Superchunk has announced a new album. Their 13th record to date, Songs in the Key of Yikes, is out August 22nd via Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan’s label Merge Records. Today, they’ve shared lead single and album opener, “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,” frontman Mac McCaughan said about the album in a press release. “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.)”
“[‘Is It Making You Feel Something’] is about not second-guessing yourself in the very second-guessable process of writing words and music,” McCaughan stated. “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.”
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Later this September, the North Carolina band is hitting the road to tour the United States, with major stops in Philadelphia, New York, Seattle, Portland, and Los Angeles. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster or the band’s website.
Superchunk released their last album, Wild Loneliness, in 2022 via Merge. The following year, long-time drummer Jon Wurster left the band after 31 years. Bat Fangs’ drummer Laura King stepped in for percussive touring duties, and is now officially a member of the band per today’s announcement.
Songs in the Key of Yikes Artwork:
Songs in the Key of Yikes Tracklist:
01. Is It Making You Feel Something
02. Bruised Lung
03. No Hope
04. Care Less
05. Climb the Walls
06. Cue
07. Everybody DIes
08. Stuck in a Dream
09. Train on Fire
10. Some Green
Superchunk 2025 Tour Dates:
09/05 — Richmond, VA @ Richmond Music Hall
09/09 — Washington, DC @ Black Cat *
09/10 — Philadelphia, PA @ Ardmore Music Hall *
09/11 — New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *
09/12 — Boston, MA @ The Crystal Ballroom *
09/13 — Portsmouth, NH @ 3S Artspace *
09/14 — Woodstock, NY @ Bearsville Theater *
09/16 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall *
09/17 — Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop *
09/18 — Kalamazoo, MI @ Bell’s Eccentric Cafe *
09/19 — Sawyer, MI @ Out There (Special Acoustic Show)
10/09 — Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s
10/10 — Las Vegas, NV @ Best Friends Fest
10/13 — Denver, CO @ The Gothic Theatre ^
10/14 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge ^
10/15 — Boise, ID @ Shrine Social Club Ballroom ^
10/17 — Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern ^
10/18 — Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios ^
10/19 — Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios ^
10/21 — San Francisco, CA @ The Independent ^
10/23 — Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom ^
* = w/ Tee Vee Repairmann
^ = w/ Case Oats
