Today, long time indie heroes Superchunk announce their new LP Songs in the Key of Yikes will arrive on August 22nd via Merge Records. Ahead of the album’s release, the band have shared lead single “Is It Making You Feel Something.”

In addition to welcoming Laura King into the fold after two years as their touring drummer, the album features contributions from Rosali Middleman; Bella Quinlan and Holly Thomas of Quivers; and touring bassist Betsy Wright. The album was engineered by Paul Voran (The Menzingers, Hurray for the Riff Raff) and Eli Webb, and mixed by Mike Montgomery (The Breeders, Protomartyr).

“It’s always been the case that everyone is going through something that you may not be aware of,” says the band’s Mac McCaughan. “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.)” for joy, diving into slop-polluted waters (“now fakes are faking everything / that once made your poor heart sing”) and emerging with a pearl.

“Is It Making You Feel Something is about not second-guessing yourself in the very second-guessable process of writing words and music,” McCaughan explains. “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.”

Additionally, the band will be releasing a limited-edition 7” record featuring “Is It Making You Feel Something” b/w “Sirens & Lights,” an unreleased exclusive-to-vinyl B-side from the album sessions.

Superchunk
Songs in the Key of Yikes
Merge Records

1. Is It Making You Feel Something
2. Bruised Lung
3. No Hope
4. Care Less
5. Climb the Walls
6. Cue
7. Everybody DIes
8. Stuck in a Dream
9. Train on Fire
10. Some Green

Superchunk 2025 Tour Dates:

Sep 05 Richmond, VA – Richmond Music Hall
Sep 09 Washington, DC – Black Cat *
Sep 10 Philadelphia, PA – Ardmore Music Hall *
Sep 11 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom *
Sep 12 Boston, MA – The Crystal Ballroom *
Sep 13 Portsmouth, NH – 3S Artspace *
Sep 14 Woodstock, NY – Bearsville Theater *
Sep 16 Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall *
Sep 17 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop *
Sep 18 Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Eccentric Cafe *
Sept 19 Sawyer, MI – Out There (Special Acoustic Show)
Oct 09 Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s
Oct 10 Las Vegas, NV – Best Friends Fest
Oct 13 Denver, CO – The Gothic Theatre ^
Oct 14 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge ^
Oct 15 Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club Ballroom ^
Oct 17 Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern ^
Oct 18 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios ^
Oct 19 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios ^
Oct 21 San Francisco, CA – The Independent ^
Oct 23 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom ^

* w/ Tee Vee Repairmann
^ w/ Case Oats

order the 7″ and album HERE