Superchunk
Superchunk is an indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. After a pair of well-received singles, Superchunk released Superchunk, a critically-lauded LP. In spite of the ensuing bidding war, Superchunk decided to stay independent, sticking with Matador Records for their second, just as critically-lauded LP, No Pocky for Kitty, followed by a collection of singles, Tossing Seeds and another pair of well-reviewed LP's, On the Mouth and Foolish.
Superchunk singer Mac McCaughan and bassist Laura Ballance launched Merge Records to release the band's future albums, as well as other indie-rock acts, including Lambchop and The Arcade Fire. They continue touring and recording, appearing on Lollapalooza and backing a minor hit in "Hyper Enough" (from Here's Where the Strings Come In). In 1999, Superchunk released Come Pick Me Up.
==Discography== (available via Merge Records)
- Superchunk (Matador, 1990)
- No Pocky for Kitty (Matador, 1991)
- Tossing Seeds: Singles 89-91 (Merge, 1991)
- On the Mouth (Matador, 1993)
- Foolish (Merge, 1994)
- Here's Where the Strings Come In (Merge, 1995)
- Indoor Living (Merge, 1997)
- Come Pick Me Up (Merge, 1999)
- Here's to Shutting Up (Merge, 2001)
- Clambake Vol. 1 (Merge, 2002)
- Clambake Vol. 2 (Merge, 2002)
- Cup of Sand (Merge, 2003)
Trivia
- The band was originally called Chunk; the band's first drummer, Chuck Garrison, had received some junk mail where his first name was misspelled that way. The band amended its name to Superchunk after discovering the existence of another band called Chunk. [1]
- Drummer Jon Wurster once appeared in a sketch on Late Night With Conan O'Brien playing a replacement for regular drummer Max Weinberg.
- Drummer Jon Wurster is one half of the comedy team Scharpling & Wurster, along with Tom Scharpling, comedy writer and host of The Best Show on WFMU.
- Comedians Janeane Garofalo and David Cross appeared in the video for Superchunk's "Watery Hands" single.
External links
- Superchunk.com - Official site