Come Pick Me Up is the seventh studio album by American indie rock band Superchunk, released in 1999. It is marked by the presence of co-producer Jim O'Rourke, a well-known figure in underground circles. Superchunk drummer Jon Wurster said that O'Rourke was selected because the band wanted someone "coming from a different head-space."[9] O'Rourke helped the band decorate the album with string and horn touches that were not typical of their guitar-based sound. One of the horn players who appeared on the album is another well-known figure in underground circles, Shellac's Bob Weston.
| Come Pick Me Up | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 10, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | March 1999 | |||
| Studio | Electrical Audio in Chicago | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 43:26 | |||
| Label | Merge | |||
| Producer | Jim O'Rourke, Superchunk | |||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Alternative Press | 4/5[2] |
| The Boston Phoenix |  [3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| NME | 7/10[5] |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10[6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
The title of the album is taken from a line in "Hello Hawk," the album's first single.
Bass player Laura Ballance did the cover painting.
Track listing
editAll tracks written by Superchunk.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "So Convinced" | 1:59 |
| 2. | "Hello Hawk" | 4:03 |
| 3. | "Cursed Mirror" | 3:04 |
| 4. | "1000 Pounds" | 3:09 |
| 5. | "Good Dreams" | 3:01 |
| 6. | "Low Branches" | 2:08 |
| 7. | "Pink Clouds" | 3:22 |
| 8. | "Smarter Hearts" | 4:25 |
| 9. | "Honey Bee" | 3:40 |
| 10. | "June Showers" | 3:50 |
| 11. | "Pulled Muscle" | 3:10 |
| 12. | "Tiny Bombs" | 4:55 |
| 13. | "You Can Always Count On Me (In The Worst Way)" | 2:40 |
| Total length: | 43:26 | |
- 2015 reissue digital bonus tracks
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cursed Mirror" (Acoustic) | 3:14 |
| 2. | "Pink Clouds" (Acoustic) | 3:06 |
| 3. | "Low Branches" (Acoustic) | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Honey Bee" (Demo) | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Good Dreams" (Demo) | 3:33 |
| 6. | "Cursed Mirror" (Demo) | 2:44 |
| 7. | "Smarter Hearts" (Demo) | 3:41 |
| 8. | "White Noise" (Demo) | 4:00 |
| Total length: | 27:27 | |
Personnel
editSuperchunk
- Jon Wurster – vocals, drums, percussion
- Mac McCaughan – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Jim Wilbur - vocals, guitar
- Laura Ballance – vocals, bass guitar
Additional musicians
- Fred Lonberg-Holm - cello
- Suzanne Roberts - violin
- Ken Vandermark - trombone
- Bob Weston - trumpet
- Jeb Bishop - trombone
- Chad Nelson - hand claps
- Chris Manfrin - hand claps
- Jim O'Rourke - vocals
Production
- Jim O'Rourke - producer, recording, mixing
- Superchunk - producer
- Bob Bochnik - assistant engineer
References
edit- ^ Deming, Mark. "Come Pick Me Up – Superchunk". AllMusic. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
- ^ "Superchunk: Come Pick Me Up". Alternative Press (135): 107. October 1999.
- ^ Woodlief, Mark (August 16, 1999). "Superchunk: Come Pick Me Up (Merge)". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ Cox, Tom (August 13, 1999). "Superchunk: Come Pick Me Up (Matador)". The Guardian.
- ^ Munro, Ronan (August 11, 1999). "Superchunk – Come Pick Me Up". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ Schreiber, Ryan (August 10, 1999). "Superchunk: Come Pick Me Up". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ Wolk, Douglas (September 2, 1999). "Superchunk: Come Pick Me Up". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ Wolk, Douglas (2004). "Superchunk". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 795–96. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "Yahoo Music". ca.music.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
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