District Line - Bob Mould
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76 out of 100

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7.5 out of 10

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  • Summary: The first album on the Anti- label for ex-Hüsker Dü/Sugar member Bob Mould.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. The A.V. Club
    100
    It plays much like a continuation of "Body Of Song," with the electronic elements even more streamlined and less obtrusive, save on the all-electronic 'Shelter Me.'
  2. Spin
    80
    District Line is essentially the same furiously melodic pop Mould played way back when. [Feb 2008, p.98]
  3. Mojo
    80
    District Line is Mould's strongest song collection since Sugar's alt-rock paradigm, "Copper Blue." [Mar 2008, p.102]
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  4. Drowned In Sound
    60
    While District Line is by no means a classic, it’s a decent addition to the catalogue of a man who could’ve lived out the rest of his days without lifting another finger

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
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  1. [Anonymous]
    9
    It's a return to form for Mould and hits the highs of Sugar.
  2. E
    8
    DL is not a groundbreaking, earthshattering, disc of cutting edge visceral yet intelligent and emotional rock music - not in the sense of all of Bob Mould's albums between 1983 and 1993. But like Body of Song and Last Dog and Pony Show before it, it is a solid and engaging batch of songs from one of the finest rock musicians of the past thirty years. Is it one of his best? Nah. Is it better than most everything else in mainstream rock music today? Absolutely. And "The Silence Between Us" is his best single since "Your Favorite Thing". It is just Bob doing what Bob does...with a few more bells and whistles. (But yes, no one likes the vocoder fixation.)… Expand
  3. Andrew
    8
    A good listen. Not edgy, but enjoyable.

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