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.

Critical reception

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".

Track listing

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

Charts Chart (2014) PeakpositionUK Albums Chart96UK Alternative Albums16UK Rock Albums8US Billboard 20038US Billboard Independent Albums5US Billboard Alternative Albums9US Billboard Top Rock Albums9

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