''2541'' is the first solo EP by

Grant Hart Grant Vernon Hart (March 18, 1961 – September 13, 2017) was an American musician, best known as the drummer for the punk rock band Hüsker Dü. After the band's breakup in 1988, he released his first solo album, ''Intolerance'', before fo ...

, formerly of the band

Hüsker Dü Hüsker Dü () was an American punk rock band formed in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1979. The band's continuous members were guitarist/vocalist Bob Mould, bassist Greg Norton, and drummer/vocalist Grant Hart. They first gained notability as a hardc ...

. It was his first solo release after the break-up of Hüsker Dü in January 1988 and was released as a 3-inch

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and as a 12-inch, 45 rpm vinyl single. "2541" and "Come, Come" were re-recorded for the album ''

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'' (1989). The name was inspired by 2541 Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis, the headquarters of influential independent record label

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. For a time,

had an office space next door to Twin/Tone at 2539.

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, who later covered "2541" for his 1996 album '' Miracle of Science'', said of the song, "I know that it was real personal to

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when he wrote it, but there's something universal about it."

Critical reception

Ira Robbins, in ''

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'', called the title track "a touchingly sad acoustic folk-rock number with a typically catchy melody." ''

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'' 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

Personnel

* Grant Hart –

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* Tom Herbers –

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* Ruben Hernandez Hernandez –

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on “Let Go” * Tim Piotrowski – backing vocals on “Let Go” * Steve Snow – backing vocals on “Let Go”

Notes

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