Patch the Sky

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AlbumMar 25 / 201612 songs, 41m 1s
Alternative Rock
Popular Highly Rated

On *Patch the Sky*, veteran noisemaker Bob Mould once again marries light with dark, crafting catchy, seductive melodies and igniting them in a furious six-string squall. There’s driving, doomy, and dramatic alt-rock (“Hold On”); dangerous, pit-ready punk (“Losing Time”); and endless oceans of gorgeous, overdriven guitar (“Black Confetti”). \"Lucifer and God\" pulls heaven and hell together, mixing dreamy vocal parts with a blistering \'90s-inspired din. By the time you reach the massive swell of the closing “Monument”—with its pounding, slow-burn crescendo—you’ll be shaken physically and emotionally.

7.0 / 10

Bob Mould is at his best when he’s articulating anger at a high volume. His newest solo album, Patch the Sky, succeeds largely because these furious songs sound as if they're hardwired to raw nerves.

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Bob Mould might have been having a self-deprecating chuckle at himself when he named his 2012 record Silver Age, but the alternative-rock torchbearer is undeniably in the midst of a ferocious late-career tear. Having explored subtler, more experimental musical terrain through most of the 2000s, his recent run…

8 / 10

The indie rock lifer dives down his own personal rabbit hole on new album Patch The Sky, and finds something surprising at the end.

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Ex-Sugar man Bob Mould's eleventh solo album is slightly more restrained than his recent bursts of scintillating noise, but no less vital or engaging.

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It's fair to say that since 2012's Silver Age, Bob Mould has been on quite a roll. 2014's heavier, darker Beauty and Ruin upped the ante even further and now he's back again with Patch the Sky.

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Bob Mould continues his exploration of dark times and heavy hearts with Patch the Sky, a series of energetic tracks that stand in stark contrast to their weighty themes.

Album Reviews: Bob Mould - Patch The Sky

Punk legend shows no signs of slowing down with 11th solo outing. CD new music review by Guy Oddy

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