Superchunk / I Hate Music
Album: I Hate Music   Collection:General
Artist:Superchunk   Added:Aug 2013
Label:Merge Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2013-09-01 Pull Date: 2013-11-03
Week Ending: Oct 20 Oct 6 Sep 29 Sep 22 Sep 15 Sep 8
Airplays: 1 3 1 1 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Apr 01, 2017: satin fever
Your Theme
4. Jan 07, 2014: Meow: The Best Of 2013
Me & You & Jackie Mittoo
2. Jan 15, 2015: Meow: The Best Of The Decade So Far (2010-2014)...The Sequel!
Me & You & Jackie Mittoo
5. Oct 15, 2013: Meow
Breaking Down
3. Jan 10, 2014: Time Traveler (Top 35 Indie CDs of 2013)
F O H
6. Oct 03, 2013: The Sunset Life
Me & You & Jackie Mittoo

Album Review
awyeh
Reviewed 2013-08-28
New one from these power-poppy, slightly punky godfathers and godmother of indie rock. Bittersweet feelings abound; many of the songs deal with death and the frustration surrounding it. Lyrics celebrate the good, mundane times. Solid, straightforward pop-rock with raspy/high vox and nice guitar flourishes. As someone who wasn't aware during their more iconic work, the mood strongly reminds me of recent Mountain Goats albums (also on Merge). Tracks are consistently worth playing, depending on their mood/your show.

1 (3:25) Acoustic intro, yearning; amps up,
*2 (2:00) "I hate music," the big single in heavy rotation on your favorite indie satellite station. Catchy and upbeat while really driving home frustration with death. Catchy, riffy, classic rock vibe but more sincere
3 (3:10) Slower intro, nice bassline, snotty vox detached through effects
4 (1:15) Punky, fast one; pounding rhythm, repetitive vox, 2 solos
5 (4:44) Upbeat, pop-indie-punky, a little forlorn
*6 (3:09) Midtempo pop with punk touches, Mediterranean nostalgia
7 (3:25) Upbeat poppy sections meet a loud, traffic horn rhythm guitar. Bizarro version of early Superchunk meets early Yo La Tengo
8 (3:28) (FCC: BULLSHIT) Slower, rockin, summery feeling and lyrics- baseball, etc.
9 (3:25) Catchy pop-rock, ba-da-da-da-da-da's, layers of vox
**10 (3:27) Killer power pop anthem, lyrics alter between longing/sound check imagery, quintessential track from the album
11 (6:10) Slow burner, "what can we do"

Track Listing
1. Overflows   6. Trees Of Barcelona
2. Me & You & Jackie Mittoo   7. Breaking Down
3. Void   8. Out Of The Sun
4. Staying Home   9. Your Theme
5. Low F   10. F O H
  11. What Can We Do