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Title: a long way to fall
Review: I loved Superchunk back in the day. Saw them live in the mid-90s and they were amazing. But after "Foolish" the energy just seemed to leak out of them until they've come to this. Alt, indie, rawken role--whatever its alias--should never have strings. Period. "Maturity" is no excuse for a viola or a cello. If you've really found maturity, write better lyrics. This is elevator music for indie punkers starting to gray around the temples. Sadly, the "chunk" could learn a little something from old punkers like Dead Moon about how getting long in the tooth doesn't mean you can't still tear it up. For those new to Superchunk, go back and listen to everything from "No Pocky For Kitty" to "Foolish". Those were great recordings and they had a good run. Too bad they outran their own legend.
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