Beauty & Ruin

{{Infobox album

| name = Beauty & Ruin

| type = studio

| artist = Bob Mould

| cover = Bob_Mould_B&R_cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2014|6|3}}

| recorded = 2013–14

| venue =

| studio = Electrical Audio, (Chicago, Illinois)

| genre = Alternative rock

| length = {{Duration|m=36|s=16}}

| label = Merge

| producer = Bob Mould

| prev_title = Silver Age

| prev_year = 2012

| next_title = Patch the Sky

| next_year = 2016

}}

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.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| total_length = 36:16

| all_writing = Bob Mould

| title1 = Low Season

| length1 = 4:08

| title2 = Little Glass Pill

| length2 = 2:39

| title3 = I Don't Know You Anymore

| length3 = 2:55

| title4 = Kid with Crooked Face

| length4 = 2:14

| title5 = Nemeses Are Laughing

| length5 = 3:23

| title6 = The War

| length6 = 3:40

| title7 = Forgiveness

| length7 = 2:54

| title8 = Hey Mr. Grey

| length8 = 2:03

| title9 = Fire in the City

| length9 = 3:14

| title10 = Tomorrow Morning

| length10 = 2:18

| title11 = Let the Beauty Be

| length11 = 3:16

| title12 = Fix It

| length12 = 3:25

}}

Personnel

Bob Mould - guitars, vocals, keyboards, photography, producer
Jason Narducy - bass
Jon Wurster - drums

Critical reception

{{Album ratings

|MC = 76/100

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[http://www.allmusic.com/album/beauty-ruin-mw0002657299 Allmusic review] Retrieved 14 August 2015

|rev2 =

|rev2score =

|rev3 = The A.V. Club

|rev3score = B+{{Cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/bob-mould-faces-mortality-with-ferocity-humility-and-1798180606 |title=Bob Mould faces mortality with ferocity, humility, and grace |publisher=The A.V. Club |access-date=December 4, 2017}}

|rev4 = Blurt

|rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web |url=http://blurtonline.com/review/bob-mould-beauty-ruin/ |title=BOB MOULD - Beauty & Ruin |publisher=Blurt |accessdate=December 4, 2017}}

|rev5 = Drowned in Sound

|rev5score = 9/10{{Cite web |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/18291/reviews/4147902 |title=Album Review: Bob Mould - Beauty & Ruin |publisher=Drowned in Sound |accessdate=December 4, 2017 |archive-date=December 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205194642/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/18291/reviews/4147902 |url-status=dead }}

|rev6 = Paste

|rev6score = 8/10{{Cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/06/bob-mould-beauty-ruin-review.html |title=Bob Mould: Beauty & Ruin Review |publisher=Paste |accessdate=December 4, 2017}}

|rev7 = Pitchfork

|rev7score = 7.3/10{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19404-bob-mould-beauty-ruin/ |title=Bob Mould: Beauty & Ruin Album Review |publisher=Pitchfork |accessdate=December 4, 2017}}

|rev8 = PopMatters

|rev8score = {{Rating|9|10}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/182418-bob-mould-beauty-ruin-2495654271.html |title=Bob Mould: Beauty & Ruin |publisher=PopMatters |accessdate=December 4, 2017}}

|rev9 = Rolling Stone

|rev9score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/beauty-ruin-20140603 |title=Bob Mould 'Beauty & Ruin' Album Review |publisher=Rolling Stone |accessdate=December 4, 2017}}

}}

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".{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/beauty-ruin/bob-mould |title=Beauty & Ruin Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |date=2014-05-30 |accessdate=2014-06-03}}

Charts

class="wikitable sortable"
Chart (2014) ! Peak position
UK Albums Chart{{cite web\|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/4683/bob-mould/ \| title=The Official Charts Company - Bob Mould\| publisher=Official Charts Company\| accessdate=2015-08-12}} \|align="center"\|96
UK Alternative Albums \|align="center"\|16
UK Rock Albums \|align="center"\|8
US Billboard 200{{cite web\|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bob-mould-mn0000058386/awards \| title=allmusic ((( Bob Mould > Awards )))\| publisher=Billboard\| accessdate=2015-08-12}} \|align="center"\|38
US Billboard Independent Albums \|align="center"\|5
US Billboard Alternative Albums \|align="center"\|9
US Billboard Top Rock Albums \|align="center"\|9

class="wikitable sortable"

Chart (2014)

! Peak
position

UK Albums Chart{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/4683/bob-mould/ | title=The Official Charts Company - Bob Mould| publisher=Official Charts Company| accessdate=2015-08-12}}

|align="center"|96

UK Alternative Albums

|align="center"|16

UK Rock Albums

|align="center"|8

US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bob-mould-mn0000058386/awards | title=allmusic ((( Bob Mould > Awards )))| publisher=Billboard| accessdate=2015-08-12}}

|align="center"|38

US Billboard Independent Albums

|align="center"|5

US Billboard Alternative Albums

|align="center"|9

US Billboard Top Rock Albums

|align="center"|9

References

Category:2014 albums

Category:Bob Mould albums

Category:Albums produced by Bob Mould

Category:Merge Records albums