Grant Hart returns with a double album, The Argument, based on John Milton's epic Paradise Lost on July 23rd. Stream the first single, "Is The Sky The Limit?" below:
Ahead of the album's release Hart was interviewed by The Fly. As always, Hart had a lot of interesting things to say. He re-affirmed there won't be a Hüsker Dü reunion***:
"First off, it would be a move motivated only by the wrong reasons. I’m afraid it would overshadow the good work we’re doing without that band’s name."
He also said part of the reason Hüsker Dü broke up was because Bob Mould's affinity for R.E.M.'s sound:
"they had such an influence on what Bob was trying to write after that."
Hart called Dave Grohl "a piece of shit" and though he didn't expound too much on that, he seemed to have an issue with Grohl's business practices. Read The Fly's interview with Grant Hart here.
The Argument will be released on July 23rd on cd, double vinyl, and as a digital album download. Pre-order from iTunes, Amazon, or Domino Records. The tracklisting is posted below:
01. Out Of Chaos
02. Morningstar
03. Awake, Arise!
04. If We Have The Will
05. I Will Never See My Home
06. I Am Death
07. Sin
08. Letting Me Out
09. Is The Sky The Limit?
10. Golden Chain
11. So Far From Heaven
12. Shine, Shine, Shine
13. It Isn't Love
14. War In Heaven
15. Glorious
16. (It Was A) Most Disturbing D
17. Underneath The Apple Tree
18. The Argument
19. Run For The Wilderness
20. For Those Too High Aspiring
***For those interested, Hart previously talked about reunions in a Facebook Q & A after a fan asked him about Black Flag and Flag reuniting. The archive is posted here.