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I was never much of a Superchunk fan until their 2010 effort, Majesty Shredding. For whatever reason, i had missed the boat but that album was my springboard into their older catalog and I am a happier person for doing so. I Hate Music will be out on August 20th and they will be in Chicago for the Hideout Block Party. Here's what the fine folks at Merge have to say about it. I Hate Music is an album about love more than anything else: love of life, love of living, love of people, and [...]
It's a very rare thing when you wade through tons of emails enticing you towards the next big thing and happen upon the title "New Music From Superchunk ". We of course welcome such things, but clearly were shocked to receive the great news. Save 20102s masterpiece Majesty Shredding , they stayed quiet for most of the 00s, after one of the most prolific stints during the 90s . I think we're just excited to hear that the band won't be going on another extended hiatus. New track "FOH" is the first breath [...]
Indie legends Superchunk share new song, "FOH", from I Hate Music. Just how is everything at the 'front of the house'? That's what I want to know. Superchunk want to know also. They...
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After 2010 brought us the return of Superchunk with Majesty Shredding , the Chapel Hill indie rock band is set to unleash their new LP, I Hate Music . Today the band gave us the first sampling of the new record with the track 'FOH'. 'FOH' is a steady rock/pop song with fuzzy guitars and drums bearing straight through to the end. Guitars soaked in fuzz crunch along while singer McCaughan asks "How's everything at the front of the house?" over and over again. 'FOH' is another great rock track from [...]
oh hot damn! y'all know superchunk is one of my favorite bands ever. shit i named my son after mac. here is the first single off their upcoming record, i hate music, which is due out 8.20. pre-order it via merge . and yeah, this is itching me right where i scratch. classic, supercunk. The post superchunk "foh" appeared first on Captains Dead .
As mentioned , Superchunk will release their 10th album, I Hate Music , on August 20. Mac and the rest of the crew have just released the first taster from the album, "FOH." That's industry slang for "Front of House," aka the part of a music venue open to the public. It's probably not about that, as bands as good as Superchunk use metaphors and stuff, but you can decide for yourself. It's streaming below. You can be in the front of the house when Superchunk tour this [...]
From the album I Hate Music , out August 20, 2013 on Merge Records.
On August 20th we get, I Hate Music , the new album from legendary indie rockers Superchunk . Today we got a preview with the streaming of a new cut. Listen to "FOH" here:
Chapel Hill alt-rockers, Superchunk are streaming the first single from the upcoming new album. The record, brilliantly named I Hate Music , drops on 20 August. It follows on from 2010′s Majesty Shredding and will come out via Merge. This new track, however, 'FOH' is available to stream right now. Take a listen to it below: [via CoS ]
Enjoy 'FOH' via SoundCloud. I Hate Music will see daylight shortly. Purchase Superchunk items via Insound. MP3: Superchunk - Digging For Something
This summer, bedrock college rock livewires Superchunk return with I Hate Music , just their second album in the last decade. But it's also their second album since 20102s Majesty Shredding . So, not a bad pace lately, really! Today Mac and band share "FOH," a typically adrenalized Superchunk singalong, and you can hear it now: Read More...
Escucha el nuevo sencillo de Superchunk, "FOH" Como se informó anteriormente , Superchunk lanzará su décimo álbum de estudio, I Hate Music , el 20 de agosto a través de Merge Records . El mes pasado, vimos el video teaser del álbum , y hoy la banda de Carolina del Norte reveló su nuevo sencillo, " FOH ". La pista es una pieza enérgica power pop que se mantiene a través de guitarras fuzz, una batería agresiva, y la angustia visceral de Mac McCaughan . [...]
This morning, Merge royalty Superchunk tore off a piece of their upcoming tenth studio album, I Hate Music , with a stream of their new single "FOH". The track's a brisk piece of knee-jerk power pop that stays grounded through stocky fuzz, sloppy percussion, and Mac McCaughan's tears of angst. "How's everything at the front of the house," he asks throughout, which should somehow relate to the album's theme of "love of life, love of living, love of people, and yeah, love of music." Take a listen at NPR . [...]
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