First Listen: New Releases for 8 February
A weird week on a whole. Album of the Week : Artist : Bob Mould Album : Sunshine Rock Quick Description : Latest set of power pop from the indie legend. Why You Should Listen : With few exceptions, Bob Mould has been the same guy for 30 years, so you know what you're getting. Overall Thoughts : I don’t think it needs to be said that you know exactly what you’re getting with Bob Mould. He hasn’t really changed his course in his 30+ years, and still rocks as hard as he did in the 1980s. More importantly, though, he knows how to write a rockin’ power pop song, and this new album is predictably filthy with them. This isn’t going to change the world, but it doesn’t have to – it’s just going to become a part of your rotation for a few months and every time you listen, you’ll be like “yeah, I forgot how good this is.” A fair warning, though, “Camp Sunshine” is a rare miss from Mould, and it may just because those of us in New England have a different connotation than Mould… mi...