Bird On The Wire

Superchunk play Bush Hall on 9th November to celebrate 30 years of On The Mouth. Support comes from Junk Drawer.

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Over a 30-plus-year run, Chapel Hill, North Carolina quartet Superchunk has become one of the best and most lasting examples of D.I.Y. spirit meeting with inspired artistry. Since their earliest singles, buzzy guitars and racing, punky tempos backed principle songwriter ‘s nasal but melodically-charged vocals, resulting in power pop of a higher voltage. The band remained emphatically independent over the years, releasing music on their self-started label and focusing on organically developing as trends came and went. Superchunk’s focus on high-energy guitar rock shifted intermittently as the band matured. A discography that started out focused on frequently released high-energy singles in 7″ form (including 1990’s anthem against lazy bosses everywhere “Slack Motherfucker”) grew over the years to include the aching catharsis of 1994 breakup album Foolish, flirtations with jazz instrumentation on 1999’s -produced Come Pick Me Up, the political angst and amplified volume of 2018’s What a Time to Be Alive, and the softened delivery and orchestral touches of their 12th studio album, 2022’s Wild Loneliness.