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- Summary: The 11th solo studio release for the former frontman of Hüsker Dü and Sugar was partially influenced by the death of his father in 2012.
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- Record Label: Merge
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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| I Don't Know You Anymore | |
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| A thousand pieces of my heart Swept across a weathered floor And no idea how to start Solving puzzles from before Maybe in time this confusion will... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Jun 19, 2014It really is one of the best things he’s ever put his name to.
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Jun 5, 2014This self-aware mortality is the trump card of Beauty & Ruin, as Mould neither denies his youth nor his age; as he explores his pain, he finds emotional and musical narrative to tie his past to his present and the results are powerful.
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Classic Rock MagazineDec 18, 2014It charts its course with verve and accessibility, offering a masterclass in powerfully economic guitar rock. [Jul 2014, p.97]
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Jun 3, 2014Backed by bassist Jason Narducy and Superchunk drummer Jon Wurster, Mould rips through 12 bristling guitar-pop tracks that, at their propulsive and tuneful best (the Sugar-y "I Don't Know You Anymore," the Hüskers-worthy "Kid With Crooked Face"), recall the classic eras of his much-loved former bands.
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Jun 16, 2014Beauty & Ruin is more impressionistic than, say, the Mountain Goats' Sunset Tree, but it's still a vivid, moving story about dealing with abuse.
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Jun 6, 2014Beauty & Ruin deftly negotiates Mould’s intended arc, but that doesn’t mean the record is without disappointments.
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Jun 5, 2014On his latest release, his driving, hook-laden punk rock is as precise as always.
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