Genres: Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock Active: 80's, 90's, 2000's Formed: 1989 in Chapel Hill, NC
Hüsker Dü, X, The Replacements, Frank Black, Love as Laughter, Black Flag, Neil Young, The Undertones, Tall Dwarfs, Mission of Burma, The Clean, The Chills, Buzzcocks, The Mice Butterglory, Archers of Loaf, Scrawl, The Get Up Kids, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Sunday's Best, Ultimate Fakebook, Hell on Wheels, Finch, Audio Learning Center, Red Bank, The Sinking Ships, Guv'ner, Spent, Chisel, Jawbox, Sebadoh, Polvo, Pavement The Get Up Kids, Scarce, The Ivory Coast, Cursive, Motion City Soundtrack, Blithe, Saves the Day, Wolfie, The Rocket Summer, Foolproof, The Sixfifteens, Pretendo, Telekinesis, Mussels, Willard, Rosebuds, Faceless Werewolves, The Cordova Academy Glee Club, Friendly Foes |  |
Perhaps no band was more emblematic of the true spirit of American indie rock during the 1990s than Superchunk, the pride of Chapel Hill, NC. Following the D.I.Y. ethic to the letter, the group operated solely by their own rules, ignoring all passing trends by sticking to their trademark sound -- typified by the buzzing guitars and high, impassioned vocals of frontman Mac McCaughan -- and rejecting all major-label advances in favor of the unlimited freedom afforded by owning their own company, the highly successful Merge Records. Although Superchunk's resistance to the overtures of the music industry may have deprived them of the wider audience their work deserved, perhaps their greatest legacy remains their unwavering dedication to the indie tradition, a model which other up-and-coming bands often strive to emulate.
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Release: September 14, 2010
Label: Merge
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Release: April 7, 2009
Label: Merge
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