Bob Mould and Merge Records, now making beautiful music together

Bob Mould and Merge Records, now making beautiful music together

Former Hüsker Dü/Sugar frontman, solo artist, and memoirist Bob Mould has left ANTI- and signed with Merge. Together, the label and the man will make beautiful music together, starting this fall when Mould’s new album is scheduled for release. Details about the album are scant, but the mysterious soon-to-be-work-of-art was recorded with bandmates Jason Narducy (Telekinesis, ex-Verbow) and WFMU funny guy/Superchunk drummer Jon Wurster.

When not in the studio, the punk rock legend has been wowing audiences with his take on the whole “Hey superfans, I’m playing A WHOLE DAMN ALBUM” phenomenon. Mould recently performed Sugar’s 1992 debut album Copper Blue in its entirety for audiences at San Francisco’s 20th-annual Noise Pop Festival at the end of February (TMT report), and will be taking the Copper Blue show on the road throughout Europe this summer. For stateside fans, the only currently posted opportunities to get Blue happen at SXSW, where Mould will be cranking out the Sugar hits on March 17. Mould is also slated to perform at Merge Records’ showcase on March 16.

• Bob Mould: http://bobmould.com
• Merge: http://www.mergerecords.com

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