Superchunk to release "Me & You & Jackie Mittoo" single
For the second year in a row, Superchunk has a 7-inch for the summer.
View ArticleSuperchunk shares "Me & You & Jackie Mittoo" from I Hate Music
Superchunk will release I Hate Music on August 20.
View ArticleListen to Superchunk's "I Hate Music" now at NPR Music
Superchunk's new album I Hate Music will be in stores on August 20, but you can stream it now at NPR Music. In the introduction to the "First Listen" stream NPR's Stephen Thompson writes, "Infused with...
View ArticleToday, Superchunk share the Phil Morrison-directed video for "Me & You...
Superchunk's I Hate Music will be in stores tomorrow.
View ArticleWatch Superchunk's bizarre new video for "Staying Home" now
Superchunk premiered the new video for "Staying Home" from I Hate Music today at ARTINFO.
View ArticleBe in a Superchunk video & dance at their Fallon performance!
Superchunk is heading to NYC this weekend for two sold-out shows at the Bowery Ballroom on Friday and Saturday night, an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Friday, and the filming of their...
View ArticleSuperchunk visits Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and extends tour
Superchunk visited Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Friday to perform "Void" and a bonus web-exclusive performance of "Driveway to Driveway." Watch both performances below.
View ArticleWatch Superchunk perform for NPR's Tiny Desk Concert
Superchunk just wrapped up a run of east coast dates in support of their latest release I Hate Music.
View ArticleSuperchunk on the radio!
Superchunk stopped by Viriginia Arts Recording to record sets for two great Charlottesville stations before their gig at The Southern a few weeks back, and both sessions are online for you to stream now!
View ArticleSuperchunk celebrates return to Australia with a new "Clambake"!
Today, Superchunk released Clambakes Vol. 7: Shut the F*ck Up!...No, We Love You - Live at the Corner Hotel 1996. Recorded live in Melbourne, Australia, on November 23, 1996, Clambakes Vol. 7 is the...
View ArticleWatch Superchunk's new video for Void now
Superchunk have premiered their new video for "Void" from I Hate Music today at Pitchfork.
View Article2013 Year End Lists: Jason Narducy, Superchunk & Bob Mould
Adore Your Island - Wire In The City - Caveman Buried Plans - Minor Alps Pure Pain - Kurt Vile First Shot - The Love Language Change - Mikal Cronin Howl Of The Wind - The Thermals Sail To The Sun -...
View Article2013 Year End Lists: Mac McCaughan
(Non-Merge, as usual) Yo La Tengo - Fade Neko Case - The Worse Things Get... The Blow - The Blow Dick Diver - Calendar Days Sonny and the Sunsets - Antenna to the Afterworld Rob Delaney in Asheville...
View Article2013 Year End Lists: Laura Ballance
I have been doing a lot of work on my yard this year, so I am obsessed with plants, and...uh, yard accessories. And also, I have been using the heck out of Pinterest. I might have to count that among...
View ArticleSuperchunk's Indoor Living to be reissued in February
On February 25, we will release the newly remastered reissue of Superchunk’s out-of-print 1997 album Indoor Living. The second in our 2014 series of reissues in celebration of our 25th anniversary,...
View ArticleSuperchunk's Indoor Living reissue in stores Tuesday; stream acoustic...
On February 25, we will release the remastered reissue of Superchunk’s out-of-print 1997 album Indoor Living. Listen to a newly recorded acoustic version of "Watery Hands" now and pre-order Indoor...
View ArticleRelease Day Goodies from Vertical Scratchers & Superchunk
Today we celebrate new releases from Vertical Scratchers (Daughter of Everything) and Superchunk (Indoor Living reissue), along with a music video and more...
View ArticleFive Classic Superchunk albums to be released in Europe on March 17
On March 17, Merge will reissue five classic Superchunk albums on CD and LP in Europe. Mac says: When we first started coming to Europe (our first European tour was with Mudhoney in April 1992), we...
View ArticleWatch Superchunk perform "Slack Motherfucker" at Coachella
Superchunk marked the end of their first weekend at Coachella 2014 with an exclamation point in the form of "Slack Motherfucker". Watch it below and try to sit still:
View ArticleMerge Records partners with Google Play for label documentary & exclusive...
