Bob Mould has announced The Ocean, a new digital EP featuring three solo acoustic live performances. It’s available now at all streaming services.

Originally recorded for NPR’s World Café at Mould’s Granary Music home studio in San Francisco, CA, The Ocean collects stripped-back versions of “The Ocean” and “Forecast of Rain,” both found on 2020’s critically acclaimed album Blue Hearts, as well as a striking rendition of the Hüsker Dü classic “Divide and Conquer” (from 1985’s Flip Your Wig). The EP arrives alongside a brand-new solo live performance video of “Forecast of Rain,” filmed last October at the Stoughton Opera House in Stoughton, WI, during Mould’s sold-out Solo Electric: Distortion & Blue Hearts! Tour.

“One of my special places is Ocean Beach in San Francisco,” Mould says. “Over the past twelve years, I’ve spent many early mornings walking the shoreline. There’s very few people at dawn: fishers, joggers with dogs, surfers. Depending on the tide cycle, the beach takes on different appearances—sandy sheets of reflective glass, ever-shifting playground for snowy plovers and other birds, ocean matter washed up on the shore. I think clearly when walking through the mixture of salt, sand, wind and water. The beach beneath my feet, waves as far as the eye can see, the twinkling night sky giving way to colorful morning light. The constant din of the waves does wonders for my tinnitus. It’s a grounding, soothing, calming feeling—a place to rest. And, there’s always the undertow—that chance of ending up in deeper waters. The Ocean is my homage to those visions, senses, and emotions.”

Mould will mark the arrival of The Ocean with a very busy live schedule, including full-band performances and both new and rescheduled dates on the ongoing Solo Electric: Distortion & Blue Hearts! Tour. North American dates begin March 31 in Ventura, CA, followed in June by an eagerly anticipated solo tour of the UK and Ireland. More dates will be added in the future. For complete details and ticket availability, please visit bobmould.com/tour. 

Bob Mould Solo Electric on tour:
Mar 31 Ventura, CA – Ventura Music Hall
Apr 01 Palm Springs, CA – Alibi
Apr 02 San Diego, CA – Casbah
Apr 03 San Juan Capistrano, CA – Coach House
Apr 05 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
Apr 06 Sacramento, CA – Harlow's
Apr 08 Petaluma, CA – Mystic Theater
Apr 09 Santa Cruz, CA – Felton Music Hall
Apr 10 Berkeley, CA – Freight & Salvage
Apr 12 Portland, OR – Doug Fir
Apr 14 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
Apr 15 Bellingham, WA – Mount Baker Theatre Lounge
Apr 16 Olympia, WA – Capitol Theater
Apr 18 Seattle, WA – Triple Door
Apr 19 Eugene, OR – Sessions Music Hall
May 13 Newton, NJ – Newton Theater
May 14 York, PA – Appell Center
May 15 Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe Live
May 17 Pawling, NY – Daryl's House
May 18 Albany, NY – Lark Hall
May 20 Woodstock, NY – Levon Helm Studio
May 21 Plymouth, NH – Flying Monkey
May 24 Old Saybrook, CT – The Kate
May 26 East Greenwich, RI – Greenwich Odeum
May 27 North Truro, MA – Payomet Performing Arts Center
Jun 09 Brighton, UK – Concorde 2
Jun 10 Southampton, UK – Engine Rooms
Jun 12 Birmingham, UK – The Mill
Jun 14 Oxford, UK – Oxford O2 Academy 2
Jun 16 London, UK – Islington Assembly Hall
Jun 17 Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
Jun 18 Stoke-on-Trent, UK – The Sugarmill
Jun 20 Bristol, UK – Thekla
Jun 22 Glasgow, UK – Oran Mor
Jun 23 Newcastle, UK – Riverside
Jun 24 Liverpool, UK – Arts Club
Jun 25 Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
Jun 27 Chester, UK – The Live Rooms
Jun 28 Cardiff, UK – The Globe
Jun 30 Belfast, UK – Limelight 2
Jul 01 Dublin, IE – Whelan’s
Oct 07 Louisville, KY – Headliner's Music Hall
Oct 08 Bloomington, IN – Buskirk Chumley Theater
Oct 09 Nashville, TN – City Winery
Oct 11 Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club
Oct 12 Atlanta, GA – City Winery
Oct 14 Ponte Vedra, FL – Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
Oct 15 Charleston, SC – Pour House
Oct 16 Carrboro, NC – The ArtsCenter
Oct 18 Richmond, VA – The Broadberry
Oc 22 Rocky Mount, VA – Harvester Performance Center
Oc 23 Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle