Modulate (album)

Modulate
Studio album by Bob Mould
Released March 12, 2002
Genre Alternative
Label Granary Music
Producer Bob Mould
Bob Mould chronology
The Last Dog and Pony Show
(1998)		 Modulate
(2002)		 Live Dog 98: The Forum, London UK
(2002)
Singles from Modulate
  1. "Soundonsound"
    Released: 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
For other uses, see Modulation (disambiguation).

Modulate is Bob Mould's fifth solo album, released in 2002. Although a few tracks on his previous release, The Last Dog and Pony Show, had featured tape loops and samples, Mould shocked his fans with such a dramatic embrace of electronica. Rolling Stone magazine awarded the album  2 1⁄2 stars out of five, declaring: "Ultimately, this is a rock record with electronic effects, not a techno record with guitars, and it falls short of being totally satisfying as either."[2]

The record includes the song "The Receipt," which City Pages observed "can be taken as a barely veiled attack on Mould's old Hüsker Dü-mate Grant Hart."[3]

Mould dubbed the tour supporting this album The Carnival of Light and Sound. It featured him performing alone on stage, backed by prerecorded tracks as short films were projected on screens behind him.

Track listing

  1. "180 Rain" – 3:45
  2. "Sunset Safety Glass" – 4:21
  3. "Semper Fi" – 3:57
  4. "Homecoming Parade" – 2:03
  5. "Lost Zoloft" – 3:19
  6. "Without?" – 1:40
  7. "Slay/Sway" – 4:09
  8. "The Receipt" – 2:26
  9. "Quasar" – 4:18
  10. "Soundonsound" – 4:05
  11. "Hornery" – 1:04
  12. "Comeonstrong" – 3:44
  13. "Trade" – 5:23
  14. "Author's Lament" – 3:26

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Billboard Heatseekers Albums[4] 45
US Billboard Independent Albums[4] 18
US Billboard Internet Albums[4] 19

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "Music Reviews: Bob Mould: Modulate", Rolling Stone, 2002-04-25, retrieved 2009-04-12
  3. ↑ "Minneapolis Music - Bob Mould: Modulate", City Pages, 2002-03-27, retrieved 2009-04-12
  4. 1 2 3 "allmusic ((( Bob Mould > Awards )))". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
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