Merge (2019)
When Merge announced their Born Under A Good Sign 30th year subscription thingy, I new I had to subscribe to it. Even though money wasn't as disposable as I would have liked it to be when the subscription went on sale, I knew that if I didn't join and a Superchunk record came out as a part of it, I'd be hugely pissed off. Luckily I scraped together enough money and I was rewarded with an entire Superchunk LP that's only available as part of the series.
AF stands for Acoustic Foolish and it's a track by track rerecording of Foolish done acoustically. It's not just the exact same songs played with different guitars. In many instances the songs reworked from the ground up with new tempos, arrangements and instrumentation. Looking for some strings and horns? AF has you covered. Highlights for me are the complete deconstruction of "Water Wings" and the folked up version of my favorite song from the original version of the album "Driveway to Driveway."
I will say, if I was hearing these songs for the first time on this album, I can't imagine I would like them as much as I do being already familiar with their punky origins. Already having these songs etched in my head helps me appreciate what Superchunk is attempting with this release. Songs that I love arranged in a way that a listener with a mellower palate might take a crack at.
Superchunk - AF:
https://superchunk.bandcamp.com/album/acoustic-foolish
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