THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Bob Mould’s 15th solo album and first new full-length in more than four years, Here We Go Crazy follows 2020’s critically acclaimed Blue Hearts. It was produced by Mould at Chicago’s famed Electrical Audio in early 2024 and then finished and mixed at Oakland’s Tiny Telephone with longtime engineer Beau Sorenson. Here We Go Crazy once again features the crack rhythm section of drummer Jon Wurster and bassist Jason Narducy, and together the trio bring a bracing attack to 11 new songs.
The album was heralded by the lead single and title track, accompanied by a video directed by Gus Black. “I’ve been spending time in the Southern California desert over the past few years, and the video was shot there,” Mould says. “Chilly wilderness atop a mountain, expansive vistas below the hills, distant places to escape life’s routines. ‘Going crazy’ can be many different things. The joy of reckless abandon, the uncertainty of the world’s future, the silence of solitude.
“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. Under the hood, there’s a number of contrasting themes. Control and chaos, hypervigilance and helplessness, uncertainly and unconditional love.”
