Song · Bob Mould
“American Crisis” by Bob Mould
From the album Blue Hearts (2020)
“American Crisis” by Bob Mould appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2020. It was first released in 2020 on the album Blue Hearts. Its best result is #49 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 2020. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #200 alternative song of 2020.
"American Crisis" is Bob Mould top to bottom: he wrote it, produced it, sings it and plays guitar and keyboards, and it sits on Blue Hearts, his 14th solo album, released in September 2020. Jon Wurster drums and Jason Narducy plays bass and sings backup, with Mould and Wurster both adding percussion, and the Prague TV Orchestra brings in strings. Beau Sorenson engineered.
Mould thought of the whole album as a set of protest songs, cut at Electrical Audio in Chicago, with thirteen of its 14 tracks clocking in under three minutes. Critics heard the fury. The New Yorker called it his hardest, most focused music in years, and Rolling Stone marveled at how precisely he aimed his anger at conservatives, evangelicals and homophobes while still saving a little for himself.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 69 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2020 | 89 |
| 2020 | 49 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2020 | 103 |
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