Bring on the Hüsker Dü!

Cold and dark on June 30? Today calls for some HÜSKER DÜ.
I am reading about the pioneering post-hardcore band in "OUR BAND COULD BE YOUR LIFE: SCENES FROM THE AMERICAN INDIE UNDERGROUND 1981-1991," by MICHAEL AZERRAD and listening to Hüsker's 1984 classic "ZEN ARCADE."
By the time of this double concept album, Hüsker Dü were moving away from the fast-fast-fast musical confines of the hardcore scene.
Azerrad theorizes that change was inevitable for many of the bands that emerged out of hardcore punk:
"Bands were getting older and were getting better at playing their instruments and writing songs," Azerrad wrote.
"Zen Arcade" is a wonderfully varied record, veering from simple acoustic folk-like numbers to dissonant guitar squalls.
Writing in MOJO, Keith Cameron described "Zen Arcade" as creating "an exhilarating new vocabulary -- sheet metal guitars undercut by the prettiest melodies."
It was an approach that would provide a lasting template for alternative rock.