Bob Mould releases his all-new studio album "Beauty & Ruin" again on Merge Records. Described as "a compact epic", "Beauty & Ruin" packs a staggering lifetime's worth of emotion and experience into a 36-minute package sure to be hailed as a landmark addition to Bob Mould's formidable body of work, which includes his pioneering early '80s work with HÜSKER DÜ and solo work in singer-songwriter, electronic, and rock modes, as well as the never-forgotten deafening pop sparkle of SUGAR.

As with 2012's highly acclaimed "Silver Age", "Beauty & Ruin" finds Bob joined by his longtime band of bassist Jason Narducy and drummer Jon Wurster.