Today, Google Play premiered a new documentary in the US about Merge Records. In candid, amusing interviews, Mac, Laura, Merge musicians, and friends of the label talk about its evolution and...
View ArticleThe Dinner Party Download joins the Merge 25 Festival
We are excited to welcome The Dinner Party Download, one of our favorite public-radio programs, to North Carolina on the Friday of our festival for a live taping of their show to celebrate 25 years of...
View ArticleListen to Mac McCaughan on WTF with Marc Maron
Mac McCaughan recently stopped by Marc Maron's garage to talk about high school band names, punk shows in churches, Superchunk, Merge Records, and much more on the latest episode of WTF with Marc...
View ArticleMac McCaughan shares Sisters of Mercy cover as a special Halloween treat!
Mac McCaughan keeps the Superchunk tradition of Halloween cover songs alive with his cover of "First and Last and Always" by 80's goth favorites Sisters of Mercy. Mac reports, "Doktor Avalanche was not...
View ArticleSuperchunk prep Come Pick Me Up reissue for July
On July 10, Superchunk will reissue their 1999 album Come Pick Me Up on CD, 180-gm LP, and digital download. The album has been remastered from the original tapes and includes new liner notes from...
View ArticleSuperchunk’s Come Pick Me Up reissue in stores now!
Today, Superchunk reissues their 1999 album Come Pick Me Up on CD, 180-gram LP, and digital download. The album has been remastered from the original tapes and includes new liner notes from Chicago...
View Article2015 Year End Lists: Laura Ballance
Okay, so a lot of really rotten stuff has been going on in the USA and the world this year, and at first I thought I was not going to be able to come up with a decent list of good stuff, but I applied...
View ArticleRSD 2016, Merge edition: A Superchunk reissue, in-store performances and our...
This Saturday, April 16—a.k.a. Record Store Day—Superchunk will reissue Tossing Seeds (Singles 89–91), a compilation of the band’s earliest 7-inches, on vinyl. Out of print for nearly ten years, the LP...
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Merge History Lesson: "the Tossing Seeds letter"
A photo posted by Mac McCaughan (@macsuperchunk) on Apr 14, 2016 at 9:19am PDTMac McCaughan shared a big #tbt on his Instagram yesterday: the 1991 handwritten letter to Corey at Touch and Go Records,...
View Article2016 Year End Lists: Laura Ballance
best of 2016:Seeing A Giant Dog and Sweet Spirit play every chance I got.Roy Cooper winning, at least.Southern Accent show at the NasherBrownie, our guinea pig. She was a sweetie.Durham MLK/Black...
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Superchunk to reissue Cup of Sand on 3-LP for Record Store Day
On April 22, 2017 (a.k.a. Record Store Day), Cup of Sand, the 2003 compilation of Superchunk singles, b-sides, and rarities, will be released on vinyl for the first time ever. The original 25-song,...
View ArticleSuperchunk release new single, collaborate with visual artists to raise...
Merge Records has just released the first new Superchunkmusic in four years. The 7-inch single features new song “I Got Cut” on the A-side and a cover of Tom Robinson Band’s punk classic “Up Against...
View ArticleSuperchunk “I Got Cut” 7-inch auction benefitting Planned Parenthood begins...
Two weeks ago, Merge released the first new Superchunk music in four years: a 7-inch single with new song “I Got Cut” on the A-side and a cover of Tom Robinson Band’s punk classic “Up Against the Wall”...
View ArticleSuperchunk reissue s/t debut on vinyl with bonus live show
On August 25, Superchunk will reissue their self-titled debut album on vinyl for the first time since its initial release, and on Merge for the very first time. The remastered LP features updated...
View ArticleSuperchunk announce new limited-edition single, with proceeds going to...
Superchunk are back with their second 7-inch of new music this year! “Break the Glass” is a brand-new Superchunk jam while b-side “Mad World” is a cover of a Corrosion of Conformity song. The...
View ArticleIbibio Sound Machine cover “Color in Your Cheeks” on I Only Listen to the...
