Misplaced Pages

Silver Age (album)

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
2012 studio album by Bob Mould
Silver Age
Studio album by Bob Mould
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2012 (2012-09-04)
StudioHyde Street Studios San Francisco, California
GenreAlternative rock
Length38:08
LabelMerge
ProducerBob Mould
Bob Mould chronology
Life and Times
(2009) 		Silver Age
(2012) 		Beauty & Ruin
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.4/10
Metacritic80/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The A.V. ClubA−
Chicago Tribune
The Irish Times
Los Angeles Times
Mojo
Pitchfork7.6/10
Q
Rolling Stone
Uncut6/10

Silver Age is the tenth solo album from former Hüsker Dü and Sugar frontman Bob Mould. Mould was joined on bass by Jason Narducy and on drums by Superchunk's Jon Wurster.

For the release of Silver Age, the trio embarked on a series of concerts where, in addition to material from the new album and a few Hüsker Dü songs, they played the entirety of Sugar's Copper Blue in order. Copper Blue was simultaneously released in a 20th anniversary edition.

Track listing

All tracks written by Bob Mould.

  1. "Star Machine" - 3:25
  2. "Silver Age" - 3:02
  3. "The Descent" - 3:55
  4. "Briefest Moment" - 3:18
  5. "Steam of Hercules" - 4:17
  6. "Fugue State" - 3:33
  7. "Round The City Square" - 4:04
  8. "Angels Rearrange" - 3:16
  9. "Keep Believing" - 4:25
  10. "First Time Joy" - 4:53

Personnel

  • Bob Mould - guitars, vocals, keyboards, producer
  • Jason Narducy - bass
  • Jon Wurster - drums
  • Beau Sorenson - engineer
  • Nathan Winter - assistant engineer
  • Jim Wilson - mastering
  • Nic Pope - assistant mix engineer
  • Maggie Frost - artwork
  • Shelly Mosman - portrait
  • Frank Riley - Booking Agents
  • Paul Boswell - Booking Agents
  • Josh Grier - legal
  • Jaime Herman - legal assistant
  • Jordan Kurland - management
  • Justin Little - management
  • Nasty Little Man - publicity
  • Steve Martin - publicity

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 52
US Billboard Independent Albums 13
US Billboard Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums 12
US Billboard Top Rock Albums 19

References

  1. "Silver Age by Bob Mould reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  2. "Reviews for Silver Age by Bob Mould". Metacritic. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Silver Age – Bob Mould". AllMusic. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  4. Heller, Jason (September 4, 2012). "Bob Mould: Silver Age". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  5. Kot, Greg (August 31, 2012). "Album review: Bob Mould, 'Silver Age'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  6. Clayton-Lea, Tony (October 19, 2012). "Bob Mould". The Irish Times. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  7. Martens, Todd (September 4, 2012). "Album review: Bob Mould's 'The Silver Age'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  8. "Bob Mould: Silver Age". Mojo (228): 86. November 2012.
  9. Berman, Stuart (September 6, 2012). "Bob Mould: Silver Age". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  10. "Bob Mould: Silver Age". Q (316): 102. November 2012.
  11. Hermes, Will (September 10, 2012). "Silver Age". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  12. "Bob Mould: Silver Age". Uncut (186): 79. November 2012.
  13. ^ "allmusic ((( Bob Mould > Awards )))". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
Bob Mould
Studio albums
Related
Categories: