Hüsker Dû

HÜSKER DÜ – Guitar Rock Champs Released 5th LP ‘CANDY APPLE GREY’ Today 40 Years Ago

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Significant longplayers from yesteryear

17 March 2026

HÜSKER DÜ (guitarist/vocalist Bob Mould, bassist Greg Norton, and drummer/vocalist Grant Hart) turned up the decibels between 1979 and 1988 with no less than 6 LPs.

The 5th one, named CANY APPLE GREY, came out on 17 March 1986, today
40 years ago. It was their first major label release, though Warner Bros.

Candy Apple Grey was the first Hüsker Dü album to chart on the Billboard Top 200,
but despite positive reviews, exposure with the singles on radio as well as MTV, it
only went to No. 140.

AllMusic said in retrospect: “Demonstrating that punks can mature without losing
their edge, Mould inverts the rules of conventional confessional singer/songwriter songs
with these two haunting numbers, and in doing so, he illustrates the faults with the relatively staid post-hardcore punk that dominates the remainder of the record.”

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HÜSKER DÜ Legend BOB MOULD Who Celebrated His 65th Birthday Yesterday Reunites His Band SUGAR

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Vitalizing tunes that work faster than a stream of caffeine

17 October 2025

Yesterday BOB MOULD who was born on October 16th in Malone, New York celebrated his 65th birthday. And he had big news. After three decades, he returns with his band SUGAR, which he formed a couple of years after Hûsker Dü called it a day.

Mould: “SUGAR was a meteorite. I spent all of 1991 writing and performing new material
at solo shows. David (Barbe) and Malcolm (Travis) had never met but I was certain we three would work well together.

SUGAR was a workhorse. After weeks of rehearsal in early 1992, we spent three months recording Copper Blue and Beaster. By summer 1992, the musical climate was perfect
for what we created.

SUGAR was a phenomena. No one could have predicted the results. We held onto the wheel
and did our best to enjoy the wild ride. SUGAR was part of a pivotal era in popular music, and
a special time in my life.”

They were active between 1992 and 1995. The trio released two notable
albums, Copper Blue (1992) and File Under: Easy Listening (1994).

They mark their comeback now with a new
track, named HOUSE OF DEAD MEMORIES.

Wake up, Sugar is back,
guitar rock is back

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BIG BLASTS FROM THE PAST – 10 Classic Albums Turning 40 In 2025

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Back in time

24 December 2024

Band: NEW ORDER
Album: Low Life
Their 3rd one,
#7 in the UK.

Melody Maker said: “The album boasts the most articulate sound
since The Cocteaus’ Treasure, elevating depression to ecstasy.”

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Band: THE POGUES
Album: Rum Sodomy & The Lash
2nd LP, #13 in the UK.

The album’s title is taken from a quotation attributed to Winston Churchill:
“Don’t talk to me about naval tradition. It’s nothing but rum, sodomy, and the lash.”

NME wrote: “A collection of free-ranging stuff to be sure. It’s never
sentimental, it’s rarely polite, and it’s certainly not ordinary.”

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Artist: TOM WAITS
Album: Rain Dogs
9th LP,
#188 in the US,
#29 in the UK.

The Village Voice wrote: “Waits worked out a unique and identifiable lounge-lizard
sound that suits his status as the poet of America’s non-nine-to-fivers.”

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Band: THE FALL
Album: This Nation’s Saving Grace
8th longplayer.

AllMusic: “This collection is ample proof of the pure confidence the group had
at this time. The Fall sound mysterious, down-to-earth, and hilarious all at the
same time.”

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Band: THE CURE
Album: The Head On The Door
6th one, #7 in the UK.

Pitchfork: “Their most focused
pop album. A tight, terrific package.”

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Artist: BRIAN ENO
Album: Thursday Afternoon

AllMusic: “Thursday Afternoon is an hour-long, uninterrupted ambient piece
created in Eno’s “holographic” compositional style, in which even the most brief
snippet of music is representative of the performance as a whole.”

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Band: TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS
Album: Southern Accents
Their 6th LP,
#7 in the US.

AllMusic: “An ambitious album, attempting to incorporate touches of soul,
psychedelia, and country into a loose concept about the modern South.”

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Band: THE CULT
Album: Love
Their second LP,
# in the UK.

