Luckily for Superchunk fans, the North Carolina indie stalwarts didn’t wait another nine years between studio albums. Their latest LP, I Hate Music is due out August 20 via Merge, and follows up 2010’s Majesty Shredding, the long-awaited comeback after 2001’s Here’s to Shutting Up. Following the release of two songs, “FOH” and “Me & You & Jackie Mittoo,” the quartet are streaming the entire album over at NPR, and it has all the peppy punk stylings you’ve come to expect from Superchunk. The band kicks off an international tour following the release of I Hate Music, and you can find their itinerary below. Sadly, founding bassist Laura Ballance is sitting out the trek due to chronic hearing problems.
Superchunk tour dates:
August 22 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West^
August 23 – Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle^
August 24 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle^
September 2 – Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot
September 3 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore w/ Mikal Cronin
September 4 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre w/ Colleen Green
September 6 – Portland, OR @ MusicFestNW @ Crystal Ballroom
September 7 – Chicago, IL @ A.V. Fest and Hideout Block Party
September 21 – Byers, CO @ Riot Fest & Sideshow
September 22 – Byers, CO @ Riot Fest & Sideshow
September 23 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater#
September 24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer#
September 26 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club#
September 27 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom#
September 28 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom#
September 29 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club#
November 10 – Melbourne, AU @ Harvest Festival
November 16 – Sydney, AU @ Harvest Festival
November 17 – Brisbane, AU @ Harvest Festival
November 29–Dec 01 – Camber Sands, UK @ All Tomorrow’s Parties
^ w/ Parting Gifts
# w/ Spider Bags
