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The most consequential music lesson to come from the pandemic is that bands, engineers and even producers no longer have to be in the same room to make a record. Any questions about the ease of digital technology have been answered by the swarm of good-to-better sounding tracks created remotely since 2020. After 30 years of making buzzy, muscular indie rock Superchunk—Mac McCaughan, Laura Ballance, Jim Wilbur, and Jon Wurster—are showing few signs of age. Oh sure, McCaughan blissfully rhymes "bummer" too many times in the climate change plea, "Endless Summer," and his voice—always a strength—is also a touch reedier than in the past when he goes higher in tunes like "On the Floor" but the song craftsmanship is still there. Produced by McCaughan and mixed together by Wally Gagel, the sound is a touch more one dimensional than is usual, lacking depth and resonance in some tracks like "Highly Suspect" more than others. One big attraction here is the guest list which includes Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake and Raymond McGinley singing harmony on "Endless Summer" and Camera Obscura's Tracyanne Campbell adding vocals to "This Night." All the guests recorded themselves, with the exception of R.E.M.'s Mike Mills, who chips in vocals recorded by the multi-talented David Barbe for "On the Floor." Musically, there are some chamber pop touches that work though they may be too pretty and serious for fans of the band's more rock-edged sides; strings appear courtesy of Owen Pallett on the opener "City of the Dead" and "This Night." Horns eventually emerge in "Highly Suspect" while the title track features a linchpin saxophone solo by Wye Oak's Andy Stack. For fans of the Superchunk that cranks up the guitars and races the tempos, there's "Refracting" where McCaughan gleefully admits "I try not to judge/ But it's so fun/ And so distracting/ I should direct my energy/ Somewhere good/ But it keeps refracting." At some point in the lives of bands that have lasted this long, the focus becomes more about just continuing to make music than writing hit singles or looking for larger fame. Superchunk are that enduring affinity. © Robert Baird/Qobuz
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Superchunk, Author, MainArtist - Owen Pallett, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCCAUGHAN, Producer - All Songs Sound the Same Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2022 Merge Records 2022 Merge Records
Raymond McGinley, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Blake, AssociatedPerformer - Superchunk, Author, MainArtist - MAC MCCAUGHAN, Producer - All Songs Sound the Same Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2022 Merge Records 2022 Merge Records
Mike Mills, AssociatedPerformer - Superchunk, Author, MainArtist - Franklin Bruno, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCCAUGHAN, Producer - All Songs Sound the Same Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2022 Merge Records 2022 Merge Records
Superchunk, Author, MainArtist - Kelly Pratt, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCCAUGHAN, Producer - All Songs Sound the Same Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2022 Merge Records 2022 Merge Records
Superchunk, Author, MainArtist - MAC MCCAUGHAN, Producer - All Songs Sound the Same Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2022 Merge Records 2022 Merge Records
Superchunk, Author, MainArtist - Owen Pallett, AssociatedPerformer - Tracyanne Campbell, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCCAUGHAN, Producer - All Songs Sound the Same Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2022 Merge Records 2022 Merge Records
Superchunk, Author, MainArtist - MAC MCCAUGHAN, Producer - Andy Stack, AssociatedPerformer - All Songs Sound the Same Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2022 Merge Records 2022 Merge Records
Superchunk, Author, MainArtist - MAC MCCAUGHAN, Producer - All Songs Sound the Same Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2022 Merge Records 2022 Merge Records
Superchunk, Author, MainArtist - MAC MCCAUGHAN, Producer - All Songs Sound the Same Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2022 Merge Records 2022 Merge Records
Superchunk, Author, MainArtist - Sharon Van Etten, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCCAUGHAN, Producer - All Songs Sound the Same Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2022 Merge Records 2022 Merge Records
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The most consequential music lesson to come from the pandemic is that bands, engineers and even producers no longer have to be in the same room to make a record. Any questions about the ease of digital technology have been answered by the swarm of good-to-better sounding tracks created remotely since 2020. After 30 years of making buzzy, muscular indie rock Superchunk—Mac McCaughan, Laura Ballance, Jim Wilbur, and Jon Wurster—are showing few signs of age. Oh sure, McCaughan blissfully rhymes "bummer" too many times in the climate change plea, "Endless Summer," and his voice—always a strength—is also a touch reedier than in the past when he goes higher in tunes like "On the Floor" but the song craftsmanship is still there. Produced by McCaughan and mixed together by Wally Gagel, the sound is a touch more one dimensional than is usual, lacking depth and resonance in some tracks like "Highly Suspect" more than others. One big attraction here is the guest list which includes Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake and Raymond McGinley singing harmony on "Endless Summer" and Camera Obscura's Tracyanne Campbell adding vocals to "This Night." All the guests recorded themselves, with the exception of R.E.M.'s Mike Mills, who chips in vocals recorded by the multi-talented David Barbe for "On the Floor." Musically, there are some chamber pop touches that work though they may be too pretty and serious for fans of the band's more rock-edged sides; strings appear courtesy of Owen Pallett on the opener "City of the Dead" and "This Night." Horns eventually emerge in "Highly Suspect" while the title track features a linchpin saxophone solo by Wye Oak's Andy Stack. For fans of the Superchunk that cranks up the guitars and races the tempos, there's "Refracting" where McCaughan gleefully admits "I try not to judge/ But it's so fun/ And so distracting/ I should direct my energy/ Somewhere good/ But it keeps refracting." At some point in the lives of bands that have lasted this long, the focus becomes more about just continuing to make music than writing hit singles or looking for larger fame. Superchunk are that enduring affinity. © Robert Baird/Qobuz
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 10 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 00:38:30
- Artistes principaux : Superchunk
- Label : Merge Records
- Genre : Pop/Rock Rock
2022 Merge Records 2022 Merge Records
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