Merge (2019)
Bob Mould has been on an absolute tear this past decade. After some questionable electronic records that I got stuck promoting during my radio promotion days in the early 2000s, Mould has been on fire since 2012's Silver Age. That record completely rekindled my love for Bob Mould records and he hasn't been this consistent since the Sugar days, if you ask me.
Sunshine Rock is another of Mould's trademark aggressive pop albums. That said, aggressive might be a somewhat misleading description. While the album still features loud, forward guitar along with a pounding rhythm section, the songs themselves are more upbeat than the past few Bob Mould albums. That's not to say the energy level has dropped, in fact this is probably the punchiest and most fun to listen album of his since Silver Age. If anything it sounds more optimistic, with the easiest comparison for me to make being that it reminds me a lot of File Under Easy Listening.
Sunshine Rock is easily one of the best records of 2019 so far, on par with his best albums. At this point, Bob Mould has to be considered a national treasure. Is there anyone who has been at it this long that can still consistently deliver the goods today? Perhaps there are a few, but I can't think of anyone with the track record of Bob Mould.
Bob Mould - Sunshine Rock:
https://bobmould.bandcamp.com/album/sunshine-rock
No comments:
Post a Comment