What a Time to Be Alive

by Superchunk

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Custom Made In 1968 I think the subversive genius of Superchunk is that the darker subject matter is masked by brilliant pop rock with just the right perfect bent to it. Favorite track: I Got Cut.

jae A powerful punch of cathartic indie rock. Good for scouring horrific headlines from the mind and raising energy for resistance. Favorite track: What a Time to Be Alive.

Guided by Loaf Raw, urgent, and noisy, this album sums up how I felt post the 2016 election. One of the best albums I have heard in a long time from one of the all time great indie rock bands. Favorite track: Lost My Brain.

Shane Quinn Cuz these guys are the OGs of great american indie rock.

summer villain The 'chunk is absolutely at the peak of their powers here. One magnificent cathartic blast after another, this record really helps me cope with the times I'm alive in. Favorite track: Reagan Youth.

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1.	What a Time to Be Alive 03:45	buy track
2.	Lost My Brain 01:36	buy track
3.	Break the Glass 03:09	buy track
4.	Bad Choices 02:53	buy track
5.	Dead Photographers 03:17	buy track
6.	Erasure 03:40	buy track
7.	I Got Cut 02:48	buy track
8.	Reagan Youth 02:21	buy track
9.	Cloud of Hate 01:13	buy track
10.	All for You 03:26	buy track
11.	Black Thread 04:07	buy track

credits

released February 16, 2018

Songs by Superchunk ©️ 2017 All the Songs Sound the Same Music (BMI)
Administered by Rough Trade Publishing

Superchunk is Jim Wilbur, Jon Wurster, Laura Ballance, Mac McCaughan

Cover art: Mac and Laura
Band photo: Lissa Gotwals

Guest vocalists:
Sabrina Ellis on “Break the Glass”
Stephin Merritt on “Erasure”
Katie Crutchfield on “Erasure”
David Bazan on “Cloud of Hate”
Skylar Gudasz on “Black Thread”

Recorded by Beau Sorenson at Manifold Recording, Pittsboro, NC
except “Break the Glass” and “I Got Cut” at Overdub Lane

Mastered by Matthew Barnhart at Chicago Mastering

Thanks to Jason Narducy, Matthew Barnhart, Jim Romeo, our friends and families, everyone at Merge Records.

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Superchunk Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Formed in 1989 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Superchunk is Mac McCaughan (guitar, vocals), Jim Wilbur (guitar, backing vocals), Jon Wurster (drums, backing vocals), and Laura Ballance (bass, backing vocals). Since releasing their first 7-inch in 1989, Superchunk has run the gamut of milestone albums: early punk rock stompers, polished mid-career masterpieces, and lush, adventurous curveballs. ... more

shows

Oct 11

Grey Eagle Music Hall

Asheville, NC
Oct 12

Neighborhood Theatre

Charlotte, NC
Oct 15

Motorco Music Hall

Durham, NC
Nov 02

Lido

Berlin, Germany
Nov 03

Forum Bielefeld

Bielefeld, Germany
Nov 03

TPO

Bologna, Italy
Nov 04

Manufaktur

Schorndorf, Germany
Nov 06

El Lokal

Zürich, Switzerland
Nov 08

Supersonic Records

Paris, France
Nov 09

Bush Hall

London, UK
Nov 10

Strange Brew

Bristol, UK
Nov 11

Brudenell Social Club

Leeds, UK
Nov 12

Night & Day

Manchester, UK
Nov 13

Concorde 2

Brighton, UK
Nov 15

Patronaat

Haarlem, Netherlands

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