Bob Mould, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, and Babe Rainbow are featured in Music News today.
Former Husker Du founder Bob Mould has released Here We Go Crazy, his fifteenth solo album and first full-length studio album in more than four years. It’s out now via Granary Music/BMG Records. To mark the occasion, Mould has shared a new single from the album in its resplendent centerpiece “When Your Heart Is Broken” alongside an accompanying lyric video.
“When Your Heart Is Broken’ is built from a familiar blueprint for my work: bright melodies, dark words, loud guitars. It’s one of the earliest songs written for Here We Go Crazy, and I added it to my Solo Electric set list in Fall 2022. Some nights, I would play ‘Too Far Down’, followed by ‘When Your Heart Is Broken’, then ask the audience: Which one of the two is heavier? To me, the musical urgency of ‘When Your Heart Is Broken’ is uplifting, the lyrical reflection offers redemption, and it’s most certainly a song I can throw myself into when playing live.” – Bob Mould
WATCH THE LYRIC VIDEO FOR “WHEN YOUR HEART IS BROKEN”
Here We Go Crazy – which follows 2020’s critically acclaimed Blue Hearts – was heralded at the top of the year by the premiere of the lead single and title track, “Here We Go Crazy,” with anticipation further piqued by last month’s follow-up, the turbulent second single “Neanderthal.” “Here We Go Crazy” was hailed by The Guardian as “a muscular ripper [that] stands alongside Mould’s best” and by Stereogum as “vintage Bob Mould – a concise power-pop jam with a soaring melody and a whole lot of muscle,” the track was joined by an official music video directed by Gus Black (Phoebe Bridgers, Teddy Swims).
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 drummer Jon Wurster and bassist Jason Narducy. Together the trio bring a bracing attack to eleven new Bob Mould songs.
Mould and band will mark the arrival of Here We Go Crazy stateside with US headline dates getting underway April 1st at San Diego’s Music Box SD and then traveling through mid-May. For complete details and ticket information, please visit bobmould.com/#tour and please find a full touring itinerary further below. For more info on Bob Mould, head to: www.bobmould.com. See dates below.
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong announces Domefest lineup.
This year’s Domefest lineup featuring three nights of Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, plus sets by Papadosio, Spafford, The Domefest All-Stars, Octave Cat, Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers, Dizgo, Sicard Hollow and many more amazing acts! Tickets on sale now!
Hosted at our new Dome Sweet Dome, ACE Adventure Resort, Domefest 2025 offers more than music. Attendees can explore world-class whitewater rafting, zip lining, mountain biking, hiking, and a variety of outdoor activities, along with a sprawling waterpark full of slides, trampolines, and inflatables. With mountaintop campsites, cozy cabins, clean restrooms, hot showers, and a variety of on-site food and beverage options, ACE Adventure Resort provides the perfect setting for a weekend getaway filled with music, adventure, and the people you love!
Three-day tickets and early arrival passes are on sale now here. Learn more about ACE Adventure Resort, including outdoor activities, waterpark access, cabin accommodations and more at aceraft.com or call resort hospitality at 800-787-3982.
New single from Babe Rainbow
Aussie rockers Babe Rainbow release their new single ‘Aquarium Cowgirl’ from their up and coming release ‘Slipper imp and shakaerator’ out April 4th on p(doom) records.
“‘Aquarium cowgirl’ is the dream catcher kinda song off the album. It’s about my own personal spiritual awakening and all the learning in that. Sometimes we feel uncomfortable and struggle to know what to say. Like, we forget there are other ways of seeing reality outside our usual perspective. We made the video in the Rainbow Temple at Rosebank. The Yin and yang symbol painted on the stage where we’re playing represents the harmony of opposites.” – Angus Dowling
