2541

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.
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.

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”