Sugar Reunite for New York and London Concerts, Share First Song in 30 Years: Listen

Sugar, the alt-rock band Bob Mould formed after Hüsker Dü’s split, have reunited. Back with their first music and shows in more than three decades, the band is gearing up for dates in May 2026 in London and New York, with Mould alongside original bassist David Barbe and drummer Malcolm Travis. The new single, “House of Dead Memories,” is “a failed-relationship song, nothing too unique for me,” Mould told Rolling Stone in an interview about the reunion. “But the riff is definitely a Sugar-type riff, and it was fun to get the three of us on the floor together to record for the first time in ages.” Listen to it below.

Sugar had reconvened in 2011, around their 20th anniversary, Mould said in the Rolling Stone article. But “we all walked away thinking, ‘Eh, not right now.’ At least for me, it was like, ‘I think I’m going to do what I’m doing.’” That was his ongoing solo career—his latest LP was March’s Here We Go Crazy—but after regrouping in the studio last year, the trio decided the time was right.

Further activity depends on the response to the new music and shows, Mould added. “I don’t want to get out too far in front of the skis, as they say. People’s reactions will probably guide a lot of the possibilities in front of us, whether it’s more songs or more shows. All three of us are all in for whatever feels right. I just want to see if people are still interested.”

The single is released by Granary Music and BMG. A new 4xLP reissue of the band’s debut album, titled Copper Blue – The Singles Collection, will come out next month for Record Store Day.

A Hüsker Dü live box set, 1985: The Miracle Year, is due out next month. Revisit Eric Harvey’s review of Sugar’s reissued albums Copper Blue, Beaster, and File Under: Easy Listening.

Sugar:

05-02 New York, NY – Webster Hall
05-03 New York, NY – Webster Hall
05-23 London, England – Kentish Town Forum
05-24 London, England – Kentish Town Forum