| Beauty & Ruin | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 3, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–14 | |||
| Studios | Electrical Audio, (Chicago, Illinois) | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 36:16 | |||
| Label | Merge | |||
| Producer | Bob Mould | |||
| Bob Mould chronology | ||||
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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 No. 38 on the US Billboard 200.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The A.V. Club | B+ |
| Blurt | |
| Drowned in Sound | 9/10 |
| Paste | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork | 7.3/10 |
| PopMatters | |
| Rolling Stone |  |
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".
All tracks are written by Bob Mould.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Low Season" | 4:08 |
| 2. | "Little Glass Pill" | 2:39 |
| 3. | "I Don't Know You Anymore" | 2:55 |
| 4. | "Kid with Crooked Face" | 2:14 |
| 5. | "Nemeses Are Laughing" | 3:23 |
| 6. | "The War" | 3:40 |
| 7. | "Forgiveness" | 2:54 |
| 8. | "Hey Mr. Grey" | 2:03 |
| 9. | "Fire in the City" | 3:14 |
| 10. | "Tomorrow Morning" | 2:18 |
| 11. | "Let the Beauty Be" | 3:16 |
| 12. | "Fix It" | 3:25 |
| Total length: | 36:16 | |
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart | 96 |
| UK Alternative Albums | 16 |
| UK Rock Albums | 8 |
| US Billboard 200 | 38 |
| US Billboard Independent Albums | 5 |
| US Billboard Alternative Albums | 9 |
| US Billboard Top Rock Albums | 9 |
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