Sugar catalog to receive the reissued, remastered, and expanded treatment
Though the umlaut-laden and hard-to-pronounce words “Hüsker Dü” are the first to come to mind whenever Bob Mould surfaces in polite conversation, Mould’s work with his post-Hüsker group Sugar is equally iconic. Starting with 1992’s unstoppable Copper Blue and culminating with 1994’s File Under: Easy Listening, Mould—along with Dave Barbe and Malcolm Travis—created music that both defined and transcended the ’90s alt-rock landscape. And now, because that very same ’90s alt-rock landscape is 20 years old, the Sugar catalog is getting the standard reissued, remastered, and expanded treatment. On July 24, Merge Records will re-release all three of Sugar’s proper albums—Copper Blue, the Beaster EP, and Easy Listening—along with all of the B-sides and live cuts that aging fans have come to expect. Copper Blue and Beaster will be sold together as part of a three-disc set that also includes a live disc from a 1992 Chicago show; Easy Listening will be released in its original two-disc form, which includes a live set from a 1994 Minneapolis show. Both sets come complete with additional bonus downloads. (Click here for more information.)
If that’s not enough, Mould will be on the road this summer playing Copper Blue in its entirety. Most of the dates are overseas, though U.S. fans can catch him July 3 at Milwaukee’s Summerfest, or Sept. 21 at Pensacola Beach’s DeLuna Fest. And if Wisconsin and Florida are too out-of-the-way, there’s still this:
