Beauty & Ruin
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| Beauty & Ruin | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 3, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–14 | |||
| Studio | Electrical Audio, (Chicago, Illinois) | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 36:16 | |||
| Label | Merge | |||
| Producer | Bob Mould | |||
| Bob Mould chronology | ||||
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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 No. 38 on the US Billboard 200.
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[2] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[3] |
| Blurt | StarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[4] |
| Drowned in Sound | 9/10[5] |
| Paste | 8/10[6] |
| Pitchfork | 7.3/10[7] |
| PopMatters | StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[8] |
| Rolling Stone | StarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[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]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]All tracks are written by Bob Mould.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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
[edit | edit source]- Bob Mould - guitars, vocals, keyboards, photography, producer
- Jason Narducy - bass
- Jon Wurster - drums
Charts
[edit | edit source]| 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 |
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