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Superchunk

Superchunk is an American indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Formed in 1989, they were one of the bands that helped define the Chapel Hill music scene of the 1990s and were at the forefront of the indie rock scene at the time. The band's lineup consists of singer-guitarist Mac McCaughan, guitarist Jim Wilbur, bassist Laura Ballance, and…

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Genres
Indie rock · punk rock · alternative rock · lo-fi · noise pop
Labels
Merge · Matador
Members
Mac McCaughan · Laura Ballance · Jim Wilbur · Laura King
Origin
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
Past members
Chuck Garrison · Jack McCook · Jon Wurster
Works
Discography

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Superchunk

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Superchunk

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related to history · 26
Superchunk → After, Both, Chapel Hill, Chicago, Chuck Garrison, Chuck Garrison's, Chunk, Connecticut-born James Wilbur, Garrison, In, Initially, Jack McCook, Jon Wurster, Kitty, Laura Ballance, Mac McCaughan, Matador, Matador Records, McCook, Merge Records
related to Discography · 20
Superchunk → Be Alive, Come Pick Me Up, Foolish, Hate Music, Here's, Here's Where, Indoor Living, Key, Kitty, Majesty Shredding, Mouth, No Pocky, On, Shutting Up, Songs, Strings Come In, Time, What, Wild Loneliness, Yikes
related to Musical style, influences, and legacy · 17
Superchunk → Buzzcocks, Christie Front Drive, Crypt, Dinosaur Jr, Drive Like Jehu, Hüsker Dü, Jawbreaker, Lemuria, Motion City Soundtrack, Polvo, Rocket, Sonic Youth, Superchunk's, The, The Get Up Kids, The Jazz June, The Van Pelt
related to Side projects · 15
Superchunk → Connecticut, Fairfield, Fairfield University, Humidifier, Initially, Jim Wilbur, John King, Link Records, Mac McCaughan, Merge Records, Nothing Changes, Portastatic, Spent, Superchunk's Jim Wilbur, The
Genres · 6
Superchunk → alternative rock, Indie rock, lo-fi, noise pop, punk rock, slacker rock
Members · 4
Superchunk → Jim Wilbur, Laura Ballance, Laura King, Mac McCaughan
Past members · 3
Superchunk → Chuck Garrison, Jack McCook, Jon Wurster
Labels · 2
Superchunk → Matador, Merge
Origin · 1
Superchunk → Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
Website · 1
Superchunk → superchunk.com

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band released album music studio records merge release north carolina chapel wurster 1989 mccaughan ballance hill jim wilbur new recorded

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SuperchunkMembersMac McCaughan1.00infobox
SuperchunkMembersLaura Ballance1.00infobox
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SuperchunkMembersLaura King1.00infobox
SuperchunkOriginChapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.1.00infobox
SuperchunkPast membersChuck Garrison1.00infobox
SuperchunkPast membersJack McCook1.00infobox
SuperchunkPast membersJon Wurster1.00infobox
SuperchunkWebsitesuperchunk.com1.00infobox
SuperchunkWorksDiscography1.00infobox
SuperchunkYears active1989–present1.00infobox
Superchunkis aAmerican indie rock band from Chapel Hill0.90text

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