Come Pick Me Up

Come Pick Me Up
Studio album by Superchunk
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
Superchunk chronology
Indoor Living (1997) Come Pick Me Up (1999) Here's to Shutting Up (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Alternative Press	4/5 [2]
The Boston Phoenix	[3]
The Guardian	[4]
NME	7/10 [5]
Pitchfork	7.7/10 [6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[8]

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." ^[9] 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

All tracks written by Superchunk.

No.	Title	Length
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
Total length:		43:26

2015 reissue digital bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cursed Mirror" (Acoustic)	3:14
2.	"Pink Clouds" (Acoustic)	3:06
3.	"Low Branches" (Acoustic)	3:47
4.	"Honey Bee" (Demo)	3:19
5.	"Good Dreams" (Demo)	3:33
6.	"Cursed Mirror" (Demo)	2:44
7.	"Smarter Hearts" (Demo)	3:41
8.	"White Noise" (Demo)	4:00
Total length:		27:27

Personnel

Superchunk

• Jon Wurster – vocals, drums, percussion
• Mac McCaughan – vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Jim Wilbur – vocals, guitar
• Laura Ballance – vocals, bass guitar

Additional musicians

• Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello
• Suzanne Roberts – violin
• Ken Vandermark – trombone
• Bob Weston – trumpet
• Jeb Bishop – trombone
• Chad Nelson – hand claps
• Chris Manfrin – hand claps
• Jim O'Rourke – vocals

Production

• Jim O'Rourke – producer, recording, mixing
• Superchunk – producer
• Bob Bochnik – assistant engineer

References

1. Deming, Mark. "Come Pick Me Up – Superchunk". AllMusic . Retrieved July 30, 2009.
2. "Superchunk: Come Pick Me Up". Alternative Press (135): 107. October 1999.
3. Woodlief, Mark (August 16, 1999). "Superchunk: Come Pick Me Up (Merge)". The Boston Phoenix . Retrieved March 11, 2020.
4. Cox, Tom (August 13, 1999). "Superchunk: Come Pick Me Up (Matador)". The Guardian .
5. Munro, Ronan (August 11, 1999). "Superchunk – Come Pick Me Up". NME . Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
6. Schreiber, Ryan (August 10, 1999). "Superchunk: Come Pick Me Up". Pitchfork . Retrieved August 29, 2017.
7. Wolk, Douglas (September 2, 1999). "Superchunk: Come Pick Me Up". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
8. Wolk, Douglas (2004). "Superchunk". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp.  795–96. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
9. "Yahoo Music". ca.music.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 23 May 2017.