District Line (album)

District Line is the seventh solo album from former Hüsker Dü and Sugar frontman Bob Mould.

District Line
Studio album by Bob Mould
Released	February 5, 2008
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	ANTI-[1]
Producer	Bob Mould
Bob Mould chronology
Body of Song (2005) District Line (2008) Life and Times (2009)
Singles from District Line
"The Silence Between Us" Released: 4 February 2008

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Pitchfork Media	(6.3/10) [3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

Returning from his previous solo album, Body of Song, are drummer Brendan Canty, of Fugazi fame, and cellist Amy Domingues. Mould handled all of the other instruments himself.

The closer, "Walls in Time," is actually a track that failed to make his 1989 solo debut, Workbook.[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Mould.

1. "Stupid Now" – 4:06
2. "Who Needs to Dream" – 3:57
3. "Again and Again" – 5:21
4. "Old Highs New Lows" – 4:00
5. "Return to Dust" – 4:24
6. "The Silence Between Us" – 3:34
7. "Shelter Me" – 3:53
8. "Very Temporary" – 3:11
9. "Miniature Parade" – 3:34
10. "Walls in Time" – 6:12

Personnel

• Bob Mould - vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, programming
• Brendan Canty - drums, additional engineering
• Amy Domingues - cello

Technical

• Frank Marchand - recording
• Jim Wilson - mastering
• Brett Marden - artwork
• Peter Ross - portrait

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[6]	191
US Billboard Heatseekers Albums[6]	5
US Billboard Independent Albums[6]	24

References

1. jambase review
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. District Line at AllMusic
3. Pitchfork Media review
4. Rolling Stone review
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-04-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. "allmusic ((( Bob Mould > Awards )))". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-08-12.