BOB MOULD
PATCH THE SKY DEBUTS AT #1 ON VINYL LP CHART, #30 ALBUM CHART & #80 ON BILLBOARD 200
APPEARING ON THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT APRIL 25
MAY 6 CHICAGO AND MAY 14 SAN FRANCISCO SHOWS SOLD OUT
PHOTO CREDIT: ALICIA J. ROSE
Hailed as the latest in “a series of albums that rank with the best work he’s ever done” in his hot off the presses MAGNET cover story, Bob Mould’s Patch The Sky (Merge) has stormed the U.S. charts, debuting as #1 vinyl LP of the week since its March 25 release, placing at #30 on the album chart and and #80 on the overall Billboard 200.
Patch The Sky’s first week numbers exceeded those of its 2014 predecessor Beauty & Ruin, a record that intensified the prolific tear that kicked off with the 2012 release of Silver Age. Initial critical response toPatch The Sky has been similarly over the top:
“(FOUR STARS) Conjuring the ecstatic rage of his earlier bands for a grim new era, apparently still convinced that the best way to meet crushing hopelessness is by barreling head first through it with a throat-shredding howl and all amps cranked.”—ROLLING STONE
“By now, Bob Mould knows what he’s good at… has boiled down an old formula to its purest form: tight, sharp musings on aging, fizzled relationships and death that are melodic enough to sound like songs of victory.”—THE NEW YORK TIMES
“Bob Mould has mastered a guitar sound that’s shaped decades of indie rock… he can still flail a six-string better than most kids half his age.”—ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
“The alternative-rock torchbearer is undeniably in the midst of a ferocious late-career tear… his refusal to rest on his laurels that still makes his songs worth the listen.”—AV CLUB
Following an April 11 appearance at WXRT’s opening day event at Wrigley Field (http://wxrt.cbslocal.com/2016/04/04/hey-hey-join-us-for-the-xrtmiller-lite-opening-day-broadcast/), Bob and his his stalwart band of Jason Narducy on bass and Jon Wurster on drums will hit the road for a rabidly anticipated North American tour—the tour’s Chicago stop at Cabaret Metro and the first of two nights at the Independent in San Francisco have already sold out over a month in advance.
Check http://bobmould.com for further news and updates.
BOB MOULD
2016 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
04/20/16 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
04/22/16 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
04/23/16 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
04/26/16 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
04/27/16 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
04/29/16 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
04/30/16 – Northampton, MA – Pearl Street
05/01/16 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
05/03/16 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
05/04/16 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
05/06/16 – Chicago, IL – Metro (SOLD OUT)
05/07/16 – Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater
05/10/16 – Seattle, WA – Showbox at the Market
05/11/16 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
05/13/16 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
05/14/16 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent (SOLD OUT)
05/15/16 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent