Bob Mould's Blowoff and Body of Song
Bob Mould, the openly gay indie-rock god of Hüsker Dü, Sugar and solo releases fame, recently turned DJ, says that remixing and electronica helped shape the sound of "Body of Song," his new release. At 38, out in the gay life in New York for the first time, electronica surrounded him. He told Metro Weekly, "It was just getting into my head and I wanted to be part of that, too. ... My career was not in a gay-friendly field per se. Indie rock is gay tolerant, but it's not gay friendly." Or at least it wasn't really then.
The experimentation led to Blowoff. He says, "It's muscle bear, muscle cub, some 17th street guys, some gals, some curious straight people. But yes, it's a music event mostly inhabited by guys in their 30s and 40s who are generally just normal guys. It's not a high fashion event. It's not a perfumed, cologned, over-dressed crowd. It's pretty much T-shirt and jeans."
MSNBC points out that the lyrics of “Body Of Song” will sound familiar: emotionally naked, often passionate, sometimes forced, but always intense. But while many have focused on the return of the guitar to the forefront of Mould’s new music, most of the songs have a danceable pulse that characterized some of the electronic music he’s been playing. Check out the in-depth piece in Paste Magazine as well.
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