It seems like a good time for Bob Mould to return, doesn’t it? I kind of feel like it’s been a long time since I gave the ex-Husker Du/Sugar front man any considerable amount of time in my CD player or on my iPod, but I’m feeling a bit nostalgic. The material I’ve heard from his new solo CD, ‘Direct Line’, in stores in early February sounds great, but in a strange way. Here’s a guy who undoubtedly has influenced a generation of singer/songwriters and his new material, while sounding distinctly Mould-ish, also sounds like material that some of the modern post-emo boys, the ones who have left the “rock” world behind to concentrate on being “serious solo artists”, might perform. Maybe it’s just me, but I can’t get past the feeling that there is something kind of Dashboard Confessional-esque about Mould’s new material thus begging the question, was Chris Carrabba influenced by Mould or was Mould’s latest influenced by the generation of songwriters that HE influenced?
Want to hear what I’m talking about?
DOWNLOAD: “The Silence Between Us” from the forthcoming ‘Direct Line’Â
Mould’s got some upcoming tour dates which are as follows:
03/05 – Minneapolis, MN – First Ave.
03/06 – Milwaukee, MN – Shank Hall
03/07 – Chicago, IL – Metro
03/08 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
03/10 – Toronto, ON – Mod Club
03/12 – Boston, MA – Paradise
03/13 – New York City, NY – Fillmore East At Irving Plaza
03/14 – Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero
03/15 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
03/16 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
03/18 – Atlanta, GA – Variety
03/20 – Austin, TX – Antone’s
03/22 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre
03/24 – San Diego, CA – Belly Up
03/25 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey
03/26 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
03/28 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir
03/29 – Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
03/30 – Vancouver, BC – Richard’s