Album Review: Here We Go Crazy by Bob Mould

Sometimes it feels like listening to music from a time capsule, in the best possible way, but his 16th album demonstrates that he’s never been afraid of a good hook Bob Mould may be in his mid-60s, he may have been in two of the best alt-rock bands of recent times in Hüsker Dü and Sugar and he may be revered as one of the most influential musicians around (without Husker Dü, there’s arguably no Pixies and no Nirvana) but he’s showing no signs of his fire dimming. Here We Go Crazy is Mould’s 16th solo album, and fans will immediately recognise the template of most of the songs on it. It’s power-pop, essentially, with the guitars turned up loud and Mould’s voice low in the mix.

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In 2020, Bob Mould’s plans were dashed. He planned on touring the blistering, relentless Blue Hearts, a primal scream of a record as close as he has gotten to the sound of his seminal work in Hüsker Dü. Instead, he couldn’t tour for two years, stuck on Zoom calls rather than taking his music to clubs and theaters. Five years later, Mould has finally returned with a full band album on the heels of a couple of rounds of solo electric shows, and Here We Go Crazy provides what fans have come to expect-catchy songs with dark lyrics that let in just enough light.

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In 2019, Bob Mould released Sunshine Rock, a relatively cheerful record which was purposefully at odds with the moodier and mortality-focused furrow his songwriting had been ploughing in the years prior. It was followed by a far angrier album, completed when Mould had moved back to the United States after a period residing in Berlin. 2020's Blue Hearts was a protest record of sorts.

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'Here We Go Crazy' is Bob Mould's 15th solo effort since 1989's 'Workbook'. He will always give you the truth, as tough as it is to hear. The anthemic title track is full of Sugar sonics, before diving into the thrashy 'Neanderthal' – a reflection of Mould's unsettling childhood. With 11 songs in 30 minutes, this is a throwback to Hüsker Dü, with just slightly less guitar distortion.

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