Superchunk has introduced a brand new album. Their thirteenth report so far, Songs within the Key of Yikes, is out August twenty second through Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan’s label Merge Data. As we speak, they’ve shared lead single and album opener, “Is It Making You Really feel One thing.”
“It’s all the time been the case that everybody goes by one thing that you could be not pay attention to,” frontman Mac McCaughan stated in regards to the album in a press launch. “That is presently extra true than ever–but in addition the case that we’re all going by some issues collectively. Within the face of that, what good is artwork and the place is happiness discovered? (Spoiler alert: I don’t know.)”
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“[‘Is It Making You Feel Something’] is about not second-guessing your self within the very second-guessable strategy of writing phrases and music,” McCaughan said. “It’s in regards to the respectable query of ‘who wants this and what’s it good for?’ but in addition about not setting such a excessive bar for making artwork that you just by no means get began. ‘Is it making you are feeling one thing?’ Okay, that’s a spot to begin.”
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Later this September, the North Carolina band is hitting the street to tour the US, with main stops in Philadelphia, New York, Seattle, Portland, and Los Angeles. Tickets can be found through Ticketmaster or the band’s web site.
Superchunk launched their final album, Wild Loneliness, in 2022 through Merge. The next 12 months, long-time drummer Jon Wurster left the band after 31 years. Bat Fangs’ drummer Laura King stepped in for percussive touring duties, and is now formally a member of the band per at the moment’s announcement.
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<p><em><strong>Songs within the Key of Yikes </strong></em><strong>Tracklist:<br /></strong><span style=)
02. Bruised Lung
03. No Hope
04. Care Much less
05. Climb the Partitions
06. Cue
07. Everyone DIes
08. Caught in a Dream
09. Practice on Fireplace
10. Some Inexperienced
Superchunk 2025 Tour Dates:
09/05 — Richmond, VA @ Richmond Music Corridor
09/09 — Washington, DC @ Black Cat *
09/10 — Philadelphia, PA @ Ardmore Music Corridor *
09/11 — New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *
09/12 — Boston, MA @ The Crystal Ballroom *
09/13 — Portsmouth, NH @ 3S Artspace *
09/14 — Woodstock, NY @ Bearsville Theater *
09/16 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Cafe & Music Corridor *
09/17 — Cleveland, OH @ Grog Store *
09/18 — Kalamazoo, MI @ Bell’s Eccentric Cafe *
09/19 — Sawyer, MI @ Out There (Particular Acoustic Present)
10/09 — Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s
10/10 — Las Vegas, NV @ Finest Pals Fest
10/13 — Denver, CO @ The Gothic Theatre ^
10/14 — Salt Lake Metropolis, UT @ City Lounge ^
10/15 — Boise, ID @ Shrine Social Membership Ballroom ^
10/17 — Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern ^
10/18 — Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios ^
10/19 — Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios ^
10/21 — San Francisco, CA @ The Unbiased ^
10/23 — Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom ^
* = w/ Tee Vee Repairmann
^ = w/ Case Oats