Back in 2007 -- when they were still an underground treasure and not yet a full-blown indie-rock cause célèbre -- Dirty Projectors released an album-length cover of Black Flag's Rise Above, a twisted and impressionistic "re-imagining" of the hardcore classic based on fleeting memories from Projectors maestro Dave Longstreth's childhood. Thirte...

We're nearing the release of Bob Mould's new album Blue Hearts, and today the punk-rock legend is sharing a third advance track. Mould's latest offering "Siberian Butterfly" is closer to the absolute ripper "American Crisis" than the midtempo churn "Forecast Of Rain," and it maintains the sense of righteous indignation that seems to course throu...

Here in New York City, it's been raining a whole lot lately. So it works out that Bob Mould has chosen to release his new "Forecast Of Rain," the second single from the former Hüsker Dü/Sugar frontman's upcoming album Blue Hearts, today. Lead single "American Crisis" made our 5 Best Songs Of The Week list…

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Bob Mould has shared a new song, "American Crisis." It's the lead single from his new album Blue Hearts, the follow-up to last year's Sunshine Rock, that'll be out in the fall. The song's a fired-up ripper with lines like "Here's the latest American crisis / Thanks to evangelical ISIS" and "Silence was death/ Never…