Granary Music is the

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and publishing company operated by

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/ punk/ indie icon Bob Mould, formerly of Hüsker Dü and

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. As a record label, its only artists are Mould himself, his former band Sugar, and his electronic dance music side project Loudbomb. Under the Granary name, Mould controls the master rights to the entire Sugar discography, and all of the solo work he has recorded since Sugar's breakup in

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. Most of these masters have been leased through Granary to other labels, including Rykodisc and

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; however, Mould released his

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solo album '' Modulate'' and the Loudbomb CD directly through Granary. Granary also controls the publishing rights to all of Mould's compositions, including all of the songs he wrote and performed with Hüsker Dü, which he claimed after the band's own publishing partnership was disbanded in

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. Granary is also the name used to refer to Mould's home studio, first used in NYC for parts of ''

The Last Dog and Pony Show ''The Last Dog and Pony Show'' is the fourth solo album by American alternative rock musician Bob Mould. Background The title refers to the fact that Mould planned to cease touring with a full electric band after supporting the album (a plan he st ...

'' and for ''Modulate''. When he moved to Washington, DC, Mould moved the studio and label along with him and recorded most of the basics (save for live drums) for his

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Body of Song ''Body of Song'' is the sixth solo album from punk/indie/alternative rock veteran Bob Mould (ex-Hüsker Dü/ Sugar). It is his first studio album under his own name since 2002's controversial '' Modulate''. Album history Originally meant to be a ...

'' there. In a June 2005 interview Mould expressed interest in reissuing Hüsker Dü's SST releases on Granary, but the other former Hüskers, Grant Hart and Greg Norton, have so far been reluctant to sign off and allow Mould to take control of the SST Hüsker tapes on behalf of the band.

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