0014431030024. New condition. CD. Given Bob Mould s reputation for searing electric rock & roll it may be easy to think that the title of File Under: Easy Listening is ironic and it is to a certain extent. But beneath the loud guitars lie the friendliest most relaxed pop songs Mould had ever written. Your Favorite Thing and Can t Help You Anymore are two of Mould s most direct pop-oriented songs driven by instantly memorable melodies and hooks; they are also the most conventional songs on the record. The best moments come when Sugar push the boundaries a bit whether it s on the country-rock of Believe What You re Saying the swirling What You Want It to Be and Company Book the searching ballad Panama City Motel or Explode and Make Up which bristles even at its most delicate moments. Mould throws in one classic spite-fueled rocker Granny Cool but the record s finest moment is Gee Angel a powerhouse melodic scorcher. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Rovi