Come Pick Me Up Explained

Come Pick Me Up
Type:Album
Artist:Superchunk
Cover:Come_Pick_Me_Up.jpg
Released:August 10, 1999
Recorded:March 1999
Studio:Electrical Audio in Chicago
Genre:Alternative rock
Length:43:26
Label:Merge
Producer:Jim O'Rourke, Superchunk
Prev Title:Indoor Living
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:Here's to Shutting Up
Next Year:2001

Come Pick Me Up is the seventh studio album by American indie rock band 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."[1] 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

  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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yahoo Music. ca.music.yahoo.com. 23 May 2017. https://archive.today/20110717002641/http://ca.music.yahoo.com/read/interview/12026838. 2011-07-17. dead.