Come Pick Me Up

Studio album by Superchunk

Released

August 10, 1999

Recorded

March 1999 at Electrical Audio in Chicago

Genre

Alternative rock

Length

43:26

Label

Merge Records

Producer

Jim O'Rourke, Superchunk

Superchunk chronology

Indoor Living
(1997)

Come Pick Me Up
(1999)

Here's to Shutting Up
(2001)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Pitchfork Media	(7.7/10) link
Rolling Stone	link

Come Pick Me Up is the seventh studio album by 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." 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

All tracks by Superchunk

"So Convinced" - 1:59
"Hello Hawk" - 4:03
"Cursed Mirror" - 3:04
"1000 Pounds" - 3:09
"Good Dreams" - 3:01
"Low Branches" - 2:08
"Pink Clouds" - 3:22
"Smarter Hearts" - 4:25
"Honey Bee" - 3:40
"June Showers" - 3:50
"Pulled Muscle" - 3:10
"Tiny Bombs" - 4:55
"You Can Always Count on Me (In the Worst Way)" - 2:40

Personnel

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

Superchunk

Mac McCaughan Laura Ballance Jon Wurster Jim Wilbur 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

EPs	The Freed Seed Hit Self-Destruct On Paper It Made Perfect Sense The Laughter Guns Leaves in the Gutter

Live albums	The Clambakes Series, Vol. 1: Acoustic In-Stores East & West The Clambakes Series, Vol. 2: A Page of Madness When We Were 10: Live at the Cat's Cradle, 1999 The Clambakes Series, Vol. 4: Sur La Bouche - Live in Montreal 1993 The Clambakes Series, Vol. 5: Cup of Clams - Live at the Cat's Cradle, 2003 The Clambakes Series, Vol. 6: One in a Row - Live in Minneapolis 1994 The Clambakes Series, Vol. 7: Shut the Fck Up!...No, We Love You - Live at the Corner Hotel 1996*

Singles	"Slack Motherfucker" "Fishing" "The Breadman" "Tower" "Mower" "The Question Is How Fast" "Ribbon" "The First Part" "Driveway to Driveway" "Hyper Enough" "Watery Hands" "The Majestic" "Hello Hawk" "1,000 Pounds" "Late-Century Dream" "Art Class (Song for Yayoi Kusama)" "Crossed Wires" "Digging for Something"

Compilations	Tossing Seeds (Singles 89-91) Incidental Music 1991-95 Cup of Sand

Related articles	Discography Merge Records Portastatic

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