In issue #76 I cornered Mac McCaughan in a donut shop and picked his brain about different recording scenarios. Mac hinted that producer/engineer Scott Solter (issue #67) would be an interesting person for Superchunk to work with, and guess what, they did. The record sounds big, clear, full and everything has a perfect space to sit in the mix. In many ways I think it sounds like a Superchunk record always should have, with a lot of the manic onstage energy still intact. Excellent fun.
Music Reviews | No. 80
Personal Life
by Larry Crane
For album number five, The Thermals hook up with producer Chris Walla (issue #19) at Jackpot! Recording in Portland, OR (I know, that's my studio, but screw you if you think I'm doing this to serve my...