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Records in 1986, becoming one of the first American underground rock bands to sign with a major record label.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHüsker Dü first gained notice as a hardcore punk band with thrashing tempos and screamed vocals. The band developed a more melodic musical style as they drifted away from their early sound, helping to develop the early alternative rock sound in the process. Mould and Hart split the songwriting and singing duties; Mould's lyrics were known for being more soul-searching and intense than the often whimsical and cryptic ones of Hart.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHüsker Dü broke up in 1987 without having achieved a popular breakthrough. Mould released two solo albums before forming a similar band, Sugar, in the early 1990s; Hart released a solo album on SST, and later formed a band, Nova Mob. Norton has been less active musically since Hüsker Dü's demise. 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