Bob Mould, a first-tier alt-rock pioneer, is out on the road supporting the newly released “Here We Go Crazy.”
It’s Mould’s 15th solo album and first full-length studio effort since 2020’s “Blue Hearts.” The 11-track set was partially recorded and fully mixed at Oakland’s own Tiny Telephone recording studio. The singer-songwriter-guitarist was backed on the set by drummer Jon Wurster and bassist Jason Narducy.
“On the surface, this is a group of straightforward guitar-pop songs. I’m refining my primary sound and style through simplicity, brevity and clarity,” Mould says in a news release. “Under the hood, there’s a number of contrasting themes. Control and chaos, hypervigilance and helplessness, uncertainly and unconditional love.”
The first single from the album is the striking “When Your Heart Is Broken.”
“‘When Your Heart Is Broken’ is built from a familiar blueprint for my work: bright melodies, dark words, loud guitars,” Mould continues. “To me, the musical urgency of ‘When Your Heart Is Broken’ is uplifting, the lyrical reflection offers redemption, and it’s most certainly a song I can throw myself into when playing live.”
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Fans will likely get the chance to experience “When Your Heart Is Broken” and other new album cuts — as well as hopefully some material from Mould’s days with Husker Du and Sugar — when the alt-rock icon performs at the legendary Fillmore in San Francisco on April 5. Showtime is 8 p.m. Bob Mould tickets are $44, livenation.com.
