District Line

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AlbumFeb 05 / 200810 songs, 42m 15s95%
Alternative Rock Power Pop
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6.3 / 10

The former Hüsker Dü frontman has largely abandoned the snappy, acerbic poetry that characterized the first decades of his catalog in favor of rambling journal entries; still, with Fugazi drummer Brendan Canty again along for the ride, he manages to hit all the right rock touchstones.

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For all the talk of Bob Mould's return to form—i.e. alternative guitar-rock—on 2005's Body Of Song, the album had plenty of the electronic elements that alienated longtime fans on 2002's Modulate. Mould simply grew more adept at blending them with the sound he'd crafted in Hüsker Dü, Sugar, and as a solo artist. But Bo…

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District Line will be the latest of a half dozen solo albums released by Bob Mould, the former member of Hüsker Dü and Sugar.

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Bob Mould etched a musical line in the sand when he embraced his gayness and started exploring electronica in the late '90s.

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Album Reviews: Bob Mould - District Line

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