| 2541 | ||||
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| EP by Grant Hart | ||||
| Released | October 1988 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 10:41 | |||
| Label | SST (219) | |||
| Producer | Grant Hart | |||
| Grant Hart chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Robert Christgau | B− |
2541 is the first solo EP by Grant Hart, formerly of the band Hüsker Dü. 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.
"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. 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 when he wrote it, but there's something universal about it."
Critical reception
Ira Robbins, in Trouser Press, called the title track "a touchingly sad acoustic folk-rock number with a typically catchy melody." 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."
Track listing
All songs written by Grant Hart.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "2541" | 4:35 |
| 2. | "Come, Come" | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Let Go" | 2:53 |
Personnel
- Grant Hart – vocals, instruments, production
- Tom Herbers – engineering
- Ruben Hernandez Hernandez – backing vocals on “Let Go”
- Tim Piotrowski – backing vocals on “Let Go”
- Steve Snow – backing vocals on “Let Go”
Notes
- "2541 Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
- Robert Christgau. "Grant Hart". Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ 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.
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