I was talking to Courtney about Superchunk one night recently - recalling a post about a Kay Hanley cover of a Superchunk classic - and she told me that she didn't know who they were.
So, given that I was lucky enough to see the lo-fi Chapel Hill, NC natives live in 1995, in Hartford CT - at Lollapalooza - I figured it was high time that I posted something they did.
I felt the best way to represent them would not be a current song - because they're still making great music - but rather an older one, from their 1997 Indoor Living album. This was released on the Merge Records label, which has been the home of Superchunk since the late 1980s..... but also, Mac McCaughan, the vocalist for Superchunk, owns Merge Records, so that's probably a big reason why.
The song, written by the band, is a light lo-fi pop-rock sound that is really excellent and engaging. The video is SUPER high tech.
Yes, the band is still around and still making music.... and they still perform the songs of their early days. Here they are in Carrboro, NC - which is literally next to Chapel Hill. It's like they're the same town.
Anyway, I think they sound better now. And I look forward to what comes next.
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