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Becoming a Speck

from Cup of Sand (2017 Reissue) by Superchunk

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    Back in print! Superchunk has released Cup of Sand, their 2003 singles and rarities compilation on vinyl for this first time. The original CD packaging has been expanded for this edition to showcase Laura Ballance’s original paintings, and features expanded conversations with Mac, Jon, Jim and Laura about every track included—the ones they remember recording, anyway. The notes have been expanded to comprise the three additional songs from out-of-print compilations which have been added to this remastered reissue.

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Becoming a Speck – 2001, Zero Return, with Brian Paulson. Appears on the Late-Century Dream CD5.

Jon: A great track that unfortunately didn’t make it onto Here’s to Shutting Up. That its intro is exactly the same as the first 8 bars of Hüsker Dü’s “Could You Be the One” only makes me like it more.

Jim: When it came time to sequence Here’s to Shutting Up, this song was competing for the same spot as “Act Surprised.” I think we all actually liked “Speck” better, but who can always say why things turn out the way they do.

Mac: One of two rockers that just didn’t fit with the vibe of the rest of Here’s to Shutting Up, but I really like this song, and once again we employ the old “outro catchier than the rest of the song” trick...

Laura: I hated this one at first, but it really grew on me by the time we got it all sorted out. Just goes to show, I can’t trust me. Part of my affection for it can be attributed to the fact that I sing a little, which I enjoy as long as I don’t have to maintain anything that qualifies as tunefulness.

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from Cup of Sand (2017 Reissue), released August 19, 2003

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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

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