MP3 Exclusives New Arrivals   Alt-Country Alternative Blues Electronic Jambands Jazz Metal Pop Punk R&B Rap/Hip Hop Reggae Rock   Top Downloads Features Archive Contests Control Panel MUSICBLITZ Alert!   METALBLITZ REGGAEBLITZ BLUESBLITZ Musician's Friend   Alt-Country Alternative Blues Electronic Jambands Jazz Hip Hop Metal Pop Punk R&B Reggae Rock   Getting Started Free Players	Welcome !      Superchunk Though the members of Superchunk are now in their 30s, and singer/guitarist Mac McCaughan and bass player Laura Ballance head up the successful indie label Merge Records, the band will remain forever identified with that anthem of young, underemployed American angst, “Slack Motherfucker.” Formed in 1989 in McCaughan and Balance’s hometown, Chapel Hill, NC, Superchunk was named for original drummer Chuck “Chunk” Garrison (replaced in 1992 by Jon Wurster), with the “Super” added to avoid confusion with a New York jazz act also called Chunk. After a couple of singles on Merge, the quartet (which now included former health teacher Jim Wilbur on guitar) signed to Matador Records. With its 1992 sophomore album, the Steve Albini-produced No Pocky for Kitty, Superchunk embarked on its first European tour. Meanwhile, the success of Seattle bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney had primed major labels to find “the Next Seattle.” Chapel Hill became one of the contenders, and Superchunk found itself thrust into the contradictory role of Next Big Indie Thing. Turning its back on offers from the majors, the band stuck with Matador for its next album, On the Mouth, then decided to release its records through Merge. And that’s just what Superchunk did throughout the ‘90s, despite the hype machine marching predictably onward to other scenes. In ‘94, McCaughan launched a solo career under the name Portastatic, and the following year Superchunk played the Lollapalooza second stage, scoring a small hit with “Hyper Enough.” Before the end of the decade, the band had issued five more full-lengths, including the imports and rarities compilation Incidental Music. Superchunk’s most recent album, Come Pick Me Up, appeared in time to mark the 10th anniversary of both the band and its label, and was hailed as a return to form by many fans and critics.     Superchunk 1,000 Pounds MP3 Alternative These veteran Chapel Hill indie-rockers are no longer the flavor-of-the-month, but they still make great music. Here they endure the ultimate test -- going unplugged.
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