Bob Mould didn’t plan for American Crisis to sound like a prophecy, but the Hüsker Dü legend wrote it back in 2018—before the world caught fire. By the time Blue Hearts dropped, the song’s fury hit like a live wire through 2020’s chaos.
We talked Reagan vs. Trump, religion vs. hypocrisy, and why he’s long done waiting for anyone in power to grow a conscience. “If you have a voice,” he said, “this would be a good time to use it.”