I have a treat for you today from the Merge [quote] vaults [unquote]. Like It Or Not is a collection of all the "rare and out-of-print" Duck Kee Studios recordings from Wwax who were Mac McCaughan's band before Superchunk . The tracks were recorded between 1987 and 1988. Also in the band were Brian Walsby and Wayne Taylor. Dig the posthardcorepop of Wwax. Like It Or Not Tracklisting: 1. Pumpkin 2. Inn Town 3. Seven 4. Like It Or Not 5. Straw [...]
Covering the history of Merge Records requires a lot of attention to be put on Superchunk and the various early musical projects of Superchunk's front man Mac McCaughan. The band has been absolutely vital to the development of Merge and all the projects McCaughan dot the early history of the label as if it were his own, or right it was! Prior to the formation of Superchunk Mac multi-tasked by being in both Wwax and the Slushpuppies, two kicks ass late 80's bands that floated way underground. The bands both released a few cassettes and singles on the early Merge [...]
Mac McCaughan's pre-Superchunk band (which also featured Brian Walsby on drums and Wayne Taylor on bass) has become a bit legendary in its own right. In honor of the label's 20th anniversary, they're going to release a compilation of their works. Here's the info from the press release: As part of our 20th Anniversary year, we are clearing out the Merge vault! Like It Or Not is a compilation of casettes and 7" releases from Mac McCaughan's pre-Superchunk band, Wwax. Like it Or Not is available exclusively as a digital download in the Merge Store. Stay [...]
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