Grant Hart
Grant Hart (born March 18, 1961) was the drummer and with Bob Mould one of two main singer/songwriters for Hüsker Dü, a pioneering punk rock group from Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. Since their breakup in 1987, he has founded the band Nova Mob and has recorded as a solo artist.
Husker Du
As Hart and Mould developed as musicians and songwriters an unspoken tension and competition arose in the band, between them. This was often fueled by alcohol and drugs, which both men consumed at prodigious levels. As their success gained momentum, so did their rift. By 1986 they were the first of the independent bands of the second wave of punk to sign with a major label, inking a deal with Warner Bros. Records Mould began to clean up at thispoint, and their songwriting disagreementsseemed to ebb with Hart's first solo release. Still, Hart crept further into the hole of his addictions. By 1988 Mould had had enough, and fired Hart from Husker Du, effectively ending the band.
1989-1994
Hart finally began to clean up himself. In 1989 he released the solo ep, 2541,on Husker Du'sformer label, SST. Interestingly,the the number of the title is taken from the address of his former band's office and rehearsal house, where the members had at one time lived. Marshall Crenshaw would later cover the title song. After the releaseof the ep Hart went further into sobriety. He formed a new band, Nova Mob, with Michael Crego on Drums, and Tom Merkl on bass, with Hart himself taking guitar duties. The Nova Mob released two full length recordings, and one ep. They disbanded after the last recordanda final tour.
Beyond
Hart returned to recording as a solo artist with the release of Ecce Homo, in 1996, and Good News for the Modern Man, offeredin late 1999. In 2004 Hart and Mould reunited at the benefit concert for Karl Mueller, the bassist for fellow Minneapolis stalwarts, Soul Asylum, who was then fighting what would turn out to be a losing battle with cancer.
Discography
Husker Du
- 1981 Land Speed Record [live]-SST
- 1982 Everything Falls Apart-Reflex
- 1984 Zen Arcade-SST
- 1985 Flip Your Wig-SST
- 1985 New Day Rising-SST
- 1986 Candy Apple Grey-Warner Bros.
- 1987 Warehouse: Songs and Stories-Warner Bros.
- 1994 The Living End [live]-Warner Bros.
Nova Mob
- 1991 Last Days of Pompeii-Rough Trade
- 1992 Admiral of the Sea-Rough Trade
- 1994 Nova Mob-Restless
Grant Hart Solo
- 1987 All of My Senses-SST
- 1989 2541-SST
- 1989 Intolerance-SST
- 1996 Ecce Homo [live]-World Service
- 1999 Good News for Modern Man-Pachyderm