Pitchfork

When we think Bob Mould, we think punk rock, buzzsaw guitars, Minneapolis, SST, Our Band Could Be Your Life, trucking across the country in a beat-up van, etc. In other words, we think Hüsker Dü. However, when Bob Mould thinks Bob Mould, he thinks shiny dance-pop. Or rather, when Bob Mould thinks Blowoff, his collaborative project with house music vet Richard Morel, he thinks shiny dance-pop.

Blowoff has been blowing the roof off (sorry) the Washington, DC club scene for a few years, and now they're ready to expand their boundaries. On September 5, the duo's own Full Frequency Music label will release Blowoff's self-titled debut album. According to a press release, the album is "a total 50/50 collaboration" and a "merger between two independent-minded singer-songwriters that is equal parts "angry, angular power-pop" and "hazy house-fueled electronica."

Hey, sounds like 1997! You can hear for yourself at Blowoff's website, where new songs are currently streaming.

Tracklist:

01 Hormone Love
02 Here and Now
03 Overload
04 Saturday Night All the Time
05 Life With a View
06 Man Keeps Winning
07 Lemonade
08 Tag It
09 Fallout
10 Get Inside With Me
11 Beautiful
12 The Ballad of Mark Dirt

Blowoff have several DJ nights scheduled throughout the rest of the year, all taking place at their headquarters, Washington's 9:30 club.

06-10 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
09-16 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
10-14 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11-11 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
12-16 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club

Mould will also embark on a short British tour later in June. Then he'll play a one-off date in Philadelphia in July. Random.

06-21 London, England - Wireless Festival
06-22 Birmingham, England - Academy 2
06-23 Manchester, England - Manchester Academy
06-24 Edinburgh, Scotland - Liquid Room
06-25 Leeds, England - Wireless Festival
07-16 Philadelphia, PA - Penn's Landing