Tossing Seeds is an 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...

 compiling a number of their earliest 7" singles and EPs. It was released by Merge Records

Merge Records

Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as a way to release music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expanded to include artists from around the world and records...

 in 1991.

All tracks on Tossing Seeds were recorded at Duck Kee Studios, except for "Seed Toss," which was recorded 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...

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Four of the tracks on this album are covers: "Train from Kansas City," a Shangri-Las song; "Night Creatures"; and "It's So Hard to Fall in Love" and "Brand New Love," which were originally recorded by Sebadoh

Sebadoh

Sebadoh is an American indie rock band, formed in 1986 in Westfield, Massachusetts by Eric Gaffney and Dinosaur Jr bass player Lou Barlow. Along with such bands as Pavement and Guided by Voices, Sebadoh helped pioneer lo-fi music, a style of indie rock characterized by low-fidelity recording...

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"Slack Motherfucker" was named the 19th best single of the 1990s by Spin magazine. It was later covered by fIREHOSE on the Live Totem Pole EP.

The cover art is credited to Wendy Moore (1991).

Track listing

1. "What Do I" (1989)
2. "My Noise" (1989)
3. "Train from Kansas City" (1989)
4. "Slack Motherfucker" (1990)
5. "Night Creatures" (1990)
6. "Garlic" (1990)
7. "Fishing" (1991)
8. "Cool" (1991)
9. "The Breadman" (1991)
10. "Cast Iron" (1991)
11. "Seed Toss" (1991)
12. "It's So Hard to Fall in Love" (1991)
13. "Brand New Love" (1991)