Bob Mould has announced Here We Go Crazy, his 15th solo album and first in over four years, which will be out March 7 via Granary Music / BMG. The album was produced by Bob and recorded with his band (Jason Narducy and Jon Wurster) at the late Steve Albini’s Electrical Audio in Chicago, and finished at John Vanderslice’s Tiny Telephone studio in Oakland.
“On the surface, this is a group of straightforward guitar pop songs,” Bob says. “I’m refining my primary sound and style through simplicity, brevity, and clarity. Under the hood, there’s a number of contrasting themes. Control and chaos, hypervigilance and helplessness, uncertainty and unconditional love.”
The first single is the title track, and while it is indeed a straightforward guitar pop song, it’s also a little heavier sounding, more akin to Black Sheets of Rain. “I’ve been spending time in the Southern California desert over the past few years,” Bob says of the music video’s location. “Chilly wilderness atop a mountain, expansive vistas below the hills, distant places to escape life’s routines. ’Going crazy’ can be many different things. The joy of reckless abandon, the uncertainty of the world’s future, the silence of solitude.” Watch the video below.
Bob will also be on tour this spring, and the first leg is with Craig Finn. The tour hits NYC at Le Poisson Rouge on May 3 (Craig is not on this show) and tickets for all dates go on sale Friday, January 10 at 10 AM local time. All dates are listed below.
Here We Go Crazy
Here We Go Crazy
Neanderthal
Breathing Room
Hard To Get
When Your Heart Is Broken
Fur Mink Augurs
Lost Or Stolen
Sharp Little Pieces
You Need To Shine
Thread So Thin
Your Side
BOB MOULD – 2025 TOUR DATES
APRIL
1 – San Diego, CA – Music Box*
2 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s*
4 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom*
5 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore*
7 – Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre*
8 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom*
9 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory*
11 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater*
12 – Fort Collins, CO – Washington’s*
14 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room*
15 – Maquoketa, IA – Codfish Hollow Barn*
16 – Madison WI – Majestic Theatre*
18 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall*
19 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
25 – Chicago, IL – Metro
26 – Chicago, IL – Metro
27 – Detroit, MI – El Club
29 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
30 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre
MAY
2 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
3 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
4 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
7 – Washington DC – Black Cat
9 – Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall
10 – Indianapolis, IN – HI–FI Indy
11 Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Beer Garden w/ Winged Wheel
* = support from Craig Finn