Bob Mould annoncerer album med ny single
Den 24. oktober 2018, udgav den evigt-fornyende Bob Mould sin nye single ”Sunshine Rock” sammen med annonceringen af et nyt album af samme navn. Albummet Sunshine Rock udkommer den 8. februar 2019 på Merge Records / Playground Music i Norden, efterfulgt af en Nordamerika- og Europaturné som starter på Valentine’s Day den 14. februar.
Efter det amerikanske valg i 2016, var det næsten at forvente, at artister ville transformere deres vrede og angst til æradefinerende musik. Men Bob Mould har i stedet valgt, at kalde sit nye album for Sunshine Rock – ikke fordi Mould kan lide den nuværende politiske situation i USA, men han har valgt at ”write to the sunshine”, som han beskriver det. Det hele som et udtryk for en personlig holdning og et personligt sted – et sted i Berlin – hvor Mould har brugt det meste af sin tid de sidste tre år. Mould har fundet inspiration i de nye omgivelser. Han fortæller:
“Almost four years ago, I made plans for an extended break. I started spending time in Berlin in 2015, found an apartment in 2016, and became a resident in 2017. My time in Berlin has been a life changing experience. The winter days are long and dark, but when the sun comes back, all spirits lift.”
Om den nye single forklare Bob Mould videre:
“‘Sunshine Rock’ was such a bright, optimistic song, and once that came together, I knew that would be the title track, and that really set the tone for the direction of the album. It was funny, because writing with that as the opener in mind, it was like, ‘This is not Black Sheets of Rain.’”
Lyt til “Sunshine Rock” her.
“Almost four years ago, I made plans for an extended break. I started spending time in Berlin in 2015, found an apartment in 2016, and became a resident in 2017. My time in Berlin has been a life changing experience. The winter days are long and dark, but when the sun comes back, all spirits lift.”
Om den nye single forklare Bob Mould videre:
“‘Sunshine Rock’ was such a bright, optimistic song, and once that came together, I knew that would be the title track, and that really set the tone for the direction of the album. It was funny, because writing with that as the opener in mind, it was like, ‘This is not Black Sheets of Rain.’”
Lyt til “Sunshine Rock” her.