No Pocky for Kitty is 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...

's second studio album. It was recorded April 21-23, 1991, at the Chicago Recording Company

Chicago Recording Company

Chicago Recording Company, or CRC, is a recording studio in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1975.Boasting twelve studios and a DVD authoring suite, CRC is the largest recording company in the midwest...

 by Steve Albini

Steve Albini

Steven Frank Albini is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman, and Flour, and is currently a member of Shellac...

 and released on Matador Records

Matador Records

Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of indie rock artists and bands.-History:Matador was started by Chris Lombardi in 1989 in his New York City apartment. The following year, Lombardi was joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy, and the two of them have...

 in 1991.

Albini is not credited in the liner notes, which read "Produced with eyes closed by Laura, who sat in the right chair." The reference is to Laura Ballance

Laura Ballance

Laura Ballance is the bassist in the rock band Superchunk and co-founder of Merge Records along with Mac McCaughan.-References:...

, the group's bassist.

Pocky

Pocky

is a Japanese snack food produced by the Ezaki Glico Company of Japan.-History:Pocky was first sold in 1966, and consists of a biscuit stick coated with chocolate. It was named after the Japanese onomatopoetic word for the sound Pocky makes when bitten, pokkin . The original was followed by...

is a popular Japanese snack food.

Track listing

1. "Skip Steps 1 & 3" - 3:07
2. "Seed Toss" - 2:59
3. "Cast Iron" - 3:48
4. "Tower" - 2:47
5. "Punch Me Harder" - 2:13
6. "Sprung a Leak" - 3:01
7. "30 Xtra" - 2:31
8. "Tie a Rope to the Back of the Bus" - 2:54
9. "Press" - 2:08
10. "Sidewalk" - 3:02
11. "Creek" - 1:41
12. "Throwing Things" - 3:26