Mac McCaughan has been releasing music on his own apart from his band for years, but with his forthcoming album Non-Believers will mark the first time the Superchunk frontman and Merge Records co-founder will use his own name.
From the Merge website:
McCaughan wanted to use the album to explore his attraction to that early-’80s era of music when punk evolved into something more introspective, focusing on themes of isolation and eventually turning into post-punk and new wave. As he puts it, he was thinking about a time when bands were “using keyboards and drum machines to relate through their music a disaffection or alienation” from society, school, whatever.
Considering his output of albums under the name Portastatic, it seems weird to call Non-Believers a solo debut, but as a more consistent fan of his side project over the years than his main gig, I’m excited for its release on May 5 no matter what name is on it.
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