Husker Du's third studio album. New Day Rising was originally released in 1985 following the critically acclaimed Zen Arcade. Once again the traditionally punk band would find themselves experimenting with more melodic arrangements, resulting in a more alternative/post-hardcore quality to the sound. The majority of the album was written and composed by Bob Mould with Grant Hart taking credit only on a handful of songs. 15 tracks in all.

music label: SST 1985

reviewed by Mike Hawk 06/2015