Bob Mould 1.24.19

photo by Salvador Castro

Ever-evolving artist Bob Mould (Husker Du)—whose face belongs on the Mount Rushmore of alternative music—decided to “write to the sunshine,” as he describes it, not because he likes the current administration. It comes from a more personal place—a place found in Berlin, Germany, where he’s spent the majority of the last three years. Here Mould would draw inspiration from the new environments.

The theme, the cathartic vocals, and the strings all amount to Mould’s catchiest, grabbiest album since Copper Blue, the acclaimed 1992 debut of his trio Sugar. Back then, Mould’s work in Hüsker Dü, as a solo artist, and in Sugar helped define the sound of guitar rock in the alternative age. Sunshine Rock finds him doing it again for an era that has ostensibly eschewed rock. Bob Mould brought his acoustic guitar to Studio 1A before he played ACL Live for Hi, How Are you Day. Hear that session and his interview with Jay Trachtenberg in the player below.


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Producer: Deidre Gott

Host: Jay Trachtenberg

Engineers: Cliff Hargrove & Jake Perlman

Video:

“See A Little Light”
Cameras: Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon, Tristan Ipock; Edit: Jorge Sanhueza Lyon

“Sunny Love Song”
Cameras: Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon, Tristan Ipock; Edit: Jorge Sanhueza Lyon

“Final Days”
Cameras: Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon, Tristan Ipock; Edit: Jorge Sanhueza Lyon

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