Beauty & Ruin | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 3, 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2013–14 | |||
Studio | Electrical Audio, ( Chicago, Illinois) | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 36:16 | |||
Label | Merge | |||
Producer | Bob Mould | |||
Bob Mould chronology | ||||
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Beauty & Ruin is the 11th solo album from former Hüsker Dü and Sugar frontman Bob Mould. It is his highest-charting solo album, peaking at #38 on the US Billboard 200.
All tracks are written by Bob Mould
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Low Season" | 4:08 |
2. | "Little Glass Pill" | 2:39 |
3. | "I Don't Know You Anymore" | 2:55 |
4. | "Kid with Crooked Face" | 2:14 |
5. | "Nemeses Are Laughing" | 3:23 |
6. | "The War" | 3:40 |
7. | "Forgiveness" | 2:54 |
8. | "Hey Mr. Grey" | 2:03 |
9. | "Fire in the City" | 3:14 |
10. | "Tomorrow Morning" | 2:18 |
11. | "Let the Beauty Be" | 3:16 |
12. | "Fix It" | 3:25 |
Total length: | 36:16 |
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 76/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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The A.V. Club | B+ [3] |
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Drowned in Sound | 9/10 [5] |
Paste | 8/10 [6] |
Pitchfork | 7.3/10 [7] |
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Upon its release, Beauty & Ruin was met with positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, which indicates "generally favourable reviews". [1]
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart [10] | 96 |
UK Alternative Albums | 16 |
UK Rock Albums | 8 |
US Billboard 200 [11] | 38 |
US Billboard Independent Albums [11] | 5 |
US Billboard Alternative Albums [11] | 9 |
US Billboard Top Rock Albums [11] | 9 |