Superchunk - "Stuck in a Dream"

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Superchunk have some songs that are an absolute joy to listen to. Within the first five seconds of "Stuck in a Dream" you know it's going to be one of those. The legendary indie rockers' latest is just oozing an upbeat vibe in the opening guitar chords. It's bouncy and it just begging to be heard live. It's also a song that's impossibly catchy. Basically, it's exactly what we want from a new Superchunk song, and "Stuck in a Dream" is going to hold up right with their classics. I could see younger fans latching on to this one the way we do songs from Foolish, and we probably would to if we weren't so laden with nostalgia. "Stuck in a Dream" is a new classic from Superchunk, and it's thrilling that a band that has been so vital for over thirty years can still be.

Mac McCaughan says of his band's latest single:

“Based on an actual dream that wouldn’t end, it’s a late-in-the-sequence upbeat number put there to reward everyone who’s listened that far. Voted song most likely to become ‘fastest and most requested song on the record we never play live’ à la ‘Her Royal Fisticuffs’ and ‘Slow Drip,’ but I think we will learn it for real. Great backing vocals by Laura King.”

You can listen to "Stuck in a Dream" below. Songs in the Key of Yikes is due out August 22 on Merge Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Superchunk, check out the band's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the song and include September 12 at Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theater in Somerville, MA and 3S Artspace in Portsmouth, NH.


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)

Sept 20 Chicago, IL – Riot Fest

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 ^

Oct 24 San Diego, CA -- House of Blues San Diego ~


* w/ Tee Vee Repairmann

^ w/ Case Oats

~ w/ Rocket From the Crypt

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