Season one of I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats—a conversation series featuring Welcome to Night Vale and Alice Isn’t Dead creator Joseph Fink and New York Times best-selling author John Darnielle,...
View ArticleSuperchunk share album details and the blistering title track for What a...
On February 16, Superchunk unleash What a Time to Be Alive, the band’s first album in over four years. "The album is about a lot of things, of course, but mainly dealing with anxiety and worse in the...
View ArticleSuperchunk 7-inch art auction to benefit the Southern Poverty Law Center...
Merge Records and Superchunk are partnering with Paddle8 for an online auction that will run today through December 14, 2017. All net proceeds benefit the Southern Poverty Law Center, a non-profit that...
View Article2017 Year End Lists: Mac McCaughan
Walking w family & friends in The Women's March on Washington Kendrick Lamar - DAMN SZA - Ctrl Four Tet - New Energy Sacred Paws - Strike a Match leikeli47 - Wash & Set Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith -...
View ArticleSuperchunk enlist Stephin Merritt and Katie Crutchfield for “Erasure” and...
Out February 16, What a Time to Be Alive features more guest backing vocalists than any previous Superchunk album. Sabrina Ellis (A Giant Dog, Sweet Spirit), Skylar Gudasz, and David Bazan all appear...
View ArticleSpin Superchunk’s new album What a Time to Be Alive early on NPR
Start your week off with a Superchunk shot of adrenaline! What a Time to Be Alive will be in stores on Friday, but NPR is streaming the album nowin its entirety, proclaiming, "Yes, it's a...
View ArticleTaiyo Kimura creates jarring visuals for Superchunk’s 73 second “Cloud of...
Shadowproof says Superchunk’s “Cloud of Hate” is “a shout-along, fist-pumping burst of sharp, relentless pop punk energy, and a reminder that often the most powerful punches are the shortest and...
View ArticleMerge artists at SXSW 2018
This year Merge will have seven artists joining in on the fun in Austin, including A Giant Dog, Hiss Golden Messenger, Ought, Sneaks, Superchunk, Waxahatchee, and Wye Oak. Find a comprehensive...
View ArticleEscape the 24-hour news cycle with Superchunk’s new video for “Erasure”
On the cusp of southeast shows and a European tour, Billboard is sharing a music video for Superchunk’s “Erasure,” the What a Time to Be Alivecut that features backing vocals from Waxahatchee’s Katie...
View ArticleAnnouncing our Hopscotch extracurriculars: Thursday happy hour, Friday...
Here in North Carolina, September can’t come soon enough; it’s been summer here since, like, April, and we’re all desperately waiting for the temperature to break, if only just a little. But we’re also...
View ArticleSuperchunk release new 7-inch benefit single “Our Work Is Done” feat. Damian...
Today, Superchunk return with their third in a series of limited-edition benefit 7-inches, “Our Work Is Done” b/w “Total Eclipse,” with proceeds going to Bill McKibben’s climate-change advocacy...
View ArticleSuperchunk launch Paddle8 auction of their new single with exclusive artwork...
Superchunk recently released “Our Work Is Done” b/w “Total Eclipse,” their third in a series of limited-edition benefit 7-inches, with proceeds going to Bill McKibben’s climate-change advocacy...
View Article2018 Year End Lists: Mac McCaughan
dang i can just keep adding to this so, hitting send on 2018 non-Merge favesRobyn - HoneyMary Lattimore - Hundreds of DaysGumba Fire - Bubblegum Soul & Synth-Boogie in 1980s South AfricaWreckless...
View Article2018 Year End Lists: Laura Ballance
Canvassing: I hate it but it turns out there are a lot of things about it to love. It was an amazing way for me to feel like I was doing something effective to help with the midterm elections, and also...
View Article2019 Year End Lists: Laura Ballance
I am a person who has been pretty fixated on the health of our planet for most of my life, gun violence ever since I was 8 years old, and politics starting when I was about 30. This year and the...
View Article2019 Year End Lists: Mac McCaughan
Fave non-Merge music of 2019Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me TomorrowPurple Mountains - s/tYoshio Ojima, Satsuki Shibano, Visible Cloaks - FRKWYS Vol. 15: serenitatumAnderson .Paak - VenturaFloating Points...
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