Come Pick Me Up

1999 studio album by Superchunk

Come Pick Me Up

Studio album by

Superchunk

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
Superchunk chronology
| Indoor Living
(1997)  | Come Pick Me Up
(1999)  | Here's to Shutting Up
(2001)

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Professional ratingsReview 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]

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.

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[edit]

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

## Personnel[edit]

* Claire Ashby – Photography
* Laura Ballance – Bass, Vocals, Producer, Cover Painting
* Jeb Bishop – Trombone
* Rob Bochnik – Assistant Engineer
* Fred Lonberg-Holm – Cello
* Chris Manfrin – Handclapping
* Mac McCaughan – Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Producer
* Jim O'Rourke – Guitar, Recorder, Vocals, Producer, Mixing
* John O'Rourke – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
* Suzanne Roberts – Violin
* Ken Vandermark – Saxophone
* Bob Weston – Trumpet
* Jim Wilbur – Guitar, Vocals, Producer
* Jon Wurster – Percussion, Drums, Vocals, Producer

## References[edit]

1. ^ Deming, Mark. "Come Pick Me Up – Superchunk". AllMusic. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
2. ^ "Superchunk: Come Pick Me Up". Alternative Press (135): 107. October 1999.
3. ^ Woodlief, Mark (August 16, 1999). "Superchunk: Come Pick Me Up (Merge)". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
4. ^ Cox, Tom (August 13, 1999). "Superchunk: Come Pick Me Up (Matador)". The Guardian.
5. ^ Munro, Ronan (August 11, 1999). "Superchunk – Come Pick Me Up". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
6. ^ Schreiber, Ryan (August 10, 1999). "Superchunk: Come Pick Me Up". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
7. ^ Wolk, Douglas (September 2, 1999). "Superchunk: Come Pick Me Up". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
8. ^ 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.
9. ^ "Yahoo Music". ca.music.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 23 May 2017.

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Superchunk

* Mac McCaughan
* Laura Ballance
* Jim Wilbur
* Jon Wurster

* Chuck Garrison
* Jack McCook
* Jason Narducy

Studio albums|

* Superchunk
* No Pocky for Kitty
* On the Mouth
* Foolish
* Here's Where the Strings Come In
* Indoor Living
* Come Pick Me Up
* Here's to Shutting Up
* Majesty Shredding
* I Hate Music
* What a Time to Be Alive
* Wild Loneliness

Live albums|

* The Clambakes Series Vol. 1
* The Clambakes Series Vol. 2
* The Clambakes Series Vol. 3

Compilations|

* Tossing Seeds (Singles 89–91)
* Incidental Music 1991–95
* Cup of Sand
* Misfits & Mistakes: Singles, B-Sides & Strays 2007–2023

EPs|

* The Freed Seed

Singles|

* "Slack Motherfucker"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Merge Records
* Portastatic

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* MusicBrainz release group

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