is still rocking out on his first solo album in nearly five years, Here We Go Crazy, which is due March 7 from Granary Music/BMG. The 11-track effort is led by the title track, which is out now, and finds Mould backed by his longtime rhythm section of bassist Jason Narducy and drummer Jon Wurster.
Here We Go Crazy was recorded in early 2024 at Chicago’s famed Electrical Audio studio and produced by Mould, with finishing touches undertaken at Tiny Telephone in Oakland, Ca., with engineer Beau Sorenson.
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“On the surface, this is a group of straightforward guitar pop songs,” says Mould. “I’m refining my primary sound and style through simplicity, brevity and clarity, Under the hood, there’s a number of contrasting themes: control and chaos, hypervigilance and helplessness, uncertainly and unconditional love.”
As for the album’s name, he reflects, “‘going crazy’ can be many different things: the joy of reckless abandon, the uncertainty of the world’s future, the silence of solitude.” The video for the title cut was filmed in the Southern California desert, where Mould has increasingly spent time in recent years. “Chilly wilderness atop a mountain, expansive vistas below the hills, distant places to escape life’s routines,” he says.
Mould, Narducy and Wurster will be back on the road this spring in support of Here We Go Crazy, beginning April 1 in San Diego and wrapping May 11 in Kalamazoo, Mi. The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn will open the first 13 shows of the tour.
Here are Bob Mould’s tour dates:
April 1: San Diego, CA – Music BoxApril 2: Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’sApril 4 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram BallroomApril 5 – San Francisco, CA – The FillmoreApril 7 – Seattle, WA – Neptune TheatreApril 8 – Portland, OR – Wonder BallroomApril 9 – Boise, ID – Knitting FactoryApril 11 – Denver, CO – Marquis TheaterApril 12 – Fort Collins, CO – Washington’sApril 14 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting RoomApril 15 – Maquoketa, IA – Codfish Hollow BarnApril 16 – Madison WI – Majestic TheatreApril 18 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner HallApril 19 – St. Paul, MN – Palace TheatreApril 25-26 – Chicago, IL – MetroApril 27 – Detroit, MI – El ClubApril 29 – Cleveland, OH – Grog ShopApril 30 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls TheatreMay 2 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock ClubMay 3 – New York, NY – Le Poisson RougeMay 4 – Philadelphia, PA – Union TransferMay 7 – Washington DC – Black CatMay 9 – Louisville, KY – Headliners Music HallMay 10 – Indianapolis, IN – HI–FI IndyMay 11 — Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Beer Garden
Here is the track list for Here We Go Crazy:
Here We Go CrazyNeanderthalBreathing RoomHard To GetWhen Your Heart Is BrokenFur Mink AugursLost or StolenSharp Little PiecesYou Need To ShineThread So ThinYour Side
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