Proto-grunge post-hardcore St Paul punkers Hüsker Dü stood out from the macho-masochism that defined SST Records and their independent ilk with a strain of guitar rock that was emotionally intelligent and predictability-averse. By combining the methamphetamine speed and buzzsaw riffage of early Black Flag and the Ramones with the jangly melodies and harmonies of the Byrds and the Beatles, they successfully predicted the sound of Pixies and Nirvana - but several years too early, and without the world-beating commercial success - on their third studio album New Day Rising. 

New Day Rising is also the 428th Greatest Album of All Time according to Rolling Stone magazine, so Christopher and Liam have done a deep dive on it and now they’re going to do it up serious-style. Featuring cool takes as well as hot takes on everything from Connect 4 to the Late Show with Joan Rivers, plus a slightly homophobic YouTube Comment of the Week, a contentious Secret Posho and a dynamite edish of Tattoo Woohoo/Tattoo Boohoo. Enjoy An Album. Enjoy!