I’ve read a lot of the “best of 2012” lists and I can’t believe how many of them didn’t include Bob Mould’s Silver Age. I don’t really like ranking albums so I’ll just say this is my favorite album of the year. The day I got my vinyl copy I probably played both sides two or three times before I took a break.
To me, Silver Age picks up right where Copper Blue left off. I can also hear some influences from bands that Hüsker Dü had influenced; specifically Foo Fighters. That’s not surprising, since Bob played on Wasting Light andtoured with Foo Fighters as the opening band and also DJed between sets.
I hope you’ll take a few minutes to check out the video for The Descent and consider the buying my favorite 2012 music.
- Star Machine
- Silver Age
- The Descent
- Briefest Moment
- Steam of Hercules
- Fugue State
- Round The City Square
- Angels Rearrange
- Keep Believing
- First Time Joy
Stream Silver Age on RollingStone.com
Buy Silver Age from Merge Records
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