District Line (album)

District Line
Studio album by
Bob Mould
ReleasedFebruary 5, 2008
GenreAlternative rock
LabelANTI-[1]
ProducerBob Mould
Bob Mould chronology
Body of Song
(2005) 		District Line
(2008) 		Life and Times
(2009)
Singles from District Line
  1. "The Silence Between Us"
    Released: January 8, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
Pitchfork Media(6.3/10) [3]
Rolling Stone [4]

District Line is the seventh solo album from former Hüsker Dü and Sugar frontman Bob Mould.

Returning from his previous solo album, Body of Song, are drummer Brendan Canty, of Fugazi fame, and cellist Amy Domingues. Mould handled all of the other instruments himself.

The closer, "Walls in Time," is actually a track that failed to make his 1989 solo debut, Workbook.[5]

Release

"The Silence Between Us" was released as a single on January 8, 2008.[6] District Line was released on February 5, 2008; Mould promoted it with a US tour in the following month.[7] Following this, he appeared at the Pukkelpop festival.[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Mould.

  1. "Stupid Now" – 4:06
  2. "Who Needs to Dream" – 3:57
  3. "Again and Again" – 5:21
  4. "Old Highs New Lows" – 4:00
  5. "Return to Dust" – 4:24
  6. "The Silence Between Us" – 3:34
  7. "Shelter Me" – 3:53
  8. "Very Temporary" – 3:11
  9. "Miniature Parade" – 3:34
  10. "Walls in Time" – 6:12

Personnel

Technical
  • Frank Marchand – recording
  • Jim Wilson – mastering
  • Brett Marden – artwork
  • Peter Ross – portrait

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[9] 191
US Billboard Heatseekers Albums[9] 5
US Billboard Independent Albums[9] 24

References

  1. ^ jambase review
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. District Line at AllMusic
  3. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  4. ^ Rolling Stone review
  5. ^ "ANTI- Bob Mould, District Line". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  6. ^ Paul, Aubin (December 16, 2007). "Bob Mould". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  7. ^ Paul, Aubin (January 8, 2008). "Bob Mould". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  8. ^ Paul, Aubin (July 7, 2008). "Alkaline Trio, A Wilhelm Scream, Dropkick Murphys, Anti-Flag, Less Than Jake at Pukkelpop". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "allmusic ((( Bob Mould > Awards )))". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-08-12.


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