Bob Mould’s Still Rocking Amid ‘Crazy’ Times

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.

“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 Box

April 2: Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s

April 4 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom

April 5 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore

April 7 – Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre

April 8 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom

April 9 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory

April 11 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater

April 12 – Fort Collins, CO – Washington’s

April 14 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room

April 15 – Maquoketa, IA – Codfish Hollow Barn

April 16 – Madison WI – Majestic Theatre

April 18 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall

April 19 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre

April 25-26 – Chicago, IL – Metro

April 27 – Detroit, MI – El Club

April 29 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop

April 30 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre

May 2 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club

May 3 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge

May 4 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer

May 7 – Washington DC – Black Cat

May 9 – Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall

May 10 – Indianapolis, IN – HI–FI Indy

May 11 — Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Beer Garden

Here is the track list for Here We Go Crazy:

Here We Go Crazy

Neanderthal

Breathing Room

Hard To Get

When Your Heart Is Broken

Fur Mink Augurs

Lost or Stolen

Sharp Little Pieces

You Need To Shine

Thread So Thin

Your Side

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