Superchunk does not get there due respect

Sadly, I tend to think the opposite situation applies.

yeah, Cup Of Sand is pretty good. spotty, but that's to be expected, and I'm really just happy to have some of my favorite single/comp. tracks (The Majestic, Does Your Hometown Care, The Length of Las Ramblas, etc.) in one convenient collection. but then, my estimation of their absolute peak, Here's Where The Strings Come In, is a bit later than what the fan/crit concensus seems to be, and I like the recent albums moe than most, especially Come Pick Me Up.

If on the mouth is the worst album you own, you're doing pretty well for yourself.

I feel like I ought to own "No Pocky for Kitty," but every time I consider getting it, I think, "How many more Superchunk CDs do I really need?"

No; Cadmium is on the "Hit Self Destruct" ep and the "Incidental Music" comp; Slack Mutherfucker is on their first eponymous album (probably their weakest) and the "Tossing Seeds" comp.

On the Mouth is my favorite, though I like all of their albums well enough. The first and "Come Pick Me Up" are my least favorite. I've seen them live twice, and they were great both times.

as for the band itself, what more can you ask for? they have evolved, tried new things while still producing good work. far more than most bands are capable of as they farm the same land until its barren.

Not this again! And I think you were the same person who said this LAST time. I find them a fundamentally boring band who haven't done anything to interest me then or now. If that makes you cry, then CRY.

and my point isnt about taste, just about the level of hype and talk about superchunk, comparing the beginning to the last few years. the spotlight of "Yeah, Superchunk!" hasn't been on for quite a few years.

It went: "They're chargin' admission now/For a lock of hair/And your baby teeth"

the chord changes in the chorus were more or less identical to baba o reilly.

A little from column "a," and a little from column "b."

You hate fun, Ned ;P

*waiting for heads to explode*

They also opened for the Poster Children, which given the Poster Kids' sound at the time is a fact that some conspiracy theorists, not unreasonably, equate in reverse to the U2/Comsat Angels tour in 1981 wherein Mr. Edge apparently learned some ideas.

I guess not here? WTBA is pretty great imo. Not the highlight song, but Merritt and Superchunk is cool, and I could hear the tone on title track all day with satisfaction.

my favorite band

yeah truly one of the great American rock bands

new album is really inspiring to me

Im tryna figure out if the chorus to “Break the Glass” is pitch shifted or ? It’s so chipmunky and intoxicating to me i want to not love it but i do.

saw them last night, mostly new material, to the point where they crammed a bunch of hits into a medley near the end. a sea of grey and bald heads bouncing up and down shouting "SLACK MOTHERFUCKER!"

I guess not here? WTBA is pretty great imo. Not the highlight song, but Merritt and Superchunk is cool, and I could hear the tone on title track all day with satisfaction.

― Global Arming's Terrifying Old Math$ (Hunt3r),

There's another thread where most of us said we love this one too

I love the pivot in "Reagan Youth."

I love when like the title track when they do the chorus, then Wurster picks it up on later repetitions with the double-time gallop, such a great move

bridge on "Erasure" is so great

Hate so graceless and so cavalier
We don't just disappear
Shifting shapes you're just an auctioneer
But we're still here

OK it's time I gave due respect to Superchunk. I've been a fan for 22 years and I've never seen them, just bought a ticket to the London gig in May.

Saw them live in the late 90s, fantastic live band. Never loved their studio work, could do with a proper anthology of it all though.

I say I've been a fan for 22 years but tbh I haven't listened to much of their music post-1995 lol. Some fan. But No Pocky For Kitty, Tossing Seeds, the 100,000 Fireflies cover and others hold a special place in my heart.

So is the new one a good place to start catching up? I assume "Reagan Youth" isn't a cover?

are you getting old if "Come Pick Me Up" still feels like the new Superchunk album?

a proper anthology of it all though

i could do this sometime

Tossing Seeds is punk as fuck

I want to shout SLACK MOTHERFUCKER amongst a sea of bald men

i could do this sometime

Yes! And post the tracklisting/playlist.

I adore Mac's vocals on the 6ths "Dream Hat".

Seeing them tonight, and on the way to work thought of this hilarious joke I have to share with you all:

What communication tool do Superchunk use to keep in touch?

Slack, Motherfucker!

That's genuinely funny, and better than a similarly themed joke I've made ("What social network do emo-punks use?" "Lync-edIn!")