AllMusic: “Considering the musical schizophrenia that would plague each
subsequent Cult release, Love just may be the band’s purest moment.”

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Band: THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN
Album: Psychocandy

NME said: “A great searing citadel of beauty whose wall of noise,
once scaled, offers access to endless vistas of melody and emotion.”

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Band: HÜSKER DÜ
Album: Flip Your Wig
4th longplayer
#1 Indie charts UK

AllMusic: “Flip Your Wig would be a remarkable record on its own terms, but the fact that it followed New Day Rising by a matter of months and Zen Arcade by just over a year is simply astonishing.”

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Happy 64 To Former HÜSKER DÜ Frontman BOB MOULD

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16 October 2024

ROBERT ARTHUR MOULD was born on 16 October 1960
in a village called Malone in the state of New York. Happy 64!

He was co-founder of hardcore noise trio Hüsker Dü
who produced six albums between 1983 and 1987.

After the group split up Mould launched a successful solo
career with, so far, no less than 14 albums. All here.

3 years ago Mould released Distortion: 2008-2019, the third collection
in a series of four expansive vinyl box sets chronicling his solo career.
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BIG BLASTS FROM THE PAST – 10 Albums Turning 40 In 2024

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Band: ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
Album: OCEAN RAIN

Released: 4 May 1984
Their 4th LP
Score: #4 in the UK

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Band: R.E.M.
Album: RECKONING

Released: 9 April 1984
Their 2nd one
Score: #27 in the US and #91 in the UK

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Band: HÜSKER DÜ
Album: ZEN ARCADE

Released: 1 July 1984
Their 2nd LP

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Band: NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS
Album: FROM HER TO ETERNITY

Released: May 1984
Debut LP

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Band: THE SMITHS
Album: THE SMITHS

Released: 20 February 1984
Debut LP

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Brewing Up With by BILLY BRAGG
Born In The U.S.A. by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
The Unforgettable Fire by U2
Café Blue by THE STYLE COUNCIL
Purple Rain by PRINCE

HÜSKER DÜ – Live Album ‘TONITE LONGHORN’ In August (CD/Digital) and Vinyl On 22 April For RSD

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5 April 2023

Lauded noise rockers HÜSKER DÜ (1979–1988) come
up with a live album named TONITE LONGHORN

It’s a collection of previously unheard live performances taken from
the early days of their career from across four different shows that took
place between July 1979 and September 1980 at Jay’s Longhorn Bar in their
hometown of Minneapolis.

The album (CD/Digital) will be out on 25 August via their own Reflex Records.

But a limited-edition 2xLP vinyl will already be available on this year’s
Record Store Day, April 22. It has original artwork by drummer Grant Hart
and liner notes from ex-Sonic Youth hero Thurston Moore.

More info via the Record Store Day website right here.

Bob Mould (HD’s singer/guitarist) “Most artists begin their careers by looking to their heroes for inspiration. ‘Tonite Longhorn’ is a comprehensive overview of three teenagers paying homage, experimenting with different genres, and — most importantly — building a foundation for things to come. We knew what we had: good chemistry, great melodies and harmonies, and an overabundance of young (and sometimes dumb) enthusiasm. We knew we were different, and we knew we were on to something different.”

One of the 28 tracks: Do You Remember?

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HÜSKER DÜ Released Their Raging Punk Debut Album ‘EVERYHTING FALLS APART’ 40 Years Ago

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Back in time

13 January 2023

Band: HÜSKER DÜ
Who: Highly praised post-punk trio from Saint-Paul, Minneapolis
featuring Bob Mould, Greg Norton and Greg Hart

Active: 1979-1988
Albums: 6

Anniversary LP: EVERYTHING FALLS APART
Released: January 1983 via Reflex Records
50 years ago this month.

AllMusic: “The trio demonstrates that it’s capable of powerful noise, but not songcraft,
the only song with a discernible hook is their thrashing cover of Donovan’s “Sunshine Superman.” Still, the band’s hardcore is better than many of its contemporaries because its grasp of noise is superior. Even with the inconsistent songwriting, Everything Falls Apart rages with layers of blistering guitars and scorching rhythms that are exciting in their own right.” Score: 3/5.

TUTV: A studio album that sounds like it was canned in a filthy basement with no decent recording material, resulting in a raw, rough, and rip-roaring PUNK rager. Definitely not their best, but as good as the noise competition of that era.

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