Beauty & Ruin

Beauty & Ruin
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 3, 2014 (2014-06-03)
Recorded2013–14
StudioElectrical Audio, (Chicago, Illinois)
GenreAlternative rock
Length36:16
LabelMerge
ProducerBob Mould
Bob Mould chronology
Silver Age
(2012)
Beauty & Ruin
(2014)
Patch the Sky
(2016)

Beauty & Ruin is the 11th solo album from former Hüsker Dü and Sugar frontman Bob Mould. It is his highest-charting solo album, peaking at #38 on the US Billboard 200.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bob Mould

No.TitleLength
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

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubB+[3]
Blurt[4]
Drowned in Sound9/10[5]
Paste8/10[6]
Pitchfork7.3/10[7]
PopMatters[8]
Rolling Stone[9]

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 76, which indicates "generally favourable reviews".[1]

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[10] 96
UK Alternative Albums 16
UK Rock Albums 8
US Billboard 200[11] 38
US Billboard Independent Albums[11] 5
US Billboard Alternative Albums[11] 9
US Billboard Top Rock Albums[11] 9

References

  1. ^ a b "Beauty & Ruin Reviews". Metacritic. 2014-05-30. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
  2. ^ Allmusic review Retrieved 14 August 2015
  3. ^ "Bob Mould faces mortality with ferocity, humility, and grace". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "BOB MOULD - Beauty & Ruin". Blurt. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  5. ^ "Album Review: Bob Mould - Beauty & Ruin". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  6. ^ "Bob Mould: Beauty & Ruin Review". Paste. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  7. ^ "Bob Mould: Beauty & Ruin Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  8. ^ "Bob Mould: Beauty & Ruin". PopMatters. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  9. ^ "Bob Mould 'Beauty & Ruin' Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  10. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Bob Mould". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
  11. ^ a b c d "allmusic ((( Bob Mould > Awards )))". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-08-12.