the has given us details about their upcoming album, titled Songs in the Key of Yikes, along with the release of new single, “Is It Making You Feel Something.” The album is set to release on August 22 through Merge Records.
Prior to this announcement, Superchunk released “Bruised Lung,” featuring Rosali, as well as "Everybody Dies". Songs in the Key of Yikes marks the band's first full-length album since Wild Loneliness, which came out in 2022.
In discussing the new song and the album, vocalist Mac McCaughan remarked:
“This song is about not second-guessing yourself in the very second-guessable process of writing words and music. 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.”
“It’s always been the case that everyone is going through something that you may not be aware of. 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.)”
Songs in the Key of Yikes tracklisting:
- Is It Making You Feel Something
- Bruised Lung
- No Hope
- Care Less
- Climb the Walls
- Cue
- Everybody Dies
- Stuck in a Dream
- Train on Fire
- Some Green
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