Bob Mould will release his first new album in three years this September, a 10-track set called Silver Age that Merge Records likens to the “punishingly loud, melodically sparkling pop/rock vein of the Sugar catlalog” — a fitting comparison, since Mould will tour the album in the U.S. this fall by playing that band’s Copper Blue front-to-back.
The new studio album, due out Sept. 4 on Merge, finds Mould backed by his current touring band: Superchunk drummer Jon Wurster and Jason Narducy, formerly of Telekinesis, on bass.
The trio has been playing the Sugar’s 1992 debut Copper Blue sporadically at shows and festivals around the world this year, and, despite Mould’s original promise he’d only play the album a small number of times to commemorate its 20th anniversary, it’ll be featured each night of a 10-date U.S. tour this fall. Those shows will see a full performance of Copper Blue, plus “an additional set and encores mixing the new Silver Age material with Hüsker Dü, Sugar and Mould solo classics.”
The Sugar catalog is in the process of being reissued this month in the U.K. by Demon Music Group, while, in the U.S., Merge will release different configurations of the band’s two albums and lone EP, with less bonus material than the U.K. editions, on July 24.
Tracklist: Bob Mould, Silver Age
1. “Star Machine”
2. “Silver Age”
3. “The Descent”
4. “Briefest Moment”
5. “Steam of Hercules”
6. “Fugue State”
7. “Round the City Square”
8. “Angels Rearrange”
9. “Keep Believing”
10. “First Time Joy”
Bob Mould tour dates:
UNITED STATES
June 9: 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C. (Blowoff DJ set)
June 13: Blow Pop Happy Hour, San Francisco, CA (Blowoff DJ set)
June 22: Highline Ballroom, New York, NY (Blowoff DJ set)
July 3: Summerfest, Milwaukee, WI (‘Copper Blue’ set)
July 10: Boatslip, Provincetown, MA (Blowoff DJ set)
EUROPE
Aug. 4: Liss Ard Festival , Cork, Ireland (‘Copper Blue’ set)
Aug. 6: Tavastia, – Helsinki, Finland (‘Copper Blue’ set)
Aug. 8: Oya Festival, Oslo, Norway (‘Copper Blue’ set)
Aug. 9-10: Way Out West 2012, Gothenburg, Sweden
Aug. 11: Paradiso Grote Zaal, Amsterdam, Netherlands (‘Copper Blue’ set)
Aug. 13: Villa Mainin, Codroipo, Italy (‘Copper Blue’ set; supporting Foo Fighters)
Aug. 15: 02 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic (‘Copper Blue’ set; supporting Foo Fighters)
Aug. 16: Frequency Festival, St. Polten, Austria (‘Copper Blue’ set)
Aug. 18: Pukkelpop Festival, Hasselt, Belgium (‘Copper Blue’ set)
UNITED STATES
Sept. 7: Webster Hall, New York, NY (‘Silver Age’/’Copper Blue’ set)
Sept. 8: 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C. (‘Silver Age’/’Copper Blue’ set)
Sept. 10: Paradise, Boston, MA (‘Silver Age’/’Copper Blue’ set)
Sept. 11: Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA (‘Silver Age’/’Copper Blue’ set)
Sept. 13: Metro, Chicago, IL (‘Silver Age’/’Copper Blue’ set)
Sept. 15: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN (‘Silver Age’/’Copper Blue’ set)
Sept. 18: Showbox, Seattle, WA (‘Silver Age’/’Copper Blue’ set)
Sept. 19: Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR (‘Silver Age’/’Copper Blue’ set)
Sept. 21: Fillmore, San Francisco, CA (‘Silver Age’/’Copper Blue’ set)
Sept. 22-23: DeLuna Fest, Pensacola Beach, FL (‘Copper Blue’ set)
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
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Glad he added some more U.S. shows. I need to go to Chicago. Sugar is awesome and i wish they had more output.