Come Pick Me Up is the seventh studio album by Superchunk

Superchunk

Superchunk is an American indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, consisting of singer/guitarist Mac McCaughan, guitarist Jim Wilbur, bassist Laura Ballance, and drummer Jon Wurster. Formed in 1989, they were one of the bands that helped define the Chapel Hill music scene of the 1990s...

, released in 1999. It is marked by the presence of co-producer Jim O'Rourke

Jim O'Rourke (musician)

Jim O'Rourke is an Irish-American musician and record producer. He was long associated with the Chicago experimental and improv scene...

, 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." http://ca.music.yahoo.com/read/interview/12026838 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

Bob Weston

Bob Weston is an American musician, producer, recording engineer, and record mastering engineer. Critic Jason Ankeny declares that "Weston's name and fingerprints are all over the American underground rock of the post-punk era, producing and engineering dates for a seemingly endless number of...

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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

Superchunk

Superchunk is an American indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, consisting of singer/guitarist Mac McCaughan, guitarist Jim Wilbur, bassist Laura Ballance, and drummer Jon Wurster. Formed in 1989, they were one of the bands that helped define the Chapel Hill music scene of the 1990s...

1. "So Convinced" - 1:59
2. "Hello Hawk" - 4:03
3. "Cursed Mirror" - 3:04
4. "1000 Pounds" - 3:09
5. "Good Dreams" - 3:01
6. "Low Branches" - 2:08
7. "Pink Clouds" - 3:22
8. "Smarter Hearts" - 4:25
9. "Honey Bee" - 3:40
10. "June Showers" - 3:50
11. "Pulled Muscle" - 3:10
12. "Tiny Bombs" - 4:55
13. "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