2020GQ mix: Husker Du- Standing by the Sea

The loudest show I have EVER been to, to this day and probably- hopefully- ever, was a solo show by one this band’s dual frontmen- Bob Mould. This track is by the other fellow, Grant Hart. They had a sort of Midwestern punk Lennon/McCartney thing going on- each one’s aesthetic pulling and shaping the other’s like tidal forces, with all the accompanying internal drama and eventual breakup. But they were great together. This song is another take on isolation and impermanence.