Superchunk – Songs In The Key of Yikes
Superchunk announce their new album, Songs in the Key of Yikes, today with its lively and timely 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 the band’s Mac McCaughan. “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.)”
In seeking an answer, Songs in the Key of Yikes unleashes a sound that is triumphant and bright in the darkness, Majesty Shredding in overdrive. Lead single “Is It Making You Feel Something” sets the tone early with the band—McCaughan, Laura Ballance, Jim Wilbur, and Laura King—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.”
Songs in the Key of Yikes is a signature Superchunk album: visceral and timeless and catchy as hell—a cathartic balm for these oppressive times that will feel even better once we’ve figured our collective shit out.
Additionally, the band will be releasing a limited-edition 7” record featuring “Is It Making You Feel Something” b/w “Sirens & Lights,” an unreleased exclusive-to-vinyl B-side from the album sessions.
Tour Dates:
Sep 05 Richmond, VA – Richmond Music Hall
Sep 09 Washington, DC – Black Cat *
Sep 10 Philadelphia, PA – Ardmore Music Hall *
Sep 11 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom *
Sep 12 Boston, MA – The Crystal Ballroom *
Sep 13 Portsmouth, NH – 3S Artspace *
Sep 14 Woodstock, NY – Bearsville Theater *
Sep 16 Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall *
Sep 17 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop *
Sep 18 Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Eccentric Cafe *
Sept 19 Sawyer, MI – Out There (Special Acoustic Show)
Oct 09 Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s
Oct 10 Las Vegas, NV – Best Friends Fest
Oct 13 Denver, CO – The Gothic Theatre ^
Oct 14 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge ^
Oct 15 Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club Ballroom ^
Oct 17 Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern ^
Oct 18 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios ^
Oct 19 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios ^
Oct 21 San Francisco, CA – The Independent ^
Oct 23 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom ^
* w/ Tee Vee Repairmann
^ w/ Case Oats
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