Here We Go Crazy
Bob Mould
March 7, 2025News updates for 'Here We Go Crazy' by Bob Mould
Bob Mould unveils punk-infused new single "Neanderthal" from forthcoming LP
Guitar-pop wizard Bob Mould has shared the latest single "Neanderthal" now streaming everywhere, from his upcoming new and 15th studio album, “Here We Go Crazy” which is set for release on March 7th, 2025. “In the early stages of writing this album, I envisioned ‘Neanderthal’ as the opening track,” says Mould. “I imagined a child raised in an unstable home, perpetually exposed to erratic and confrontational behavior. A fight or flight situation. ‘Neanderthal’ is a frantic sprint through darkened hallways littered with tension, conflict, and aggression. A claustrophobic maze of distorted mirrors. As the song nears the end, a pair of subconscious voices appear. The first voice is both soothing and unsettling, while the final voice is reactionary and violent. It’s a fight or flight song.”
Forthcoming LP Here We Go Crazy – which follows 2020’s critically acclaimed Blue Hearts – was heralded last month by the premiere of the lead single and title track, “Here We Go Crazy,” available everywhere now.
Bob Mould is celebrating the new year with the announcement of a long-awaited new studio album. Here We Go Crazy arrives via Granary Music/BMG Records on Friday, March 7. Mould’s 15th solo album and first full-length new album in more than four years, Here We Go Crazy – which follows 2020’s critically acclaimed Blue Hearts – is heralded by the lead single and title track, “Here We Go Crazy,” available everywhere now. An official music video directed by Gus Black is streaming below. “I’ve been spending time in the Southern California desert over the past few years, and the video was shot there. Chilly wilderness atop a mountain, expansive vistas below the hills, distant places to escape life’s routines,” Mould says, “’Going crazy’ can be many different things. The joy of reckless abandon, the uncertainty of the world's future, the silence of solitude.”
Produced by Mould at Chicago, IL’s famed Electrical Audio in early 2024 and then finished and mixed at Oakland, CA’s Tiny Telephone with longtime engineer Beau Sorenson, Here We Go Crazy once again features backing by the crack rhythm section of drummer Jon Wurster and bassist Jason Narducy, and together the trio bring a bracing attack to eleven new Bob Mould songs. “On the surface, this is a group of straightforward guitar pop songs. I’m refining my primary sound and style through simplicity, brevity, and clarity, “Mould says, “Under the hood, there’s a number of contrasting themes. Control and chaos, hypervigilance and helplessness, uncertainly and unconditional love.”
This is classic Bob Mould melodic and loud guitar alt-pop with big hooks to go along with it. Fans of his previous work with Sugar along with the full band sound of Bob Mould's solo output will definitely enjoy this.
