Mac McCaughan: Solochunk
The Superchunk frontman and Merge Records co-founder performs live in Slate studios under his own name.
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Listen to Episode 270 of Slate’s The Gist:
Today on The Gist, a new album from Mac McCaughan captures the feeling of being 15 in 1982. His new album Non-Believers is available from the label he co-founded, Merge Records. In our segment, you’ll hear the tracks “Box Batteries” from the new album, and at the end of the show, “Noisy Night” by Portastatic. For the Spiel, (the) Magna Carta explained.
Plus, be sure to come see Mac live in Durham, North Carolina for Mom and Dad Are Fighting LIVE!: The Indie Rock Parenting Edition at Mororco on Sunday, June 7, 2015.
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