Bob Mould readies Life and Times for April

Published at 9:15 AM on January 16, 2009

By Liz Stinson

Twenty years after Bob Mould released his first solo album, Workbook, the punk-rock legend is readying his newest solo effort for an April 7 release on Granary Records. Life and Times will be Mould's eighth solo release, following up last year's Distinct Line.

Mould, the former frontman of the pioneering indie-rock band Hüsker Dü in the '80s as well as the college-rock favorite Sugar in the '90s, produced and mixed the album himself in his new hometown of Washington D.C. A statement on his website describes the album as honest and personal: "The album is filled with Mould's experiences in relation to friends, lovers, the world at large and himself."

Mould will be touring in support of Life and Times this spring.

Tracklisting:

1. Life And Times
2. The Breach
3. City Lights (Day Go By)
4. MM17
5. Argos
6. Bad Blood Better
7. Wasted World
8. Spiraling Down
9. I'm Sorry, Baby, But You Can't Stand In My Light Any More
10. Lifetime

Tour dates:

February
28 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Swedish American Hall (Noisepop Festival)

March

2 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Hotel Cafe

11 - New York, Calif. @ Carnegie Hall (R.E.M Tribute Show)

29 - Chicago, Ill.@ Old Town School of Folk

30 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ Varsity Theatre

April

5 - Charlottesville, Va. @ Gravity Lounge

7 - Alexandria, Va. @ Birchmere

8 - New York, N.Y. @ Joe's Pub

9 - New York, N.Y. @ Joe's Pub

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