Beauty & Ruin
| Beauty & Ruin | ||||
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| Studio album by Bob Mould | ||||
| Released | June 3, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 36:16 | |||
| Label | Merge | |||
| Producer | Bob Mould | |||
| Bob Mould chronology | ||||
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Beauty & Ruin is the 11th solo album from former Hüsker Dü and Sugar frontman Bob Mould.
Track listing
All tracks written by Bob Mould.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Low Season" | 4:08 |
| 2. | "Little Glass Pill" | 2:39 |
| 3. | "I Don't Know You Anymore" | 2:55 |
| 4. | "Kid with Crooked Face" | 2:14 |
| 5. | "Nemeses Are Laughing" | 3:23 |
| 6. | "The War" | 3:40 |
| 7. | "Forgiveness" | 2:54 |
| 8. | "Hey Mr. Grey" | 2:03 |
| 9. | "Fire in the City" | 3:14 |
| 10. | "Tomorrow Morning" | 2:18 |
| 11. | "Let the Beauty Be" | 3:16 |
| 12. | "Fix It" | 3:25 |
Total length: |
36:16 | |
Personnel
- Bob Mould - guitars, vocals, keyboards, photography, producer
- Jason Narducy - bass
- Jon Wurster - drums
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| AlternativeNation | [2] |
Upon its release, Beauty & Ruin was met with positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, which indicates "generally favourable reviews".[3] Also, on Alternativenation.net, the album was met with positive reviews of 7/10 (or 3.5/5 Stars).[4]
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart[5] | 96 |
| UK Alternative Albums | 16 |
| UK Rock Albums | 8 |
| US Billboard 200[6] | 38 |
| US Billboard Independent Albums[6] | 5 |
| US Billboard Alternative Albums[6] | 9 |
| US Billboard Top Rock Albums[6] | 9 |
References
- ↑ Allmusic review Retrieved 14 August 2015
- ↑ AlternativeNation.net Review Retrieved 26 October 2015
- ↑ "Beauty & Ruin Reviews". Metacritic. 2014-05-30. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
- ↑ http://www.alternativenation.net/bob-mould-beauty-ruin-a-track-by-track-review/
- ↑ "The Official Charts Company - Bob Mould". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- 1 2 3 4 "allmusic ((( Bob Mould > Awards )))". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
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