The gay, former Husker Du-er offers his first studio album since 2009, and reminds us here how much we’ve missed him. Starting with the unrelenting “Star Machine,” rolling almost seamlessly into the title track, then onward, this CD never lets up until it gets slightly mellower with “First Time Joy,” the closer. Catch him November 2–4 at Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest 2012. Merge Records (mergerecords.com). —by Nancy Ford
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