Superchunk Releases Introspective New Album

Indefatigable indie rockers Superchunk will release their new album, Songs in the Key of Yikes, on Aug. 22. The band just released the lead single and opening track, “Is It Making You Feel Something.”

“It’s always been the case that everyone is going through something that you may not be aware of,” says band leader Mac McCaughan in a press release. “This is currently more true than ever — but also the case that we are all going through some things together. In the face of that, what good is art and where is happiness found? (Spoiler alert: I don’t know.)”

“Is It Making You Feel Something” sets the tone early with the band “building an anthem out of the potential for joy, diving into slop-polluted waters (‘now fakes are faking everything/that once made your poor heart sing’) and emerging with a pearl.”

“This song is about not second-guessing yourself in the very second-guessable process of writing words and music,” McCaughan explains. “It’s about the legitimate question of ‘who needs this and what is it good for?’ but also about not setting such a high bar for making art that you never get started. ‘Is it making you feel something?’ Ok, that’s a place to start.”

Additionally, the band has released a limited-edition 7-inch version of “Is It Making You Feel Something” b/w “Sirens & Lights,” an unreleased exclusive-to-vinyl B-side from the album sessions.

In addition to welcoming Laura King into the fold after two years as their touring drummer, the album features contributions from Rosali Middleman, Bella Quinlan, Holly Thomas of Quivers and touring bassist Betsy Wright. Paul Voran (the Menzingers, Hurray for the Riff Raff) engineered the album, and Mike Montgomery (the Breeders, Protomartyr) mixed it.

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