Superchunk- Misfits & Mistakes: Singles, B-Sides & trays [2007-2023] PREORDER OUT 10/27

This is a preorder. Albums can be picked up or will be mailed out upon street date. Order by 10/13/23 to get by 10/27/23.

Label: Merge

Of Misfits & Mistakes, Mac McCaughan writes: "This collection covers a lot of ground, from heavy touring years to a pandemic where we made singles and an album at home. One difference between this comp and our first three is that this time span completely falls in the digital age; the distance from a final mix to everyone hearing it is shorter than ever. I’ve always liked artists who are prolific—throwing out singles in between albums when you least expect it. A surprise release from your favorite band is one of the few things that can still bring a little excitement to what can seem like an endless deluge of “content” (puke). Hopefully the wild swings between lo & hi fi and originals and covers on this comp still allow for some coherence and, more importantly, convey what’s FUN about this punk rock thing. “Sunny Brixton” is about staying with our friend and soundman Joe Hickey when he lived in a group house in Brixton in the ’90s; it’s all true." In the tradition of Superchunk singles compilations, Misfits & Mistakes houses non-album tracks, demos, and cover songs culled from 7-inches, compilations, and previously internet-exclusive artifacts. Featuring extensive liner notes by McCaughan (with additional notes from Laura Ballance), the collection tells the story of each release, from why they chose to cover songs by The Misfits, The Cure, Destiny’s Child, and Bananarama, to working with collaborators like Katie Crutchfield (Waxahatchee), Jane Wiedlin (The Go-Go’s), Eleanor Friedberger, Damian Abraham (Fucked Up), Norman Blake and Raymond McGinley (Teenage Fanclub), and more!

Track listing:

1. Learned to Surf
2. Misfits & Mistakes
3. Screw It Up
4. Knock Knock Knock
5. Learned to Surf (Acoustic Demo)
6. In Between Days
7. Crossed Wires
8. Blinders (Fast Version)
9. February Punk
10. Digging for Something (Acoustic Demo)
11. Horror Business
12. Sunny Brixton
13. Bad Influence
14. Where Eagles Dare
15. This Summer
16. Cruel Summer
17. Void
18. Faith
19. I Hate History
20. Glue
21. Me & You & Jackie Mittoo
22. Sunset Arcade
23. White Screen
24. Breaking Down (Acoustic)
25. Children in Heat
26. Say My Name
27. Good Morning
28. I Don't Feel Young
29. Free Money (With Eleanor Friedberger)
30. Oh Oh I Love Her So (With Eleanor Friedberger)
31. Up Against the Wall
32. Break the Glass
33. Mad World
34. Child's Christmas in Wales
35. Break the Glass (Acoustic)
36. What a Time to Be Alive (Acoustic)
37. Erasure (Acoustic)
38. Our Work Is Done
39. Total Eclipse
40. Bum My Trip
41. Can't Stop the World
42. Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing
43. There's a Ghost
44. Alice
45. Endless Summer
46. When I Laugh
47. Everything Hurts
48. Making a Break
49. Group Sex (With Jane Wiedlin)
50. Blinders