2541
| 2541 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | October 1988 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 10:41 | |||
| Label | SST (219) | |||
| Producer | Grant Hart | |||
| Grant Hart chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B−[2] |
2541 is the first solo EP by Grant Hart, formerly of the band Hüsker Dü.[3][4] It was his first solo release after the break-up of Hüsker Dü in January 1988 and was released as a 3-inch mini CD single and as a 12-inch, 45 rpm vinyl single.[5]
"2541" and "Come, Come" were re-recorded for the album Intolerance (1989).
The name was inspired by 2541 Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis, the headquarters of influential independent record label Twin/Tone Records. For a time, Hüsker Dü had an office space next door to Twin/Tone at 2539.[6] Marshall Crenshaw, who later covered "2541" for his 1996 album Miracle of Science, said of the song, "I know that it was real personal to [Hart] when he wrote it, but there's something universal about it."[7]
Critical reception[edit]
Ira Robbins, in Trouser Press, called the title track "a touchingly sad acoustic folk-rock number with a typically catchy melody."[8] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music wrote that Grant's "anger at the ending of Hüsker Dü ... was eloquently mounted on the back of a downbeat, acoustic number."[3]
Track listing[edit]
All songs written by Grant Hart.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "2541" | 4:35 |
| 2. | "Come, Come" | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Let Go" | 2:53 |
Personnel[edit]
- Grant Hart – vocals, instruments, production
- Tom Herbers – engineering
- Ruben Hernandez Hernandez – backing vocals on “Let Go”
- Tom Piotrowski – backing vocals on “Let Go”
- Steve Snow – backing vocals on “Let Go”
Notes[edit]
- ^ "2541 Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
- ^ Robert Christgau. "Grant Hart". Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 163.
- ^ "Husker Du Annotated Discography". Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ^ "Husker Du Bio". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- ^ Sturdevant, Andy (October 17, 2019). "A Rock 'n' Roll Walking Tour of South Minneapolis". Mpls.St.Paul Magazine. Minneapolis-St. Paul. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ^ Davidson, Eric (11 February 2020). "Marshall Crenshaw Is Having Another Field Day". PleaseKillMe. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Grant Hart". Trouser Press. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
