{"product_id":"bob-mould-silver-age","title":"Bob Mould - Silver Age","description":"\u003cp\u003eThose familiar with the decades-spanning oeuvre of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bob-mould\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBob Mould\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e—from his pioneering early ’80s work with Hüsker Dü to his solo work in singer-songwriter, electronic, and rock modes, to the deafening pop sparkle of Sugar—might expect a new album bearing the title \u003ci\u003eSilver Age\u003c\/i\u003e to be a somber and reflective set in the mode of his last album, 2009’s \u003ci\u003eLife and Times\u003c\/i\u003e…and they’d be way off the mark. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilver Age\u003c\/i\u003e is an intense and concise ten-song blast far more reminiscent of Bob’s latter-day Hüsker Dü output.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I’d been batting around the idea of another aggressive pop record for some time,” Bob says, “especially as the 20th anniversary of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/sugar-copper-blue-beaster-deluxe-edition\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eCopper Blue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e kept getting closer.\" It’s no surprise, then, that \u003ci\u003eSilver Age\u003c\/i\u003e careens out of the speakers with a sense of exhilaration that reflects the excitement with which Bob and his live band cranked out the record in a tight whirlwind of a window in early 2012.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"merge records","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":52739169714487,"sku":"MRG450lp","price":21.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":52739169780023,"sku":"MRG450cd","price":14.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Download","offer_id":52739169747255,"sku":"MRG450digital","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/3935\/3143\/files\/3aaf1da94e65b27dab3dee384fde193e3706d652_cc04a1515cb0d8240f17de9a85620232b32d4ad1_medium_jpg.jpg?v=1785380393","url":"https:\/\/mergerecords.com\/products\/bob-mould-silver-age","provider":"Merge Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}